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The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Ex-CRG in Riyadh, Green joins Westexec, G3, Seladore Legal, Geos

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 Washington and London via Paris.

Riyad/WashingtonMike Wolff takes on MbS's projects

WashingtonBiden's NSC newbie heads over to Westexec

LondonAnna Gumowska leaves K2 for G3

LondonSeladore Legal at front line of Russian oligarch tiff

ParisGeos invests in Other Consulting Solutions

Former PM Raffarin helps Saudi-French Business Council aiming for involvement in MbS's projects

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the former prime minister who became the French government's envoy for China, has recently made his mark on the Saudi-French business networks. For many French companies, that has resulted in a reorientation of their focus towards Mohammed bin Salman's large-scale plans.

The Tech Telegraph
Cognyte looks to Chile, Positive Technologies tries Riyadh, Sayari wins US Coast Guard contract

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each Thursday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Santiago Cognyte goes after Southern Cone market

Riyadh Positive Technologies eye Saudi Arabia despite US sanctions

San Francisco US Coast Guard awards economic intel contract to Sayari

Saudi Space Commission weaves web in Washington with Edelman's help

As Saudi Arabia continues to build its Earth observation programmes, the Saudi Space Commission has laid the foundations for working with the US space industry, thanks in part to lobbying by Edelman.

Yemen's increasingly confident pro-Emirati STC launches influence campaign in Washington

Saudi Arabia has been lobbying in Washington to promote its vision for Yemen for a while. Now, the Southern Transitional Council, which has a growing footprint on the ground and a stronger presence in Yemen's legitimate governing entities, is also looking to ensure its voice is heard during the US-sponsored peace negotiations.

Riyadh ramps up lobbying in Washington

Saudi Arabia's lobbyists were unusually busy in early May pushing the Saudi narrative in Yemen and Sudan to members of congress and the media.

Spotlight
After pledging £1bn for UK green energy, Saudi conglomerate Alfanar opens new London subsidiary

The Almutlaq family conglomerate Alfanar, a key player in Saudi Arabia's energy and defence sectors, continues to build connections in London to protect its £1bn investment in the UK.

Spotlight
Airbus keeps low profile in Saudi mission-critical communications bid

Now the leading French mission-critical communications provider, Airbus is seeking to earn a share of the Saudi defence ministry's mission-critical communications contract. But delays on France's RRF radio network of the future project have the firm treading very cautiously in Riyadh.

Alexis Le Cour Grandmaison, civil defence champion in the Middle East

The Club de l'Export de la Sécurité Civile, a club aimed at exporting French civil defence, is planning a trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia in May to lay the groundwork for an official visit and line up contracts in September.

Spotlight
On the run from Mohammed bin Salman, King Abdullah's key arms broker finds refuge in Beirut

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's investigators are still on the hunt for Salah Fustok, the main negotiator of arms contracts with the National Guard under King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. The fugitive agent holds secrets about many Western defence companies' business dealings in Saudi Arabia.

Airbus looks for new approach in Saudi Arabia as Boeing returns to kingdom's civil aviation market

Following the award of a massive new aircraft contract to Boeing by the Saudi authorities, the European aircraft manufacturer is looking to reorganise its sales strategy to ensure it keeps its place in the kingdom's aviation sector.

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Boeing struggles to convert commercial success into Saudi defence contracts

While the US aircraft manufacturer has won strong commercial success with Saudi's Riyadh Air and Saudia Airlines it is having trouble locking in contracts with the country's defence industry. It is exploring several new strategic approaches, and even considering relocating its programmes with AlSalam Aerospace to the US.

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Ajlan & Bros looks to supply Russian electronic warfare tools to Saudi Arabian intelligence

Sepha, founded by Saudi conglomerate Ajlan & Bros to do business with the Russian defence industry, is putting together a catalogue of Russian-built electronic warfare tools, which it is hoping to supply to the Saudi intelligence services.