Iraq
Falcon Security, Barzanis' army

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
CRA, Amarante in Erbil, Brahmachari returns to CRG, Nadia Schadlow joins Sigma7 and Ergo

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Erbil, London, Paris, Brussels and Washington.

LondonCRA seeks replacement for Panes.

Brussels/ParisAmarante strengthens position in Iraq with Falcon.

LondonBrahmachari returns to Control Risks.

WashingtonNadia Schadlow connects newcomer Sigma7 with Ergo.

United States
Spectrum pursues Iraq ambitions for the US

It helps Western companies in Iraq thanks to its local contacts but the small consulting firm Spectrum Integrated Solutions is now looking to directly handle US government contracts.

France
Bertrand Viala

Bertrand Viala, the former representative in Turkey of Serenus Conseil, [...]

Middle East
Tehran oversees PKK-Iraqi Shi’ite deal

The cooperation agreement between the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK and Iraq’s Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces on November 20, which [...]

Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Masoud Barzani

Masoud Barzani, the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government [...]

Kurdistan, United Kingdom
Zahawi carves niche in Kurdish oil

Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi is emerging as the go-to consultant for companies wishing to gain access to the Barzani clan.

Iraq, United States
Obama for creation of Kurdish army

Against a backdrop of internal power struggles and regional differences, Massoud Barzani, the head of the autonomous regional government of Kurdistan, is keen to rapidly establish an autonomous army.

Turkey
Turkey and Barzani launch secret plan

Turkey’s prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu recently leaked information about a secret Turkish programme to train and equip Kurdish Peshmerga to [...]

Petrogulf's partner, the discreet Delfico eagerly awaited in Conakry

Alpha Conde's government has great expectations riding on the arrival [...]