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SAUDI ARABIA 29/07/2022

Saudi Arabia's SNC ICT gears up for intelligence IT offset contracts

With Riyadh progressively returning to the US fold, Western defence companies are hoping to sign new contracts with Saudi Arabia's defence and security entities. Such deals go through local partners such as SNC ICT, a rising star in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's defence apparatus. [...]

POLAND RUSSIA 28/07/2022

Warsaw counts on homegrown talent to shore up its cyber defences

DDoS, data theft, the spreading of state narratives - the Polish government wants to fill the gaps in its cyber response by calling on local providers to upskill operatives and develop new tools. [...]

UNITED STATES UKRAINE 27/07/2022

US veterans shape support role through Ukrainian Freedom Fund

This Ukrainian fund created in 2014 has become a veritable support hub for Kyiv, where the delivery of light military equipment donations are coordinated and retired US Marines offer paramilitary training to Ukrainian soldiers. [...]

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 26/07/2022

Macron woos Abu Dhabi leaders to save French cultural offshoots in Emirates

United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in a state dinner at the Grand Trianon estate near the Palace of Versailles, on 18 July, 2022. © Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/AFP

TURKMENISTAN TURKEY 26/07/2022

Turkish energy tycoons target Caspian Sea projects

Energised by Azerbaijan's recent gas deal with the European Union, Turkish energy prospectors have turned their sights to countries bordering the Caspian Sea, starting with Turkmenistan. One such interested party is Calik Holding. [...]

UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 26/07/2022

Anglo-American ISR specialist sets up his own company

Anglo-American ISR specialist Jamie Meighan has set up his own company to assist companies and governments looking to improve their ability to carry out drone intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. [...]

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SAUDI ARABIA 25/07/2022

Veyron, the small communication firm on the rise alongside Mohammed bin Salman

One of the firms helping Riyadh polish its image in the US, the "made in KSA" Veyron, is building a name for itself within Mohammed bin Salman's ecosystem by doing its part for the crown prince's communication strategy. [...]

UNITED STATES TAIWAN 22/07/2022

TSMC desperate for brain power as much as raw materials for microchips

Helped by the Taipei government, the Taiwanese tech giant is investing heavily in training staff able to sent off to its US, Japanese and South Korean branches. [...]

RUSSIA 21/07/2022

Russia focuses on increasingly strategic Arctic

The Kremlin is determined that sanctions will not affect business in the Arctic. With official encouragement, Russian business leaders are changing the map of the region in the wake of an exodus by Western companies. [...]

IRAN 20/07/2022

Iranian shipping company IRISL plans to create new routes between Russia and India

Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, already heavily involved in transporting equipment from Iran to Syria, plans to take advantage of the international situation to extend its network southward from Russia. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 20/07/2022

SeaOwl challenges DCI on Gulf navy training

Well-established in the Middle East, Défense Conseil International now has a rival in the region in fellow French company SeaOwl. [...]

SpotlightCHINA UNITED STATES EUROPE 19/07/2022

Beijing and Airbus turn the page on commercial practices investigated by US Justice Department

Airbus Group's $37bn contract for the supply of 292 A320 aircraft to China involved intense preliminary political negotiations. Both the group and the Chinese authorities wanted to put behind them the commercial practices targeted by the American DoJ. [...]

A view of the 500th A320 passenger plane assembled at the Airbus plant in north China's Tianjin Municipality Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, before the delivery celebration. © Featurechina/MaxPPP

UKRAINE 19/07/2022

Kyiv remains determined to crack down on oligarchs despite war

Faced with the EU, the UK and the US's good governance demands, the Ukrainian government is being very vocal about its determination to curb the influence of oligarchs in strategic sectors - and hunt down their assets by the same token. [...]

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA 19/07/2022

Isolated Moscow revives industrial and academic relations with Pyongyang

Ater a break of two years caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Moscow wants to resume a series of joint industrial projects with its Asian neighbour, while staying within the tight restrictions imposed by the United Nations. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 18/07/2022

Abu Dhabi at the heart of Macron's sovereign reindustrialisation plans

Abu Dhabi, whose President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan is visiting the Elysée Palace on 18 July, has already responded to Emmanuel Macron's calls to invest in France. This is an important step forward in the strategic issue of France's reindustrialisation, which the French leader has taken to the highest level. [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan for a working lunch at the Chateau de Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau near Paris, France, September 15, 2021. © Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 18/07/2022

Naval Group shakes up Riyadh office

The reshuffle of its local management team takes place as the French shipyard struggles to secure lucrative contracts in Saudi Arabia. [...]

SOUTH KOREA UNITED STATES POLAND 15/07/2022

US and South Korea move closer to a common nuclear power plants bid against France's EDF

In what could become a remake of the big nuclear power contract awarded by Abu Dhabi in 2009, Washington and Seoul are looking to work together to supply several nuclear power stations to Poland. This has weakened the position of France, also in the running. [...]

SYRIA 14/07/2022

Aleppo transport magnate Fares al-Shihabi sees chance to shake up sector

With air traffic booming in Aleppo after airstrikes forced flights away from Damascus, the northwestern city's most prominent businessman Fares al-Shihabi is eyeing a broader boost for the region and for Syria's neglected rail sector. [...]

KAZAKHSTAN 13/07/2022

Kazakhstan's oil and gas sectors in turmoil amid tensions with Moscow over Caspian

The futures of Kazakh Timur Kulibayev and Indian Arvind Tiku, two energy tycoons, are going their separate ways. Meanwhile, in Nur-Sultan, there is growing concern about the immediate future of the sector in the country. [...]

INDONESIA 12/07/2022

Jakarta cancels and scales back major defence contracts as raw materials crisis deepens

The ministry of defence has embarked on an ambitious defence acquisition programme but is struggling to find the funding to honour the contracts it has signed. Airbus, which was set to deliver two A400M by the end of 2021, is the latest company to bear the brunt of this situation. [...]

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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

Saudi Arabia's SNC ICT gears up for intelligence IT offset contracts

Warsaw counts on homegrown talent to shore up its cyber defences

US veterans shape support role through Ukrainian Freedom Fund

Macron woos Abu Dhabi leaders to save French cultural offshoots in Emirates

Turkish energy tycoons target Caspian Sea projects

Anglo-American ISR specialist sets up his own company

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