Paul Polman Significant disruption in a number of markets “In the short-term, there has been some significant disruptions in a number of markets. Political uncertainty is high in several countries. This is hampering their recovery. This is particularly so in … Continued
Graeme Pitkethly – Chief Financial Officer Prospects for global economy looking brighter “I think it’s fair to say that the prospects for the global economy are looking a little brighter than they have done for a while. While last year’s … Continued
Unilever’s (UL) CEO Paul Polman on Q4 2016 Results Demonetization has affected underbanked areas “We really have looked at the demonetization and what our business in India is, is an enormously well distributed business, both in rural India and in … Continued
Unilever Plc (UL) Paul Polman on Q2 2016 Results Environment frankly not getting any easier “Undoubtedly, reading the newspapers, you would agree with me that this is a challenging trading environment that frankly is not getting easier.” Dollar shave club … Continued
Graeme Pitkethly Business environment has proven to become more challenging “In January, we said that we were prepared for the business environment to become even more challenging and that has proved to be the case. In Europe, markets continue to … Continued
Unilever (UL) CEO Paul Polman said they actually saw strength in its emerging markets business “Underlying sales growth returned to a solid 4.1% which was ahead of the markets. It was driven by emerging markets where we grew a strong … Continued
Unilever’s (UL) CEO Paul Polman on Q4 2015 Results Currency boost “Turnover grew by 10% which was helped by currencies. Underlying sales growth returned to a solid 4.1% which was ahead of the markets. It was driven by emerging markets … Continued