Hill and Knowlton Strategies has been retained by Egypt’s Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation, the government body responsible for improving economic relations between that north African nation and the international community.
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Formerly two separate government units — the Ministry of International Cooperation and the Ministry of Investment — the recently merged Ministry of International Cooperation develops economic cooperation partnerships between the Arab Republic of Egypt and other nations, and also supports economic and social development programs within the country.
The economic development unit in December signed two assistance grants totaling €120 million ($137 million) with the European Union to fund services that combat child labor, improve access to children’s education and aid families running small businesses in the country.
The WPP unit will provide PR counsel regarding the development of a global communications strategy, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act documents filed in June.
A written contract for the work is currently being negotiated.
Impact Management Group, which is headed by Republican operative Terry Benham, works to build US support for Ukraine.
Rational 360 has ironed out its six-month $1.2M contract with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to position it as a “sophisticated global investment fund.”
APCO has signed on to promote this month’s visit of Ahmed Al Khateeb, head of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, to the US.
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism has signed on Montieth & Co. for strategic communications and media relations duties as chaos grips neighboring Haiti.
Edelman is negotiating a formal contract with the Bahamas for strategic communications on issues impacting its reputation abroad.
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