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France, Saudi Arabia
Saudi conglomerate Nesma reaches out to French industry

Meetings between Saudi and French business leaders have intensified since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Paris in June. The Saudi conglomerate Nesma is hoping the bilateral momentum will lead to new deals with French partners.

Europe, Russia
Association of European Businesses escapes foreign agent status in Moscow and Brussels

The lobbying organisation, which has been caught in the crossfire since Russia invaded Ukraine, has been investigated by both the European Commission and the Russian justice ministry. Both have decided, however, not to take action against it.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Day renames Diligence, Parly goes solo, GoodCorp helps French anti-corruption, StoneTurn's UK cuts, Cooper aids FGS and Sanctuary, JS Held closures

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Geneva, Paris, London, New York, Chicago, Sacramento...

Geneva Nick Day drops Diligence brand name

Paris Parly goes into consultancy

Paris/London GoodCorporation taps into anti-corruption sector

New York StoneTurn makes UK cuts

London Former Cameron strategist helps FGS and Sanctuary

Chicago/Sacramento JS Held waves bye to branches

France, Pakistan
French foreign trade advisers take tentative steps in Islamabad

In a bid to revive a bilateral relationship that has all but come to a standstill, French business representatives in Pakistan are trying to build a new business channel between both countries. Paris, so far, has not lent the initiative much support.

France, Saudi Arabia, United States
Riyadh looks for US support for its Al-Ula tourism project

The Royal Commission for Al-Ula has again called in public relations firm Wagstaff to help it break into the US market - discounting current tensions between Riyadh and Washington and the role played in the project by France.

France
Battle begins to equip army's tactical drones with intelligence equipment

A quiet but fierce competition is underway to equip the French army's new Safran tactical drone system (SDT), set to be delivered by the end of the year after being delayed for years, with electronic warfare equipment.

France
Affinis aims to grow defence business using Proxxi database

The corporate intelligence firm, which already provides its services to various French defence groups and the ministry of armed forces, will be present at the defence and security trade fair Eurosatory.

Turkmenistan, United Kingdom
Away from Russian tensions, energy consultants prosper in the Caspian region

The oil consulting firm GaffneyCline is positioning itself for Central Asian oil and gas projects, which are less exposed to the current tumult in the sector.

France, Russia
Consultant Gautier Mangenot makes Franco-Russian business debut in uncertain climate

The task of reorganising the Franco-Russian hydrogen forum, which is already running late and is now threatened by fall-out from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has been given to consultant and former CIFAL executive Gautier Mangenot.

France, Russia
Rosatom taps French contacts to make headway on hydrogen programmes

In the wake of its joint projects with Gazprom, Rosatom has locked in several foreign partnerships. One such alliance is with French group EDF, building on plans to make gains through strong networks in Paris and Brussels built by its local branches-cum-lobbyists.

France, United Kingdom
Franco-British Council holds strong despite AUKUS curveball

Funded by the arms industry, activist investors and the British and French governments, the Franco-British Council encourages defence cooperation from both sides of the Channel - and the contracts it generates - together with the British parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group for France.

France, Russia
Rosatom and Gazprom talk hydrogen in Paris

Hailed as the next big thing by European governments searching for viable alternatives to fossil fuels, hydrogen is paving the way for new partnerships between French and Russian gas and nuclear companies.

France
Government bumps EDF ahead of Petitcolin for Arabelle turbine contract

The Elysée Palace and ministry of finance have decided: the government wants EDF to take over GEAST if General Electric decides to sell. It is a tactical choice; GEAST manufactures Arabelle nuclear energy turbines and has been the object of a heated battle for months.