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SAUDI ARABIA 13/05/2019

LuxuryKSA, the group sweeping up the kindgom's entertainment contracts

For the past few months, every General Entertainment Authority (GEA) contract has gone mostly to a single player, LuxuryKSA, the events firm headed by Prince Khaled bin Mansour. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES 13/05/2019

Jim Breyer bridges Chinese and US artificial intelligence

The US government's increasing attention on Chinese cooperation in the new technology sphere apparently has not put off financier Jim Breyer, who is positioning himself as an interface between Chinese and US artificial intelligence companies. [...]

JORDAN 08/05/2019

Bassam Pharaon refuses to bow out after breakup with Airbus

Having played a key role in defence deals in Amman for many years, Bassam Pharaon is no mood to step back, despite his split from Airbus. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 08/05/2019

Mohammed bin Salman builds cyber-shield with Saudi Information Technology Company (SITC)

The development of Saudi Arabia's cyber-security sector, which Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has made a priority, is being spearheaded by the part-publicly owned Saudi Information Technology Company (SITC). The firm is looking to develop while being mindful of the internal and regional power balance. [...]

MALAYSIA RUSSIA 17/04/2019

Malaysia reopens arms to Russian fighter planes

After a period of Malaysia building its relationship with the West, the new government is switching its allegiance back to the country's former defence partner Russia. [...]

UNITED STATES 17/04/2019

Pentagon's JEDI battle spawns profusion of private investigations

Candidates for the Pentagon's massive JEDI cloud contract are very heavily engaged with private investigation firms. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM 08/04/2019

The Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority trails French connection to recover its lost funds

Against the backdrop of an interminable dynastic scuffle, the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority is on a vast worldwide hunt to recover arrears reportedly embezzled by its former senior officials, Khater Massaad and Oussama El Omari. [...]

FRANCE RUSSIA 08/04/2019

The French employers with a RDV in Moscow in April

Moscow will play host to two bilateral economic initiatives on April 18, even as relations between Russia and France remain rather cool. [...]

SINGAPORE ISRAEL 03/04/2019

Singapore turns to Israeli cyber spies again

According to our sources, competition is getting increasingly stiff in the overcrowded government interceptions and cyber-intelligence market in Singapore. [...]

FRANCE 03/04/2019

Airbus continues to retool anti-corruption apparatus

Still being probed by the British and French anti-corruption authorities, the European plane maker is keen to turn the page. [...]

EUROPE 25/03/2019

Olivier Brun, the missing link between Airbus and all of the networks under investigation

While France's financial prosecution service, the PNF, and the UK's Serious Fraud Office chug along with their vast corruption probe into Airbus Group, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the aircraft manufacturer's former financial arranger played a decisive role in the signing of key export contracts. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 25/03/2019

Raytheon entertains Mohammed bin Salman with a reshuffle of its Riyadh unit

Like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon is trying to keep in step with the Crown Prince's new policy for the country but not without some difficulty. [...]

FRANCE RUSSIA 20/03/2019

The Russian An-124 cargo planes represent a strategic issue for the French army.

Moscow watches on as French Antonov brokers vie for business

France's armed forces ministry will soon appoint an air transport contractor, a lucrative deal that a number of companies are competing to land. [...]

RUSSIA ITALY 20/03/2019

Financier Antonio Fallico shuttles between Moscow and Rome

While relations between Russia and the EU remain tense, a discreet but influential banker continues to busy himself in Italy maintaining business and political ties between the two countries. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 11/03/2019

MbS wants to make the archaeological site of al-Ula a tourist showcase for the kingdom.

With Mohammed bin Salman, Paris tries to paint economic diplomacy with coat of a culture

The billions of dollars being injected into the vast Al-Ula archaeological tourist project is the stuff of dreams for France's industrial players and ministry of foreign affairs, which have been pulling out all the stops in Riyadh. [...]

CHINA ISRAEL 11/03/2019

Tel-Aviv up in arms about turn in tide of Chinese investment

After encouraging investment from China for the past decade, Tel Aviv is now worried about the rapid growth of Chinese investment in strategic Israeli industries. [...]

CHINA EUROPE 06/03/2019

"Irish" Avolon helps Airbus, Boeing, sell planes to China

Having been forced to restructure their sales procedures in China, Airbus and Boeing have turned to the leasing specialist Avalon, a company that is close to the regime led by Xi Jinping. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 06/03/2019

Paris is struggling to adapt to Mohamed bin Salman's new arms procurement processes.

Paris ready to pitch a new version of ODAS to Mohamed bin Salman

With Saudi Arabia in the midst of an overhaul of its military acquisitions procedures, Paris is trying to find a way to keep its business with Riyadh bilateral. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 25/02/2019

Abu Dhabi wants to beat Dubai at its own port game

Relations are heating up between the two largest emirates of the federation. Abu Dhabi has aspirations to become a larger player on the highly-strategic port concession market that until now has been dominated by Dubai. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES FRANCE 25/02/2019

Thales' former agent for the Gulf ready to tell all about former client's marketing and sales modus operandi

The battle between Thales and its former Gulf agent, Wamar International, is getting personal. Wamar boss Nabil Barakat's attacks are increasingly aimed directly at the French group's Middle East sales director Jean-Marc Budin. [...]

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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

LuxuryKSA, the group sweeping up the kindgom's entertainment contracts

Jim Breyer bridges Chinese and US artificial intelligence

Bassam Pharaon refuses to bow out after breakup with Airbus

Mohammed bin Salman builds cyber-shield with Saudi Information Technology Company (SITC)

Malaysia reopens arms to Russian fighter planes

Pentagon's JEDI battle spawns profusion of private investigations

The Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority trails French connection to recover its lost funds

The French employers with a RDV in Moscow in April

Singapore turns to Israeli cyber spies again

Airbus continues to retool anti-corruption apparatus

Olivier Brun, the missing link between Airbus and all of the networks under investigation

Raytheon entertains Mohammed bin Salman with a reshuffle of its Riyadh unit

Moscow watches on as French Antonov brokers vie for business

Financier Antonio Fallico shuttles between Moscow and Rome

With Mohammed bin Salman, Paris tries to paint economic diplomacy with coat of a culture

Tel-Aviv up in arms about turn in tide of Chinese investment

"Irish" Avolon helps Airbus, Boeing, sell planes to China

Paris ready to pitch a new version of ODAS to Mohamed bin Salman

Abu Dhabi wants to beat Dubai at its own port game

Thales' former agent for the Gulf ready to tell all about former client's marketing and sales modus operandi

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