Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco mulls shortlist for lucrative strategic comms advisory role

Oman, Saudi Arabia
Gulf space sector consultants on hunt for new mega-contracts

A clutch of Western and several local consulting firms have been advising on the build out of space economies in the Gulf. But recently big-ticket strategy projects have given way to smaller implementation-focused work.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Former Atos exec in the Balkans, Delubac, Burson Middle East, Barbican Advisory

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonFormer Atos vice-president connects British tech, Elon Musk and Serbia

ParisDelubac, the ‘complex contracts' bank, launches own magazine

RiyadhSurprise exit at Burson Middle East, Riyadh's favourite comms group

SingaporeFormer Blackpeak director joins Barbican Advisory

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Saudi's naval champion Sofon hiring in Europe

Aramco subsidiary Sofon is expected to build the kingdom's future naval military-civilian complex, a project revealed in early 2024 by Intelligence Online, but which is still being kept under wraps by the authorities. The entity is increasingly bringing foreign consultants on board to help, particularly European ones.