Serbia
Rio Tinto is relying on its connections to get its way on Serbian lithium mining project

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Avisa's Washington split, LTL round 2, Schindler consulting, Rio Tinto vs. Serbian activists, Norges Bank investigators

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on the events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community, from Washington to Oslo via London and Belgrade.

WashingtonAvisa investigative branch's managing director goes solo

Jersey CityNew investigators for LTL round 2?

London/BerlinHans-Jakob Schindler, German intelligence officer turned consultant

London/BelgradeRio Tinto project in Serbia spurs activism

OsloNorges Bank nearing finish line in selecting investigators

United Kingdom
Former Rio Tinto investigator Livingstone & Co orphaned

Ex-Financial Times journalist Mark Huband, who passed away last week, founded one of the first corporate intelligence firms dedicated exclusively to Africa.

Europe, Russia, Serbia
Moscow, Brussels and Beijing battle for influence in Serbia

Slovenia's recent assumption of the rotating presidency of the European Union Council has revived the debate over Serbia's membership of the EU, involving an array of consultants, intelligence services, Serbian nationalist movements, and European political personalities.

Balkans, China
Balkans companies help Beijing realise its major projects and extend its influence in the region

The construction of a motorway between the Montenegrin port of Bar and the Serbian border, which is being financed by China as part of its Belt & Road Initiative, has brought benefits for local companies, which, voluntarily or not, are helping to spread Chinese influence in the region.