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Otsuka Ups H1 Earnings Forecast on Brisk Business
Otsuka Holdings said on July 26 that it has upwardly revised its first-half earnings forecast for the current fiscal year ending December on the back of robust performances in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical businesses. For January-June, the company now projects…
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