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FRANCE INDIA 25/01/2022

Thales's offshore payments system exposed by court case brought by former agent in India

CHINA SYRIA 25/01/2022

Asma Al Assad helps pave Damascus's way to China's silk road

Syrian first lady Asma Al Assad. © Sana/Handout via Reuters

UNITED STATES UKRAINE 25/01/2022

'Minor incursion' or not, US still leading light weapon deliveries to Kyiv

Even as the White House briefly took a more tempered pitch in the on-going trading of threats between the US and Russia over Ukraine, US aid, backed with new arms suppliers, continues to help Kyiv build up its defence. [...]

KAZAKHSTAN 24/01/2022

Fall of Nazarbayev's sons-in-law prompts restructuring of Kazakhstan's oil sector

The protests in Kazakhstan have had an impact on the energy sector, which has seen heads roll among those close to ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Russia's SVR is keeping a close watch on proceedings. [...]

RUSSIA 21/01/2022

Kremlin takes back control of Dagestan's power grid with Iran in sight

Entwined with its goal to lock in control of the small Caucasus republic, starting with the local oligarchs who have since been ousted from the power sectors, is the Kremlin's desire to create new openings towards Iran for its national energy groups Gazprom and Rosseti. [...]

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IRAQ UNITED KINGDOM 20/01/2022

Genel Energy pushes through on inevitable rupture with Kurdistan Regional Government

Though on familiar turf in Iraqi Kurdistan, the oil company has faced a string of setbacks, not the least with its exploration of the Miran and Bani Bawi fields. It has even decided to take its dispute with the Erbil authorities to an arbitration court in London. [...]

The Miran field, operated by Genel Energy in Iraq. © Genel Energy/Haystar Talib/Facebook

SYRIA TURKEY 19/01/2022

Turkish AKP ally Khalil Ibrahim controls electricity supplies to northern Syria

After its military operations in northern Syria, Turkey is starting to monopolise the supply of electricity in the region via AK Energy, a move that has also created work for Turkish companies close to the Syrian border. [...]

SpotlightUNITED ARAB EMIRATES 18/01/2022

Al Muhairi's dreams of cyber empire with KBBO come crashing down

The flamboyant businessman's path towards building a cyber empire in the Gulf with help from Western partners appears to have left him bankrupt. [...]

FRANCE GREECE 18/01/2022

Tassos Rozolis bigs up foreign defence industry in Greece

The head of the Greek arms manufacturers' association (SEKPY), Tassos Rozolis, is pushing the government for greater involvement of foreign groups in Athens' defence programmes, especially if they involve his own group Akmon. [...]

Gican vice president Louis Le Pivain with Anastasios Rozolis, president of Sekpy, at the signing of a partnership agreement in Athens on 13 February 2020. © GICAN @Gican_InduNav

SAUDI ARABIA EGYPT FRANCE 17/01/2022

LODI loses battle for damages over Riyadh and Cairo ODAS defence contracts

The business diplomacy firm LODI Consulting has walked away empty-handed after a lengthy legal wrangle with the ODAS, France's military exports office. [...]

CYPRUS UNITED STATES GREECE TURKEY 14/01/2022

US defence groups conduct Greek sales offensive in Washington as well as Athens

US arms manufacturers have applauded the adoption of the new bilateral cooperation agreement adopted by Congress in late December with the backing of the Democrats and lobbyists from the United States's Greek community. [...]

RUSSIA 13/01/2022

Putin enlists Fradkov Jr to boost Russian defence industry

After several attempts to restructure and tighten control of Russia's military industry, the Kremlin is hoping to create new opportunities for Russian defence companies thanks to financier Piotr Fradkov. [...]

Vladimir Putin and Pyotr Fradkov during their meeting on 20 December 2021. © Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS via Reuters Connect

CENTRAL ASIA UNITED KINGDOM 12/01/2022

Turkish ex-diplomat Mehmet Ogutçu opens Central Asian doors for Western oil companies

The man behind two exclusive London clubs for energy industry players, Turkish consultant and businessman Mehmet Ogutçu, works for Western investors interested in the sector in Kazakhstan and other parts of Central Asia. [...]

Turkish businessman Mehmet Ogutçu. © londonenergyclub.org

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 11/01/2022

Macron dishes out Legions of Honour in the Gulf

Just weeks after the French president completed his trip to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, several members of the French business community in the region have been decorated with France's highest order of merit. [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron at a French Legion of Honour Ceremony at the Elysée Palace. © Dominique Touchart/LeCourrierPicard/MaxPPP

CHINA IRAQ 11/01/2022

Chen Xianzhong spearheads Chinese push into Baghdad

China has its eye on Iraq's energy assets but previous setbacks mean it is proceeding with caution. To make the right impression, Beijing is putting the focus on new school construction contracts that were facilitated by a Chinese businessman who has lived in Iraq for many years. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA SOUTH KOREA 10/01/2022

Seoul uses influential agents to break into defence

If China, much to Washington's dismay, is pushing hard to make its mark on Saudi Arabia's sovereign markets, the real winners of Riyadh's new interest in Asia remain, for now, South Korean. [...]

SpotlightEGYPT JORDAN LEBANON SYRIA 04/01/2022

Arab Gas Pipeline deal to supply Lebanon still faces obstacles

Between complex pipeline maintenance contracts and negotiations about the lifting of sanctions against Syria, the Arab Gas Pipeline deal to supply gas to Lebanon is not yet complete. But Egypt, which is receiving some supplies from Israel's Leviathan field, is expected to start deliveries soon. [...]

UZBEKISTAN 04/01/2022

Artikkhojaev: mayor of Tashkent, construction magnate and fixer for Western business

Uzbekistan's established oligarchs are gradually being outpaced by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his allies. One increasingly influential member of this new guard is local construction magnate and Tashkent mayor Jahongir Artikkhojaev, much to the delight of his Western business partners. [...]

Mayor of Tachkent Jahongir Artikkhojaev. © tashkent.uz

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES FRANCE 28/12/2021

The advisers helping turn MbS into a cinema mogul Free

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. [...]

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

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES RUSSIA 24/12/2021

Mubadala heads further into Moscow market without RDIF

The recent acquisition of shares in petrochemical giant Sibur by Mubadala reflects the emirate's independence from its historical partner in the country, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). [...]

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Thales's offshore payments system exposed by court case brought by former agent in India

Asma Al Assad helps pave Damascus's way to China's silk road

'Minor incursion' or not, US still leading light weapon deliveries to Kyiv

Fall of Nazarbayev's sons-in-law prompts restructuring of Kazakhstan's oil sector

Kremlin takes back control of Dagestan's power grid with Iran in sight

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Tassos Rozolis bigs up foreign defence industry in Greece

LODI loses battle for damages over Riyadh and Cairo ODAS defence contracts

US defence groups conduct Greek sales offensive in Washington as well as Athens

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