How Hollande's `bus full of generals' helped beat Germans to sub deal

April 26, 2016 By La rédaction de Mediapart

French lobbying, including by François Hollande and 'a bus full of generals', helped win €34bn Australian deal over low-key German rival bid.

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It was Anzac Day when President François Hollande got a call from Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull to tell him that France’s DCNS Group had beaten a bid from Germany to win a defense contract worth A$50 billion ($39 billion), reports Bloomberg.

How Hollande's `bus full of generals' helped beat Germans to sub deal

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