France, Kazakhstan
All eyes on Orano at Paris celebration of Kazakhstan's Republic Day

France, Kazakhstan
French defence industry honchos hobnob with Kazakhstan's President Tokayev in Paris

French business leaders schmoozed with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and part-public industry chiefs at a dinner at the fancy Hotel d'Evreux on Paris's exclusive Place Vendome last week.

Kazakhstan, United States
Astana lobbyists in Washington adapt to new political landscape

The US midterms, shortly followed by a general election in Kazakhstan, have shaken up the networks carefully crafted by Kazakhstani lobbying firms working in Washington for both the government and the opposition. This, as Astana has several cases still pending in the US courts.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Hakluyt, ADIT/ECCO, FTI Consulting

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 Washington, London, Singapore and Paris.

New YorkHakluyt brings in hedge fund veteran.

ParisAlain Fernandez brings ADIT and ECCO closer together on offsets.

London/SingaporeCrédit Suisse not doing well against former Georgian president despite FTI Consulting's help.

Central Asia, France
French, Americans, Chinese and Russians vie for Kazakhstan's nuclear programme

With numerous competitors, Orano is counting on its long-standing presence in Kazakhstan to secure its place in the nuclear power plant project being promoted by the authorities in Nursultan.

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Nuclear Energy Holding Company to spearhead MbS's nuclear ambitions

In early March, Saudi Arabia locked in a key step for the rollout of its nuclear programme with the creation of a supervisory entity modelled on that of its Emirati neighbour. The kingdom is also making progress on its choice of constructor for its first reactors.

France, Kazakhstan, Russia
Framatome and Rosatom support Kazakhstan's nuclear ambitions

The appointment of a new boss at state-owned Kazatomprom coincides with a speeding up of Kazakh civil nuclear ambitions. The sector has attracted foreign partners as diverse as the part-public China General Nuclear Power Corporation, Russia's state owned Rosatom and France's Framatome.