WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently hired Hill & Knowlton to handle Middle East and Asian outreach on behalf of the organization's external relations team.
A contract for a second agency is expected to be signed within the next two weeks, according to Masood Ahmed, head of IMF's external relations.The other firm will primarily handle outreach in Africa and South America. The one-year contracts combined will be worth between $1.5 million and $2 million.
Ahmed said the IMF has previously worked ...