K2 in Mongolian AML campaign | Serial investigations on Lebanon's BDL chief | Israeli firms in Greek cyber conquest

Corporate and Government Intelligence

Daily issue Wednesday 5 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  MONGOLIA   UNITED STATES   CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE    K2 Integrity steps into Mongolian anti-corruption morass   Similar to the anti-corruption cases launched by Kazakhstan against out-of-favour oligarchs, K2 Integrity is helping the Mongolian president to investigate his political rivals ahead of elections in June.  [...] GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE  BELARUS    Lukashenko strengthens national security council to keep grip on power   Alexander Lukashenko is trying to save his succession to ensure continuity in the event of a coup d'état by planning the transfer of his presidential powers to a renewed national security council.  [...]      UNITED STATES    ODNI's new centre to combat foreign influence may sideline State Dept's hub   The Foreign Malign Influence Center, to be created under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), may have overlapping functions with the State Department's Global Engagement Center.  [...] INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING  GREECE   ISRAEL    Israeli groups challenge Turkey for conquest of Greek cyber   Amid converging policies in the Eastern Mediterranean region, Israeli defence groups, from cyber to naval, are having a heyday on the Greek market.  [...] CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE  FRANCE   SAUDI ARABIA    Mohammed bin Salman's favourite consultant at centre of French embassy debate   The appointment of the French partner in Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as the French embassy's adviser on external trade has upset many in the Franco-Saudi business world.  [...]      LEBANON    Multiple investigations underway into BDL chief Riad Salamé   While the Swiss government's investigation into Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé has lacked some impetus, private investigation firms are conducting probes that may go further.  [...] SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION  CHINA   TAIWAN    Interception technologies distributor Cyber Smart finds clients on both sides of Taiwan Strait   The small Hong Kong firm Cyber Smart, founded in 2015, is not letting China's increasing show of force against Taiwan stop it from selling its surveillance solutions to both Beijing and Taipei.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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