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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 30/09/2022

DCI and Naval Group in trouble on Emirati corvette offsets

Emirati defence procurement authority Tawazun recently refused an offset proposal from France's Naval Group involving fellow French company Défense Conseil International. The setback could favour DCI's main rival on this market, SeaOwl Group. [...]

IRAQ IRAN 29/09/2022

Iran's industries go after Kurdistan oil and gas

Targetting the few opportunities still open to them, Iran's oil and gas players are prospecting in Iraqi Kurdistan. Hoping to exploit the dispute between Baghdad and Erbil, they came in droves to the Erbil International Fair. [...]

FRANCE IRAQ 29/09/2022

TotalEnergies leaves Kurdistan under pressure from Baghdad

With its major projects in Iraq on hold, TotalEnergies has been drawn into the oil row between Kurdistan and the Iraqi federal government, bowing to pressure from Baghdad to withdraw from the north of the country. [...]

CHINA IRAQ 28/09/2022

Beijing at odds with Barzani clan over $5bn 'happy city'

Iraq is a key step in China's new silk road project and Beijing intends to invest heavily in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. But its plans to build a new district in Ebril, already two years behind schedule, are now under threat. [...]

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GERMANY SAUDI ARABIA 27/09/2022

From Mishaal to Salman: Rheinmetall reconstructs its connections in Riyadh

German defence group Rheinmetall has reorganised its networks in Saudi Arabia. © Agencja Fotograficzna Caro/Alamy banque d'images

AZERBAIJAN 27/09/2022

Deftech, the drone maker opening doors in Baku

The Azerbaijani drone manufacturer wants to help foreign players connect with the authorities in Baku, which are eager to develop a home-grown sector after Turkish and Israeli drones have proven their worth in the conflict with Armenia. [...]

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SAUDI ARABIA 27/09/2022

Riyadh set to announce GEOINT satellite constellation launch

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been betting on space for several years, and his country is now about to follow in the Emirates' footsteps and announce an Earth-observation satellite constellation programme. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM 27/09/2022

Mohammed bin Zayed's sovereign fund decides to stay in London despite Macron's efforts

French president Emmanuel Macron has been trying to use his close, personal relations with Abu Dhabi's ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed, to attract the emirate's sovereign funds. Among them, Mubadala has nevertheless decided to keep its European operations centre in London. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 26/09/2022

Riyadh poaches architects of the UAE's success to accelerate own mega projects

To gain pace on Mohammed bin Salman's goal to turn the kingdom into a global exchange hub, the Saudi sovereign fund is investing heavily in infrastructure. With the end goal being to usurp the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh is actively recruiting among the foreign nations who contributed to the success of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE MIDDLE EAST 22/09/2022

Abu Dhabi backs Macron's One Planet Summit movement

As the French president redoubles his efforts to attract foreign investors to France, his team at the presidency is organising a meeting in Abu Dhabi for the different groups of financial institutions set up as part of the One Planet Summit. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM 21/09/2022

Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund to take further step into infrastructure with stake in Heathrow

Saudi Arabia, which is determined to take control of a number of key international infrastructures, has just acquired a majority stake in Heathrow Airport, the biggest airport in the UK. [...]

GERMANY SAUDI ARABIA 20/09/2022

Germany's ThyssenKrupp may be sidelined from Saudi hydrogen projects

Green hydrogen production has become a priority in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 strategy and the Neom project does not pass muster. Germany's ThyssenKrupp, strongly backed by the German government to win contracts in the Arabian-Persian Gulf, could miss out on one of Saudi Arabia's biggest projects. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE KUWAIT MIDDLE EAST QATAR 16/09/2022

Paris creates new ambassador role for sovereign wealth funds, eyes PIF, ADIA, QIA, ADQ

In a bid to attract more foreign capital to France, the government is creating a new ambassadorial position for sovereign wealth funds. The new role would establish a direct channel between Paris and SWFs, especially those from the Arab Gulf states such as PIF, ADIA, QIA and ADQ. [...]

AZERBAIJAN RUSSIA TURKEY 16/09/2022

As Rosoboronexport struggles, Baku looks to strengthen its links with Ankara and Tel Aviv

Although they are still using Russian equipment, Azerbaijan's armed forces are increasingly looking to set up supply partnerships with Turkey and Israel. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 14/09/2022

Tahnoon bin Zayed lays foundations of an Abu Dhabi global financial centre to rival Dubai

The United Arab Emirates' national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed is developing Abu Dhabi's financial sector with the aim of following the example of Dubai and turning the country's capital into a financial hub. [...]

Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, half-brother of the UAE president and director of the ADQ sovereign wealth fund.

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 13/09/2022

French minister Bruno Le Maire prepares Gulf tour

Wanting to be part of the huge projects afoot on the Arabian-Persian Gulf, the French ministry of the economy and finance is working on plans for Bruno Le Maire to visit the region, as much as to capitalise on its close ties with the United Arab Emirates as to further French business interests in Saudi Arabia. [...]

KAZAKHSTAN RUSSIA TURKEY 09/09/2022

Arms export ban leaves KazEngineering caught in the middle

The Kazakh government's decision to suspend its military exports, announced with no official explanation, has cast a shadow over the activities of the state-owned defence conglomerate Kazakhstan Engineering. [...]

FRANCE IRAQ 08/09/2022

Franco-Iraqi torchbearer Groupe ADP left in limbo in Mosul

France's Groupe ADP, which had been due to rehabilitate Mosul International Airport, has been left at a loss following Baghdad's decision to award the contract to Turkish companies instead. With little in the way of explanation from the Iraqi authorities, it has opted to withdraw from the project and its possible follow-up phases. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA EGYPT UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 07/09/2022

Abu Dhabi and Riyadh compete to rescue Egyptian economy

To help President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi through Egypt's financial crisis, Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund has announced a series of investments in Egyptian companies, following the lead of Abu Dhabi's ADQ. The two Gulf states are jostling to take the lead on providing financial support to Cairo. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 06/09/2022

EDGE Group beefs up export apparatus

The part-publicly owned conglomerate has set up a new global division to handle exports, while building import channels for its cyber cluster. [...]

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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

DCI and Naval Group in trouble on Emirati corvette offsets

Iran's industries go after Kurdistan oil and gas

TotalEnergies leaves Kurdistan under pressure from Baghdad

Beijing at odds with Barzani clan over $5bn 'happy city'

From Mishaal to Salman: Rheinmetall reconstructs its connections in Riyadh

Deftech, the drone maker opening doors in Baku

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Russian asset recovery agency comes into the US's firing line

Beijing's shadow hangs over Silk-Faw, the luxury car production mega-project

Ukraine aims to become independent in geospatial intelligence

Riyadh set to announce GEOINT satellite constellation launch

Mohammed bin Zayed's sovereign fund decides to stay in London despite Macron's efforts

Riyadh poaches architects of the UAE's success to accelerate own mega projects

Abu Dhabi backs Macron's One Planet Summit movement

Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund to take further step into infrastructure with stake in Heathrow

Germany's ThyssenKrupp may be sidelined from Saudi hydrogen projects

Paris creates new ambassador role for sovereign wealth funds, eyes PIF, ADIA, QIA, ADQ

As Rosoboronexport struggles, Baku looks to strengthen its links with Ankara and Tel Aviv

Tahnoon bin Zayed lays foundations of an Abu Dhabi global financial centre to rival Dubai

French minister Bruno Le Maire prepares Gulf tour

Arms export ban leaves KazEngineering caught in the middle

Franco-Iraqi torchbearer Groupe ADP left in limbo in Mosul

Abu Dhabi and Riyadh compete to rescue Egyptian economy

EDGE Group beefs up export apparatus

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