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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Surveillance & Interception 27/01/2022

Emirati big data specialist expands European footprint

The Abu Dhabi-based big data analytics firm, which has so far kept out of the limelight, will attend ISS World Europe this June with plans to grow in Ukraine in addition to its base in Poland. [...]

UNITED STATES KAZAKHSTAN Government Intelligence 18/01/2022

NED keeps Washington informed on Kazakh intel networks

The unrest in early January could push Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's government to tighten its surveillance of foreign networks in Kazakhstan. The Biden administration has its own watch in the country, run in large part through NGOs and dissidents close to the fallen oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov. [...]

SpotlightUNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 12/01/2022

US due diligence firm Exiger to monitor foreign investment for Boris Johnson

The company founded by former Kroll CEO Michael Cherkasky will provide its screening and due diligence platform to the new Investment Security Unit created within the British Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to investigate economic predation threats - especially from China. [...]

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES FRANCE International Dealmaking 28/12/2021

The advisers helping turn MbS into a cinema mogul

Saudi businessman Mohammed al-Turki. © Mohammed al-Turki/Twitter

After having promised to invest massively in Saudi Arabia's culture and historical heritage, Prince Mohammed bin Salman has begun a second attempt to get into the Hollywood hall of fame. The first, which began during the Trump presidency, just before the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, flopped. [...]

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SpotlightEGYPT UNITED STATES Surveillance & Interception 23/12/2021

Canadian DPI firm Sandvine symbolises US double standards on spyware exports

Canadian DPI (deep packet inspection) specialist Sandvine, funded by the US venture capital firm Francisco Partners, a former backer of Israel's NSO Group, has not been blacklisted by the US despite its raft of deals with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt. [...]

ISRAEL Surveillance & Interception 14/12/2021

Tough cyber talks underway between Tel Aviv and Washington

The Israeli government is seeking to show it runs its cyber-industry responsibly after the Department of Commerce blacklisted the cyber companies NSO and Candiru. [...]

FRANCE RUSSIA Government Intelligence 09/12/2021

Russia makes a fresh attempt to get France to help it develop its AI research capacity

In its haste to develop its artificial intelligence research and development capacity, Moscow is increasingly investing in Russian academic institutions and looking to develop partnerships with, among others, French AI research institute INRIA. Yet France remains wary. [...]

LEBANON Corporate Intelligence 30/11/2021

BDO, Salamé and Bank Audi's auditor, at centre of Swiss cases

Threatened by an audit by Alvarez & Marsal and a flurry of international proceedings, Banque du Liban governor Riad Salamé is trying to fend off accusations of fraud. [...]

AUSTRALIA SWEDEN International Dealmaking 26/11/2021

Saab counts on Scott Morrison's former policy adviser to plug submarines to Australia

The Australian navy is considering purchasing transition submersibles ahead of the announced US nuclear submarine delivery. To help convince Canberra take the plunge, the Swedish manufacturer can count on TG Public Affairs, whose principal Brendan Tegg is close to Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. [...]

SINGAPORE Surveillance & Interception 18/11/2021

US-based cyber firm Infra plants flag in Singapore

After obtaining finance from SingTel and the National University of Singapore, the US hacking firm Infra has opened an outpost on recently sanctioned vulnerabilities broker Coseinc. [...]

BAHRAIN Government Intelligence 10/11/2021

Crown prince oversees intelligence services' digital transformation

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is going all out to modernise Bahrain's intelligence services with the latest Israeli technology. [...]

Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. © Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Reuters

IRAQ International Dealmaking 03/11/2021

In-house fighting rocks country's financial lifeline INOC

Spurred on by the signing of a contract with TotalEnergies, the Iraq National Oil Company is destined to become the spearhead for partnerships with foreign firms but needs a firmer footing in Baghdad, something put to the test by a quarrelling board and a shaky legal framework. [...]

MOLDOVA RUSSIA Corporate Intelligence 28/10/2021

New Russian-Moldovan employers' organisation hires Moldova's ex-president Dodon

Russian business diplomacy has a new asset in Moldova in ex-president Igor Dodon, bolstering the influence it already has through Boris Titov's dynasty and the soft-power institution Rossotrudnichestvo. [...]

Former president of Moldova, Igor Dodon. © Dumitru Doru/Efe/Newscom/MaxPPP

EUROPE Surveillance & Interception 22/10/2021

German Ralf Wegener builds small cyber-intelligence empire in Cyprus and beyond

After launching several cyber-intelligence companies in Cyprus, German Ralf Wegener has branched out to Spain, and has also taken over an Italian business. [...]

AUSTRIA UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 15/10/2021

Career of CIA head in Vienna derailed by 'Havana syndrome'

Management of the station in the Austrian capital often serves as a gateway to becoming the CIA's European director. However, this seems unlikely for the most recent chief, who is accused of not having been able to deal with the so-called "Havana syndrome". [...]

UKRAINE International Dealmaking 08/10/2021

Chambers of commerce weigh up prospects for government's deoligarchisation drive

The government in Kyiv is keen to offer foreign investors a sound business environment in Ukraine. To achieve this, it is counting on the deoligarchisation law which has just been adopted by parliament despite growing opposition. [...]

ISRAEL UNITED STATES Surveillance & Interception 28/09/2021

US taps Israel for help as Chinese AI continues to rise

Congress is pushing for greater technological cooperation with Israel amid growing fears US tech will be outstripped by Chinese artificial intelligence. This opens up a wealth of opportunities for Israeli developers. [...]

JAPAN Corporate Intelligence 24/09/2021

Former national security adviser Shigeru Kitamura launches economic security consultancy

In an unprecedented move for a former Japanese intelligence chief, in August, a month after leaving office Shigeru Kitamura opened his own consultancy, Kitamura Economic Security. He will focus his services on economic protection - a growing concern among Japanese businesses. [...]

PAKISTAN AFGHANISTAN Government Intelligence 14/09/2021

Pakistan's ISI steers establishment of Taliban security and intelligence apparatus

With the Taliban government under construction, Islamabad is determined to maintain its central role in Afghanistan's affairs and is using its intelligence service to shape the new security apparatus in Kabul. [...]

INDIA ISRAEL International Dealmaking 09/09/2021

Rafael rethinking its defence offset partnerships in India

The Israeli electronics company is looking for a new local partner in India, one of its biggest clients. [...]

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Saab counts on Scott Morrison's former policy adviser to plug submarines to Australia

US-based cyber firm Infra plants flag in Singapore

Crown prince oversees intelligence services' digital transformation

In-house fighting rocks country's financial lifeline INOC

New Russian-Moldovan employers' organisation hires Moldova's ex-president Dodon

German Ralf Wegener builds small cyber-intelligence empire in Cyprus and beyond

Career of CIA head in Vienna derailed by 'Havana syndrome'

Chambers of commerce weigh up prospects for government's deoligarchisation drive

US taps Israel for help as Chinese AI continues to rise

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