WASHINGTON: The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) in the Arab Republic of Egypt hired Fleishman-Hillard (FH) for communications, PR, and media relations, according to the US Department of Justice Web site.

The UK affiliate of FH set up interviews through US-based staff with journalists in New York for Mahmoud Mohieldin, the Minister of Investment for Egypt, in February and March of 2009. The interviews were used for Mohieldin to promote Egypt as a viable destination ...