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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 5 of 60.

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Association of Cyprus Tourist EnterprisesCYCyprus's hotel and tourism-enterprise trade body, lobbying the government to cap short-let rentals.
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Association of the United States ArmyUSNonprofit US Army professional association, founded 1950; runs Washington's annual land-warfare exhibition.
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Aston Hotels & ResortsCACanadian hotel operator exiting GAESA-linked Cuban resorts before the 5 June OFAC deadline.
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Astral SystemsGBBristol-based deep-tech company developing modular multi-state fusion reactors that run several fusion reactions in parallel rather than one large tokamak.
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Astrana HealthUSUS healthcare provider network based in Alhambra, California.
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AstraZenecaGBBritish-Swedish pharmaceutical company, one of the UK's largest private R&D investors.
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ASXAUAustralia's main stock exchange, operated by ASX Limited in Sydney.
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Atic Energy FZEAESharjah-registered free-zone entity designated by OFAC on 11 May 2026 for facilitating IRGC oil logistics.
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Atlantic CouncilUSWashington think tank on transatlantic security, NATO, and energy policy, with 25+ active research programmes.
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Atlas Elektronik UKGBBritish naval-systems firm supplying mine-countermeasures sonar and the Royal Navy's Project Wilton.
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AtlasIntelBrazil-based polling firm; final Hungary poll showed Tisza at 52.1% versus Fidesz 39.3%, a narrower 12.8-point gap.
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AtlassianAUAustralian enterprise software company founded in Sydney in 2002, behind Jira, Confluence and Trello.
atNorthISNordic data centre operator; 12 sites across 4 countries, acquired by Equinix.
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AtomicoGBEuropean VC firm; Niklas Zennstrom; $6bn managed; Klarna, Graphcore backer.
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AtosFRFrench IT services and cloud company that launched Atos Sovereign Cloud, engineered in the EU on open-source components.
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Attlee FoundationGBCentre-left lecture series named after Clement Attlee, hosted at King's College London
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Audiencia NacionalESSpain's national court hearing collective labour disputes.
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Audit ScotlandGBPublic spending watchdog that audits the Scottish Government and Scottish public bodies.
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Aureus Greenway HoldingsNasdaq-listed shell company (ticker AGH) merging with Powerus to create a drone defence firm under ticker PUSA.
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AustalAUAustralian shipbuilder with a US yard in Mobile, Alabama
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Austin FCUSMajor League Soccer club based in Austin, Texas; employs Canada World Cup winger Jayden Nelson.
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Australian Broadcasting CorporationAUAustralia's national public broadcaster; seeking payment and common rules for AI use of journalism.
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Australian Department of Home AffairsAUAustralian department responsible for immigration and border policy.
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Australian Energy Market CommissionAUBody that writes Australia's national electricity market rules.
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Autel RoboticsCNChinese drone maker; suing the FCC over secret evidence and borrowed DJI allegations.
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Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM)NLAutoriteit Consument en Markt, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets, responsible for competition and consumer protection enforcement.
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Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de DadosBRBrazilian data-protection regulator now constituted as a federal regulatory agency.
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AuxxoDEEuropean seed investor participating in BioOrbit's £9.8m round.
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Avaio DigitalInvestor and developer in digital infrastructure projects, including data centres.
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Avego BioScience CapitalUSBiotech investment vehicle; participated in CellCentric's £170m Series D.
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AviatikDEGerman aircraft maker of the First World War
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AvidUSMedia technology company whose Media Composer software dominates professional broadcast and film editing globally.
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Aviva InvestorsGBAviva plc's £262bn asset-management arm; anchor LP in Lansdowne Partners' university spinout fund.
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AVKDKDanish valve manufacturer; supplied flow-control infrastructure for Pure DC's 110 MW Dublin microgrid — Europe's first at that scale.
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Avratek OOORUMoscow-based aviation-transport firm whose finance head and an employee were OFAC-designated for IRGC weapons procurement.
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AvtovazRURussian maker of Lada cars, based in Tolyatti; controlled by state institute NAMI since 2022.
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AWSUSAmazon's cloud division; world's largest cloud provider now powering WBD's agentic ad stack via Bedrock AgentCore.
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Axel Springer SEDEGerman digital publishing group; owns Politico, Business Insider, Bild; major OpenAI deal.
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Axiom EquityGBUK private equity and growth investment firm.
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AxiosUSUS digital news outlet known for smart brevity, breaking political, business and technology scoops.
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Ayuntamiento CDMXMXMexico City's municipal government; its short-let registry logged under 5% compliance by July 2026.
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AzoraESMadrid-founded real-asset investment manager operating across Europe and the United States.
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B8 Venture PartnersGBVenture capital firm investing equity in Forest's £40m Series B.
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BAAINBwDEGermany's federal defence procurement office, based in Koblenz, equipping and supporting the Bundeswehr.
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BabcockGBBritish defence company designing, manufacturing and supporting military equipment and critical infrastructure.
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BAE SystemsGBUK's largest defence contractor; 7-9% 2026 growth guided, drones named as growth priority.
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Bafana BafanaZANickname for South Africa's national football team, meaning 'The Boys' in Zulu.
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BaiduCNChinese technology company shifting from search advertising towards AI cloud, applications and autonomous driving.
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Bain Capital Life SciencesUSBain Capital investment business specialising in biotechnology, medicines, medical devices and diagnostics.
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Baird MaritimeAUAustralian maritime trade publication; relayed Reuters/ENTSOG TurkStream April flow correction on 4 May 2026.
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Baker HughesUSBaker Hughes is one of the world's largest oilfield-services companies, providing drilling, completion, and production equipment; it is redeploying its drilling expertise into enhanced-geothermal energy production.
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Baker McKenzieUSInternational law firm; EU energy market REMIT II compliance and trade sanctions advisory.
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Balderton CapitalGBLondon VC leading European AI rounds; James Wise chairs the £500m UK Sovereign AI Unit.
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Bali Immigration Task ForceIDIndonesia's 100-officer task force patrolling Bali's nomad zones from 2026.
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Bali Tourism BoardIDBali tourism industry umbrella body partnering with BTN on proposed digital services.
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Ballot Law CommissionUSMassachusetts body that adjudicates ballot-access disputes, including nomination-signature challenges.
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Baltic ExchangeGBLondon maritime exchange publishing BDTI, BCTI, and route assessments including TC2, TD3C, and TD15.
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Banco Central de CubaCUCuba's monetary authority; sets exchange rates and licences new private exchange houses.
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Banco Exterior de CubaCUCuba's state foreign-trade bank, designated by OFAC on 3 September 2026.
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Banco Financiero InternacionalCUCuba's principal foreign-currency clearing bank, designated by OFAC on 23 June 2026.