Daily Archives: May 11, 2017

Coca-Cola HBC hails 4.5% revenue growth in first quarter

May 11, 2017   Editor   No comments

Coca-Cola HBC AG, the bottler of Coca-Cola products in Nigeria and 27 other European countries said on Thursday that revenue for the first quarter of 2017 (Jan – Mar) rose 4.5% to €1.38bn ($1.49bn), up from €1.3bn in 2016. Total volumes rose 0.7% in the period.

The group attributes its good performance to strong growth in emerging markets, where sales rose 12.6% to €628.9m on a 4% volume lift. According to the company, volumes in Russia showed the first signs of recovery, recording very low single-digit volume growth for the first time in eight quarters, driven by mid-single digit increase in sparkling.

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Nigeria’s dollar scarcity to persist – Moody’s

May 11, 2017   Editor   No comments

Nigeria’s dollar scarcity is likely to continue in the foreseeable future despite recent efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make more dollars available, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

In a report released by the global rating agency on Wednesday, which it said was an “Update to the markets,” the firm said that despite recent progress in foreign exchange liquidity, dollar availability in Nigeria are unlikely to return to previous levels.

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