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Ukraine
Kyiv weighs option of funding civil society anti-graft groups

Leading figures in Ukraine's anti-corruption sector say the state should begin funding some of their defence-focused work. At present, several foreign governments are putting up the money.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Masdar's PR, DGSI's former 'Q', back to ADIT, GEOS in Guatemala

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

Abu DhabiPR firm Teneo wins advising contract with UAE's Masdar

ParisDGSI's former "Q" looking for job

ParisAnne-Solène Spido returns to ADIT

Guatemala CityGEOS renews EU security contract

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Changes at Orange Marine, Soitec, US spies' HR goes private

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisFormer Comcyber boss joins Orange Marine

WashingtonHR director for spies moves into private sector

GrenobleSemiconductor specialist Soitec seeks new security director

France, Syria
Kassimy brothers emerge as key to Paris-Damascus business axis

With their extensive Parisian connections, consultant Jamal Kassimy and his brother Saladin are opening doors for French companies keen to secure reconstruction contracts in Syria, their country of origin.

France, Syria
French diplomats and consultants on Damascus business visit

In addition to representatives from big companies interested in the country, the delegation from French employers' association MEDEF that visited Damascus on 1 October included several new faces representing French business diplomacy in the region.

UAE
Seclab secures cyber security contract in Abu Dhabi

A specialist in cybersecurity solutions for the most critical infrastructures, French company Seclab has just signed a contract with Emirati gas company Dana Gas.

Ukraine
Secretive D-2 unit at heart of anti-corruption agency storm

The alleged espionage affair that is turning into a political crisis in Kyiv has its epicentre in the so-called D-2 unit of the NABU anti-corruption bureau. This highly secretive outfit conducts investigations into Ukraine's most politically sensitive cases.

France
Cyber specialist Seclab makes inroads in Asia, sets sights on Gulf

French company Seclab, which develops solutions to protect critical infrastructure, has recently won several contracts in Vietnam and the Philippines, and is also targeting the Arabian Peninsula.

Armenia, Azerbaijan
Armenia innovates in all directions to anticipate the next drone war

Electronic warfare, drones, data fusion software: overcoming Yerevan's weaknesses in previous conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh is the priority of Defense Minister Suren Papikyan.