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EXCLUSIVE: Ads for global snack giant appeared on UK-sanctioned Georgian TV months after designation
Pepsico, which has a large subsidiary in the UK, said the ads do not breach the sanctions rules, as lawyers warned of potential risks to the firm. CITY OF LONDON—The UK sanctioned a pro-Russian Georgian TV channel in February this year but ads for products owned by global snack and fizzy drink giant Pepsico, which…
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‘Anti-democratic’: Georgian activists slam US oil firm for political lobbying
An email from the CEO of the oil firm, seen by reporter.london, implies that the company plans a return to the country after years of controversy. LONDON–Top Georgian opposition and civil society figures have criticised a US oil company for lobbying against international measures aimed at the country’s Georgian Dream party government, which is in…
