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France, Middle East
Macron to woo Gulf sovereign wealth funds at Choose France summit

After kicking off his fifth Choose France summit next week, the French president has lined up an energy transition-focused meeting with representatives of numerous sovereign funds from the Arab peninsula. [...]

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