The fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-4) to the global tobacco treaty has ended with major achievements for public health, despite unprecedented efforts by the tobacco industry to block any treaty progress. The 172 Parties to the treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), rebuffed a months-long, global industry campaign and [...]
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The Week Ahead: Imperial Tobacco to stem the flow of bad news
Posted by admin on September 20th, 2017
Imperial Tobacco is due to post a full-year trading statement on Wednesday and, ahead of the update, investors must be hoping that this week’s update helps turn the tide for the cigarette maker’s shares. The stock has been repeatedly hit by negative news in recent months, including leaf-cost pressures, heavy promotional activity in the US, [...]