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Hollande banking on Saudi Arabia

Keen to capitalise on the diplomatic rapprochement between Paris and Riyadh in the past year, (IOL 695, IOL 703), the French government is hoping that Saudi Arabia investment money might come to the rescue of a number of financially-struggling French [...] (514 words)

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