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British American Tobacco’s cigarette volume during the six months to the end of June, at 332 billion, was down by 3.4 percent on that of the six months to the end of June 2012. Volume was increased Read More
John Daly will step down as British American Tobacco’s chief operating officer at the end of December and will not be replaced. “It is not intended, at this point in time, to appoint a Read More
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) in Ireland is advising the government to tackle the sale of illicit cigarettes, according to a story in the Irish Examiner. The story said that a new [unspecified] Read More
President Vladimir Putin has urged Russia’s health and finance ministries to devise a scheme for channeling a portion of tobacco excise revenue to the health-care sector, according to a story in Russia Beyond The Read More
British American Tobacco said today that it had launched on the U.K. market its first electronic cigarette. Vype will be made available initially online, though there are plans to move it into mainstream retail Read More
Japan Tobacco Inc.’s volume cigarette sales during the three months to the end of June, at 29.3 billion, were down by 0.2 percent on those of the three months to the end of June 2012. Comparing the Read More
A study conducted in May has put the prevalence of smoking among Japanese adults at 20.9 percent, down 0.2 of a percentage point on that of a year earlier. Smoking among men was down by 0.5 of a Read More
The U.K. smokers’ lobby group FOREST has launched a campaign to fight an EU directive that will ban tobacco products that are currently legal and severely restrict consumer choice. In announcing its latest initiative, Read More
Representatives of 10 South and Southeast Asian countries attending an anti-tobacco meeting in Delhi, India, have called for a ban on smokeless forms of tobacco, according to an Indo-Asian News Service story. The representatives, from Bangladesh, Read More