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.
Gabriel Attal, who heads France’s Renaissance Partie, is relying on Gabriel Laurent Eshaghian, a Woodland Hills, CA-based real estate, aviation and investment executive, to boost his profile in the US ahead of France’s April 2027 elections.
TSG Advocates has inked a $240K one-year pact to provide PA and government relations services to the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency.
KARV is providing strategic communications to the American-Uzbek Business and Investment Council to promote US economic ties with the central Asian country.
Bethesda-based Tricuro has signed on South Korea for strategic communications support, messaging development, and media outreach related to US-Korea economic relations.
Ballard Partners has signed on to represent Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defense on matters regarding security issues related to the U.S.
