France
Once taboo, economic intelligence gains ground in Macron's France

France
French court to audit SGDSN and Viginum

The Cour des Comptes is planning to carry out an audit of the SGDSN defence and national security secretariat by the end of the year.

The Agencies' Gazette
DGSE economic security changes, William Burns honoured, SVR reunion, Interference at French Assembly, Confucius contributes, SGDSN exit

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceDGSE's economic security appoints new head

United StatesEx-CIA chief William Burns to pick up intelligence gong

RussiaVets of former USSR services celebrate with SVR

FranceForeign interference mobilises National Assembly

ChineConfucius joins the fight against corruption

FranceNew adviser on the horizon at SGDSN

France
DGSE takes on economic sovereignty

The French external intelligence agency has opened a mission centre dedicated to economic interests. The new unit will aim to detect economic predation, support French business and help patch over certain failures, at the risk of doubling up on the work of other centres.

France
Barbat-Layani's arrival heralds new economic intelligence focus at French finance ministry

The recent appointment of economic intelligence specialist Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani as head of the general secretariat of the finance ministry coincides with the more offensive posture that President Emmanuel Macron wants the ministry to assume.

China, France
Jiangsu, Guoanbu's top spot for capturing foreign technology

The Chinese ministry of state security's use of Safran's Jiangsu site as an espionage outpost has now been exposed by the American intelligence services, with help from their French counterparts.

France
French MPs limit powers of new economic security committee

Although many MPs are in favour of it, the creation of a permanent parliamentary economic security committee does not have the unanimous support of LREM MPs, who recently passed an amendment that will prevent it from treading on the toes of the parliamentary intelligence committee.

France
French finance ministry explores new economic security measures

With French stock-market listed companies increasingly targeted by international anti-corruption probes, the French finance ministry is looking at ways of protecting sensitive economic information.

France
DGSI and DGSE divided over Airbus

The row that has erupted over the British, French and American probes into Airbus Group is being handled very differently [...]

France
DGSI's K department beefed up

The French internal intelligence service department dedicated to economic security has been on a recruitment drive recently.