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How To Make a Fortune as Prefect

The career of Jean-Charles Marchianni could stand as a prime example of how far collusion between political decision-makers and businessman can go. [...]

Published on 18/04/2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Switzerland
What Remains of BCGe's Secret Operations?

A new twist has occurred in the case surrounding the Banque Cantonal de Geneve (BCGe).

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Russia
Battle for Aluminum Market

While the fight for dominance of Russia’s aluminum market has led to gangland-type slayings and fake accusations against rivals the [...]

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France, Switzerland
Falcone Denied Resident Status

Any French national applying for a resident’s card in Switzerland who has a clean record and lots of money in [...]

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France
Short Respite for Lethier

The legal wrinkles that have enabled Pierre Lethier to find refuge in Switzerland have been wrongly interpreted by many in [...]

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France, Switzerland
Shareholder Pull Out of BCGe

The GPA-Vie insurance company that has held a 20% stake [...]

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Russia
THE CORRUPTION IMBROGLIO

Investigating magistrates and police are having trouble identifying how Russian money circulates in Switzerland, a country that appears to host [...]

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Switzerland
UNDER FIRE BY FATF

Switzerland appears certain to come under fire at the Financial Action Task Force on Money-Laundering's next plenary session in Paris [...]

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IRAN AND IRAQ IN SECRET OIL DEAL

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Ukraine
Jamming wars

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Kazakhstan
Inside Astana's bid to track down assets

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

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How To Make a Fortune as Prefect

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Switzerland
What Remains of BCGe's Secret Operations?

Russia
Battle for Aluminum Market

France, Switzerland
Falcone Denied Resident Status

France
Short Respite for Lethier

France, Switzerland
Shareholder Pull Out of BCGe

Russia
THE CORRUPTION IMBROGLIO

Switzerland
UNDER FIRE BY FATF

Iran, Iraq
IRAN AND IRAQ IN SECRET OIL DEAL

Dr. Total and Mr. Elf

Congo-B: The Real Oil Bosses

Creditors Bang on Elf’s Door

THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

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Ukraine Jamming wars

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Kazakhstan Inside Astana's bid to track down assets

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

France How To Make a Fortune as Prefect

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Switzerland What Remains of BCGe's Secret Operations?

Russia Battle for Aluminum Market

France, Switzerland Falcone Denied Resident Status

France Short Respite for Lethier

France, Switzerland Shareholder Pull Out of BCGe

Russia THE CORRUPTION IMBROGLIO

Switzerland UNDER FIRE BY FATF

Iran, Iraq IRAN AND IRAQ IN SECRET OIL DEAL

Dr. Total and Mr. Elf

Congo-B: The Real Oil Bosses

Creditors Bang on Elf’s Door

THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

About Intelligence Online

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Intelligence Online on social media

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Ukraine
Jamming wars

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Kazakhstan
Inside Astana's bid to track down assets

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

France
How To Make a Fortune as Prefect

Switzerland
What Remains of BCGe's Secret Operations?

Russia
Battle for Aluminum Market

France, Switzerland
Falcone Denied Resident Status

France
Short Respite for Lethier

France, Switzerland
Shareholder Pull Out of BCGe

Russia
THE CORRUPTION IMBROGLIO

Switzerland
UNDER FIRE BY FATF

Iran, Iraq
IRAN AND IRAQ IN SECRET OIL DEAL