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Business - Market Tobacco

A tobacco giant calls for the government to promote vaping instead of neutral cigarette packaging

The French government thought that January 1, 2017 would be a watershed moment in the fight against tobacco addiction. Since this day, tobacconists have been obligated to sell neutral cigarette packets, a requirement that at the time was quite controversial. Tobacco store managers were understandably afraid of a drop in profits, and tobacco manufacturers complained […]En savoir plus

Business - Market Tobacco

Record profits for British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco (BAT) recently announced a 19% rise in profits for the first half of 2018. The record numbers are related to the acquisition of the American cigarette company Reynolds. The merger occurred in July 2017. However, these profits belie the generally poor economic performance of the global tobacco market. British American Tobacco bought […]En savoir plus