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As top French court set to rule on Al Kharafi affair, LIA turns to Havas for PR

The Fnac des Ternes building is one of the assets concerned.
The Fnac des Ternes building is one of the assets concerned. © Olivier Boitet/Le Parisien/MaxPPP
The Paris Court of Cassation is today due to decide on the Kuwaiti construction group's bid to seize hundreds of millions of euros of the Libyan Investment Authority's French assets. Meanwhile, Havas is helping the LIA with its communications. [...] (581 words)
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Kuwaiti construction group Al Kharafi, which is seeking $1bn in compensation from the Libyan Investment Authority following the cancellation of a big property project in Janzour, has had seized a number of the authority's assets in France, among them the FNAC store in Paris's Avenue des Ternes. [...]
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The FNAC store on Paris' Avenue des Ternes. © Olivier Boitet/Le Parisien/PhotoPQR/MaxPPP
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The Directorate General of the French Treasury has refused to release the assets of the Libyan sovereign wealth fund claimed by the Kuwaiti group in its €1bn dispute with Libya. These assets include the Fnac building in Paris' Ternes district, and sums held with Société Générale. [...]
The Fnac des Ternes building is part of the property concerned by the dispute.
The Fnac des Ternes building is part of the property concerned by the dispute. © Olivier Boitet/PhotoPQR/Le Parisien/MaxPPP

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