Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Economy & Planning reached out Hill+Knowlton Strategies for a PR assignment, according to the WPP unit's Justice Department filing last month.
H+K reported to Turki Al Hokail, CEO of the National Center of Privatization, regarding global communications strategy as requested by the Royal Court.
A spokesperson for the PR firm described the work as a "short-turn project" that has been completed.
Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a $200B privatization push that will result in at least 100 new stock listings in areas such as mining, transportation, sports, electricity generation, retail and healthcare.
The effort is the centerpiece of the Kingdom’s bid to eliminate its deficit by 2020 and diversify the economy beyond oil by 2030.
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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