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DGSE, Kazakhstan's KGB

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Nur-Sultan.

Paris the DGSE adopts a TREX

Nur-Sultan the new KNB master's rise signals victory for the Tokayev camp

Paris DGSE more careful on the internet than DGSI

Framatome and Rosatom support Kazakhstan's nuclear ambitions

The appointment of a new boss at state-owned Kazatomprom coincides with a speeding up of Kazakh civil nuclear ambitions. The sector has attracted foreign partners as diverse as the part-public China General Nuclear Power Corporation, Russia's state owned Rosatom and France's Framatome.

ENRC heir Ibragimov Jr partners with Airbus for Kazakh space project

A Franco-Kazakh aerospace joint venture, in which Airbus Defence and Space is a shareholder, has teamed up with Shukhrat Ibragimov, heir to one of Kazakhstan's most powerful oligarchs and former ENRC boss, the late Alijan Ibragimov.

Alvarez & Marsal caught up in Kazakh campaign against oligarch Anatol Stati

Still looking to challenge the arbitration ruling in favour of Moldavian oligarch Anatol Stati, the Kazakh government is attacking its former consultants, while deploying experts to weaken Stati's position.

Kazakh mining magnate's consultants battle it out in London court

The last thing a secretive business magnate wants is for their consultants' quarrels to end up in court, and Kazakhstan's Aman Kozhabayev is no exception.

Kazakh businessman Karibzhanov's ex-wife unleashes torrent of revelations and claims

The accusations have been flying thick and fast as ex-ballerina Makhpal Karibzhanova seeks a better settlement from her ex-husband.

ENRC's Mashkevich engages DC-based Stryk

Israeli-Kazakh oligarch Alexander Machkevich, who part-owns a stake in the Kazakh stated-controlled mining conglomerate Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), has been [...]

BellTrox works on same hacking contracts as ancestor Appin

The Indian cyberintelligence firm currently under investigation in the US also worked on the Ablyazov case.

ENRC sets sights on Deloitte

In its battle against Dechert and its former lawyer Neil [...]

External intelligence returns to KNB fold

A decree was published last month taking away the independence [...]

Aaron Frenkel heads for Astana and Baku

As chairman of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), aeronautical consultant [...]

Reshuffle in Nazarbayev's government

There could be a major shake-up in Astana shortly, accompanied [...]

KAI builds drones for Nursultan Nazarbayev

State-owned Kazakhstan Aviation Industry recently signed a cooperation deal that will enable it to develop its own drones.

Astana goes gunning for Dechert

Right to reply ; March, 2nd -In response to Intelligence Online's article "Astana goes gunning for Dechert" published on 28 [...]

All but invisible, Utemuratov the center of attention in Astana

With a turf war raging in Astana as president Nursultan Nazarbayev's health declines, Kazakh oligarch Bulat Utemuratov reluctantly finds himself very much in the spotlight.

Aktau, another winner against Astana in front of ICSID

On November 13, the International Court for Settlement of Investor Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank's dedicated arbitration court, ordered the [...]

Hong Kong case sheds light on Kazakh-Chinese connections

A number of recent court cases in Hong Kong have targeted Dominic Lau, a key figure in Chinese-Kazakh state business dealings.

NATO consultant played major part in Kazakh smear campaign against Houranis

The Hourani brothers' recent victory before the ICSID comes after a long bout of psychological warfare against them conducted by the Kazakh government.