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France, Indonesia
Paris sends Bastille Day invite to safeguard defence prospects with Jakarta

In an attempt to make up for lost time, France is showing its goodwill to Indonesia to ensure that its current defence contracts and prospects are kept safe.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 21.01.2025

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto.

France, Kazakhstan
Imerys looks for support in Astana for its strategic rare minerals plans

Alongside the French industrial groups which have long been present in Kazakhstan, smaller new ones are forging their own connections with industry minister and ex-national economic development company boss Kanat Sharlapaev. Among the latter is rare minerals producer Imerys.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 19.11.2024

Kanat Sharlapaev, Kazakh minister of industry and construction, and Olga Givernet, French energy minister, at the signing of a roadmap between Paris and Astana for a strategic partnership on critical minerals, in Paris, on 5 November 2024.

France, Indonesia
False start to French-Indonesian relations under Prabowo

The absence of a senior-ranking French dignitary at the president's inauguration did not go unnoticed in Jakarta, while the ratification of a cooperation agreement between the two countries has snagged on the issue of sharing of classified information.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 12.11.2024

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (L) receives François Corbin, special representative of the French minister of Europe and foreign affairs for economic relations with ASEAN countries, on 21 October 2024 in Jakarta.

France, Vietnam
French push to sell frigates behind strengthening of Vietnam ties

The symbolic signing of a global strategic partnership between France and Vietnam opens up possibilities for new defence sales, although President Tô Lâm's recent visit to Paris only resulted in a limited number of contracts.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 23.10.2024

Vietnamese President Tô Lâm and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron shake hands during a joint press conference at the Élysée Palace, 7 October 2024.

Cambodia, France
Cambodian PM turns to Paris to strike right balance with Beijing

The Cambodian government is divided over whether it should be part of Beijing's influence projects. At the same time, it has been engaging in economic diplomacy with France and elsewhere, a dual footing that could prove impossible to hold.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.07.2024

France
French intelligence services forced to drop certain priorities for Olympics security

Economic security, one of the government's intelligence priorities, is gradually being put on hold in the run-up to the Paris games. Its domestic intelligence agency staff focused on economic counter-intelligence have been poached and put to work for this summer's sporting event.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 02.07.2024

Police officers walk past an Olympic Games banner by the National Assembly in Paris.

France
Former business lobby boss set to unveil economic security recommendations

A little behind schedule, the former head of the French employers' association Medef Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux is shortly expected to reveal the fruits of his research.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 11.06.2024

Former Medef chairman Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux.

France, Saudi Arabia
Ex-EDF boss Proglio on trial in Paris but still in favour with Riyadh

While on trial in France over allegations he signed dozens of contracts without competitive bidding when CEO of EDF, Henri Proglio has managed to establish a successful consultancy business. Saudi Arabia in particular is keen to use his expertise to develop its renewable energy and nuclear industries.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 05.06.2024

France
Presidential diplomatic reshuffle opens new ambassadorial appointments

Several of President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic advisers are on their way out, launching a new round of ambassadorial appointments.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 29.04.2024

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

Spotlight | France
French financial intelligence in major reboot after Tracfin boss ousted

The ousting of the director of France's Tracfin anti-money laundering unit comes amid manoeuvring to reorganise intelligence gathering at the finance ministry. Battles for influence are being fought between the financial spies, the spearheads of the 'economic sovereignty' so dear to the government.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 12.03.2024

Bercy, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance in Paris.

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
French companies worried after arrest of Al-Ula Saudi mega-project boss

The arrest of the CEO of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula has left companies including Dassault, Alstom and Thales that are involved in Mohammed bin Salman's vast desert tourism development in a state of uncertainty.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 20.02.2024

The Nabataean site of Al-Ula, in Saudi Arabia.

France
Forward Global chair Creux on hunt for cash injection

With announced investor arrivals, bank negotiations afoot, acquisition goals on the horizon, the company formerly known as Avisa Partners needs to find the funds to fuel its ambitions.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 14.02.2024

Matthieu Creux, Chair of Forward Global.

Spymaster | France
Thierry Matta, enduring chamberlain of France's DGSI

Director-generals come and go, but Thierry Matta remains. While never in the limelight, he keeps the DGSI running from the shadows. We shed some light on the éminence grise who has reigned over French domestic intelligence for more than a decade.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 09.02.2024

DRO Thierry Matta has worked under all the directors of the DGSI: from left to right and top to bottom, Céline Berthon, Nicolas Lerner, Laurent Nuñez, Patrick Calvar and Bernard Squarcini.

France
Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

For his mission to produce a report on France's economic security for Emmanuel Macron, ex-MEDEF head Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux has been meeting prominent business and security leaders, and doing so from within the National Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Coordination's offices.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 06.02.2024

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux and French President Emmanuel Macron in June 2023.

France, Saudi Arabia
France hopes its backing for Saudi Expo 2030 bid brings in big deals

After having supported Saudi Arabia's winning bid to host the next World Expo in 2030, France hopes French businesses will gain from the event. It would especially like to see the site construction be a French affair.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 24.01.2024

Cambodia, France
Cambodia's PM to talk airports, Indo-Pacific relations and Francophonie on French visit

Cambodian PM Hun Manet's state visit to France this week will be dominated by economic affairs. The country is also hoping to get French backing for its bid to host an event that will raise its international profile.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 15.01.2024

Cambodian PM Hun Manet in Tokyo, 17 December 2023.

France, Saudi Arabia
Former French utilities boss Henri Proglio back in Saudi nuclear

After reviving his French-Saudi networks, the ex-CEO of EDF and Veolia has become an adviser for Nesma, a private Saudi conglomerate that plays a key role in the kingdom's strategic electricity and civil nuclear power projects.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 15.12.2023

Henri Proglio, former CEO of Veolia and EDF.

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Behind the London-Heathrow deal, Ardian's strategy for acquiring new strategic infrastructure

Already boasting a 15% share in London Heathrow airport, the French private investment group is keen for more strategic infrastructure assets and has a team of experts in the sector working behind the scenes to make that happen.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 12.12.2023

Passengers arrive at London Heathrow airport in January 2023.

France
DGSE takes on economic sovereignty

The French external intelligence agency has opened a mission centre dedicated to economic interests. The new unit will aim to detect economic predation, support French business and help patch over certain failures, at the risk of doubling up on the work of other centres.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 04.12.2023

India, Indonesia
Indonesia eyes monitoring technology from India's L&T for new capital

Indonesia is looking to be a player in the smart cities stakes, and its officials were recently shown New Delhi's Integrated Command and Control Centre, built with Israeli know-how.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 20.10.2023

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MEDEF

France, Indonesia
Paris sends Bastille Day invite to safeguard defence prospects with Jakarta

France, Kazakhstan
Imerys looks for support in Astana for its strategic rare minerals plans

France, Indonesia
False start to French-Indonesian relations under Prabowo

France, Vietnam
French push to sell frigates behind strengthening of Vietnam ties

Cambodia, France
Cambodian PM turns to Paris to strike right balance with Beijing

France
French intelligence services forced to drop certain priorities for Olympics security

France
Former business lobby boss set to unveil economic security recommendations

France, Saudi Arabia
Ex-EDF boss Proglio on trial in Paris but still in favour with Riyadh

France
Presidential diplomatic reshuffle opens new ambassadorial appointments

Spotlight | France
French financial intelligence in major reboot after Tracfin boss ousted

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
French companies worried after arrest of Al-Ula Saudi mega-project boss

France
Forward Global chair Creux on hunt for cash injection

Spymaster | France
Thierry Matta, enduring chamberlain of France's DGSI

France
Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

France, Saudi Arabia
France hopes its backing for Saudi Expo 2030 bid brings in big deals

Cambodia, France
Cambodia's PM to talk airports, Indo-Pacific relations and Francophonie on French visit

France, Saudi Arabia
Former French utilities boss Henri Proglio back in Saudi nuclear

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Behind the London-Heathrow deal, Ardian's strategy for acquiring new strategic infrastructure

France
DGSE takes on economic sovereignty

India, Indonesia
Indonesia eyes monitoring technology from India's L&T for new capital

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

China University reform under the watchful eye of security

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

North Korea, Russia Moscow and Pyongyang's budding 'romance'

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

MEDEF

France, Indonesia Paris sends Bastille Day invite to safeguard defence prospects with Jakarta

France, Kazakhstan Imerys looks for support in Astana for its strategic rare minerals plans

France, Indonesia False start to French-Indonesian relations under Prabowo

France, Vietnam French push to sell frigates behind strengthening of Vietnam ties

Cambodia, France Cambodian PM turns to Paris to strike right balance with Beijing

France French intelligence services forced to drop certain priorities for Olympics security

France Former business lobby boss set to unveil economic security recommendations

France, Saudi Arabia Ex-EDF boss Proglio on trial in Paris but still in favour with Riyadh

France Presidential diplomatic reshuffle opens new ambassadorial appointments

Spotlight | France French financial intelligence in major reboot after Tracfin boss ousted

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia French companies worried after arrest of Al-Ula Saudi mega-project boss

France Forward Global chair Creux on hunt for cash injection

Spymaster | France Thierry Matta, enduring chamberlain of France's DGSI

France Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

France, Saudi Arabia France hopes its backing for Saudi Expo 2030 bid brings in big deals

Cambodia, France Cambodia's PM to talk airports, Indo-Pacific relations and Francophonie on French visit

France, Saudi Arabia Former French utilities boss Henri Proglio back in Saudi nuclear

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom Behind the London-Heathrow deal, Ardian's strategy for acquiring new strategic infrastructure

France DGSE takes on economic sovereignty

India, Indonesia Indonesia eyes monitoring technology from India's L&T for new capital

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About Intelligence Online

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Intelligence Online on social media

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

China
University reform under the watchful eye of security

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

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

North Korea, Russia
Moscow and Pyongyang's budding 'romance'

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, Indonesia
Paris sends Bastille Day invite to safeguard defence prospects with Jakarta

France, Kazakhstan
Imerys looks for support in Astana for its strategic rare minerals plans

France, Indonesia
False start to French-Indonesian relations under Prabowo

France, Vietnam
French push to sell frigates behind strengthening of Vietnam ties

Cambodia, France
Cambodian PM turns to Paris to strike right balance with Beijing

France
French intelligence services forced to drop certain priorities for Olympics security

France
Former business lobby boss set to unveil economic security recommendations

France, Saudi Arabia
Ex-EDF boss Proglio on trial in Paris but still in favour with Riyadh

France
Presidential diplomatic reshuffle opens new ambassadorial appointments

Spotlight | France
French financial intelligence in major reboot after Tracfin boss ousted

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
French companies worried after arrest of Al-Ula Saudi mega-project boss

France
Forward Global chair Creux on hunt for cash injection

Spymaster | France
Thierry Matta, enduring chamberlain of France's DGSI

France
Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

France, Saudi Arabia
France hopes its backing for Saudi Expo 2030 bid brings in big deals

Cambodia, France
Cambodia's PM to talk airports, Indo-Pacific relations and Francophonie on French visit

France, Saudi Arabia
Former French utilities boss Henri Proglio back in Saudi nuclear

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Behind the London-Heathrow deal, Ardian's strategy for acquiring new strategic infrastructure

France
DGSE takes on economic sovereignty

India, Indonesia
Indonesia eyes monitoring technology from India's L&T for new capital