Prime Policy Group, a Burson-Marsteller unit, is making the Washington rounds on behalf of Ukraine.
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Specifically, PPG shepherded the push to win financial support for Ukraine from the International Monetary Fund and Congress.
That thrust paid dividends Mar. 27 as the IMF announced a two-year “stand-by arrangement” on a bailout package worth from $14 to $18B to “stabilize the economy and create conditions for sustained growth” in the beleaguered country.
The IMF board will meet next month to vote on the package.
Congress, on the same day, okayed a $1B financial aid package for Ukraine.
PPG also has talked up Ukraine with Joe Biden’s office, National Security Council and the State Dept. It works through JAI Holdings LLC in Kiev.
Ketchum represents Russia, which invaded and then annexed part of Ukraine.
WPP owns B-M, while Omnicom controls Ketchum.
Edelman is providing communications support to Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries under an agreement capped at $97,100 per month.
Ballard Partners has recruited State Department veteran Matt Bryza as a senior policy advisor.
Teneo has extended its contract with the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation for an additional four months to July 31, adding another $1.8M in fees to the New York firm’s coffers.
The Syrian Kurdish militia recruits Jim Dornan Strategies to press Congress for continued support in their battle against ISIS and Syrian president Bashar Assad.
The Government of Hungary has hired Strategic Improvisation Inc. to generate positive media coverage and combat negative press coverage of the Central European country. (6 reader comments)
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