Sepha, founded by Saudi conglomerate Ajlan & Bros to do business with the Russian defence industry, is putting together a catalogue of Russian-built electronic warfare tools, which it is hoping to supply to the Saudi intelligence services.
To meet the US and EU's good governance standards, Georgia, in the midst of political turmoil, is trying to agree on de-oligarchisation and anti-corruption regulations similar to those adopted by Kyiv. Its intelligence community, also under scrutiny, is hoping to play a part.
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Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's sons run a business in Dubai that is said to provide discreet investment advice and other services to Pakistani intelligence and military officials.
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The Chinese Communist Party has called on its business lobbyists in Kabul to get the Taliban government to take action to protect mining and energy production sites. In return, it is ready to offer fresh investment.
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From his Moscow cell, the fallen logistics tycoon Ziyavudin Magomedov is waging a legal battle in London to recover his assets. His lawyer and a team of PR experts are putting together a subtle communication strategy targeting the Russian state and rival oligarch Mikhail Rabinovich.
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As part of its plans to expand its defence portfolio, the US private equity firm O'Neil Group has carved a special role for itself in the US Space Force and US Air Force's incubator programmes, giving it access to the most promising startups.
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