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Unilever Net Profits Up

FMCG firm Unilever has announced that net profits have risen by 8.8%, reaching €5.26bn, over the year to December 31st 2013. Sales dropped slightly by 2.9%, at €49.8bn for the period. CEO Paul Polman said: “We are determined to make Unilever even more agile”.

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