Gallaher looks east for tobacco profit as H1 rises
7th Sep 2005, 09:45 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - Tobacco firm Gallaher Group Plc GLH.L met forecasts with a 5.3 percent rise in first-half profit on Wednesday, as growth in emerging markets balanced a decline in western Europe.
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