Organic revenue growth was 1.9% and driven by the performance by the holding company's Euro RSCG and Media Planning Group divisions.
Net new business for the first nine months of 2006 is €1.58bn, which is up on the total of €1.06bn for the whole of 2005.
In the UK, the group made third-quarter revenues of €44m, representing organic growth of 3.5%. In its French homeland, revenues were €67m with organic growth of 3.4%.
In the US, where Havas suffered the major losses of Volkswagen and Intel in 2005, revenues were €130m and organic growth was down 7.1%.
It also struggled in Asia-Pacific, where revenues were €15m and organic growth was 1.8%.
However, the strength of MPG and the group's CRM business helped it perform in Europe (excluding France and the UK) and Latin America. European revenues were €70m with organic growth of 16.4% and Latin American revenues were 17m with organic growth of 13.9%.
New business won by Havas agencies after the third quarter closed includes Arnold taking the $250m creative account for US car insurer Progressive Direct and MPG winning the £240m French media account for Peugeot Citroen from incumbent OMD.
Vincent Bollore, the Havas chairman, has stayed in the headlines recently. In October, he backed the new Paris agency FFL, set up by three admen who defected from Havas' rival Publicis, by taking a 30% stake.
Bollore is continuing to exert pressure on media company Aegis, in which he owns a majority 29% stake. He has again proposed two candidates for board seats and a vote will be held at a meeting on November 22.
Recent speculation that Publicis was prepared to bid for Aegis was quashed by Publicis chief executive Maurice Levy, when he said last week he has no interest in Aegis while Bollore owns such a large stake.
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