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France, Middle East
Macron's former adviser quits Global Diwan, a French business club geared towards Gulf

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, co-founder of the Global Diwan business club. © Abd Rabbo Ammar/ABACA via Reuters Connect

Global Diwan, a business platform set up in 2020 to build ties between France and the Gulf, has recently lost several key members as it struggles to carve out a space for itself. [...]

Published on 15/10/2024 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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