Philip Morris CR posts 28 pct rise in H1 profit

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19/08/2015 07:11

PRAGUE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Philip Morris CR  TABK.PR  
recorded a 28 percent rise in first-half net profit to 1.3 
billion Czech crowns ($53.20 million), the Czech tobacco company 
said on Wednesday. 
    Revenue before excise and value-added taxes fell by 20 
percent to 5.1 billion crowns, it said. 
    ($1 = 24.4340 Czech crowns) 
 
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