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Published on Apr 16, 2018

Cash dealers invade tobacco auction floors

CASH dealers have invaded the tobacco auction floors in Harare hunting for the scarce greenback in exchange of bond notes, following the opening of the marketing season last month. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA Tobacco growers are this season getting half of the $ …

Source: Newsday
Published on Mar 9, 2018

How children around the world are exposed to cigarette advertising

School children around the world are being exposed on a daily basis to cigarette advertising and promotions by a tobacco industry that needs to recruit the young to maintain its vast profits. A major investigation in more than 22 countries across four …

Source: Guardian Weekly
Published on Feb 7, 2018

Tobacco exports rake in $100m+

Oliver Kazunga, Acting Business Editor ZIMBABWE earned more than $100 million from exporting 14.2 million kilogrammes of tobacco across the world in January, official figures show. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show that …

Source: Chronicle
Published on Jan 8, 2018

Four busted for smuggling contraband cigarettes

Plans by four Zimbabwean men to make quick cash during the hard month of January were brought to an abrupt halt when police officers confiscated more than 2000 packs of contraband cigarettes from them at gun point. Three of the men, aged between 24 and 35 …

Source: Voice
Published on Sep 30, 2017

World Bank Reports On Improving Global Taxes On Tobacco

28 September 2017 The World Bank has reported on its efforts to support countries to develop and implement effective tax policies to reduce smoking rates. The World Bank Group's Global Tobacco Control Program assists countries in designing tobacco tax …

Source: Tax-news.com
Published on Sep 5, 2017

Irrigated tobacco preps underway

Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter PREPARATIONS for the 2017 irrigated tobacco growing season are underway with the farmers expected to transplant the seedlings at the end of the month. The golden leaf, which is one of Zimbabwe’s major foreign …

Source: Chronicle
Published on Aug 18, 2017

Reflecting On Botswana's FDI Climate

Gaborone, Aug 18, 2017 (Botswana Daily News/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- As Botswana continues to intensify its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) effort, BOPA reporter Calviniah Kgautlhe finds out what foreign investors think of Botswana's …

Source: Tradingcharts.com
Published on Jul 5, 2017

Zimbabwe's tobacco sales breach $500 million mark

ZIMBABWE has generated $501.6 million from 170.4 million kilogrammes of tobacco that have been sold since the beginning of the marketing season in March, latest official data shows. Last year, during the comparable period, 174.5 million kgs went under the …

Source: Bulawayo 24 News
Published on Jun 29, 2017

Ketumile Masire, Who Shaped and Led a Vibrant Botswana, Dies at 91

The geographical challenges were great, too; in the landlocked country, largely made up of desert sand, farming was virtually impossible. “When we asked for independence, people thought we were either very brave or very foolish,” Mr. Masire was often …

Source: International Herald Tribune
Published on Mar 20, 2017

Tobacco exports rake in $190m

Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has so far generated about $190 million from 38 million kilogrammes of tobacco that have been exported to different parts of the world, latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB …

Source: Chronicle
Published on Mar 2, 2017

News24.com | Man in court over illicit cigarettes worth R1.4m

Kimberley – A 54-year-old man appeared in the Barkly West Magistrate's Court for possession of illicit cigarettes worth R1.4m, the Hawks said on Thursday. Barend Christopher Pretorius appeared in court where the matter was postponed to March 16, …

Source: News24
Published on Jan 25, 2017

Tobacco bill in the offing

Government is drafting a tobacco control bill, which will be in line with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) framework convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Speaking at the SADC healthy lifestyle day in Ghanzi, health minister, Dr John Seakgosing said …

Source: Republic of Botswana
Published on Jan 4, 2017

164,5 million kgs tobacco exported last year

Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE closed 2016 with $933,6 million from 164,5 million kilogrammes of tobacco exported to different parts of the world, statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board show. According to the marketing …

Source: Chronicle
Published on Dec 12, 2016

Illicit cigarettes cost SA R4bn

The illicit cigarettes trade costs the South African government a staggering R4bn annually in unpaid tax revenue. According to the CEO of the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (TISA) advocate Simi Pillay-van Graan, cigarette smuggling robbed the …

Source: New Age
Published on Aug 16, 2016

eNCA | SARS Wars: Massive data leak alleges British American Tobacco SA's role in bribery and corruption

Craig Williamson, one of apartheid’s most ruthless spies and assassins, is one of many “agents” named in a massive data leak posted on a Twitter account, @EspionageSA, and which points to wide-scale industrial espionage, fraud, racketeering, corruption …

Source: eNCA
Published on May 31, 2016

Can Poor Countries Combat Big Tobacco Too?

Aid, Development & Aid, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Health, Inequity, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations In the Philippines cigarette brands have developed more creative products like packets of 10 …

Source: International Youth Leadership Network
Published on Feb 28, 2016

British American Tobacco Kenya : Ex-BAT Kenya boss in another bribery web

A former British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya executive is entangled in fresh claims of bribery and corporate espionage allegedly carried out across southern Africa by the UK cigarette manufacturer. The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA), a …

Source: 4-traders
Published on Jan 23, 2016

When tobacco glitters more than diamonds

THERE is definitely something strange about the diamond industry. It is almost eeriengly similar to an enchanted forest for it almost always attracts vile characters, corporate sleaze and a host of other evil practices. The amount of grief that has struck …

Source: The Sunday Mail
Published on Nov 25, 2015

Illegal cigarettes worth R4.2m seized

INDEPENDENT MEDIA FILE PHOTO: Motshwari Mofokeng Pretoria - South African Revenue Services (SARS) officials seized R4,2 million worth of illegal cigarettes in two separate raids on the same day earlier this week, the agency said on Wednesday. The raids …

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Published on June 7, 2018 - 18:01 GMT

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey results and ongoing FDA ...

We’re encouraged by declines in overall youth tobacco use over the last several years reflected in the 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Protecting our nation’s youth from the dangers of tobacco products is among the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s …

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Published on May 31, 2018 - 12:45 GMT

CV Sciences, Inc. Supports World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2018

LAS VEGAS, May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CV Sciences, Inc., (OTCQB:CVSI) (the "Company," "CV Sciences," "our" or "we"), is pleased to announce its support in highlighting the World Health Organization (WHO) and …

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Published on May 31, 2018 - 10:01 GMT

South Africa: Department calls for tighter Smoking Regulations: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2018

South Africa joins the global community to mark "World No Tobacco Day" which aims to create awareness about the dangers of tobacco and emphasise the link between tobacco; lung disease include TB, heart and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD), …

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Published on May 11, 2018 - 07:38 GMT

FDA warns more companies to stop misleading kids with e-liquids that resemble kid-friendly foods as part of Youth ...

Español The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued four new warning letters to manufacturers and retailers for selling e-liquids used in e-cigarettes with labeling and/or advertising that cause them to resemble kid-friendly food products, such …

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Published on May 10, 2018 - 21:42 GMT

Ottawa rolls the dice on tobacco packaging, while taking a logical approach to Cannabis

TORONTO, May 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Small business retailers are expressing disappointment at the passage of Bill S-5, which is federal legislation that introduces plain and standardized packaging for tobacco products, given the radically different …

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Published on May 4, 2018 - 10:25 GMT

South Africa: Finance Committee briefed on illicit tobacco trade

The Standing Committee on Finance has received a briefing on the huge loss of revenue to the fiscus through the Illicit Tobacco Trade (ITT). Participants included the Tobacco Institute of South Africa, the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Institute, the …

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Published on April 24, 2018 - 14:36 GMT

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on new enforcement actions and a Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan to ...

FDA cites 40 retailers for violations related to youth sales of JUUL e-cigarettes Agency announces a new blitz of retail establishments targeting youth sale violations Agency takes new action to examine youth appeal of JUUL Agency takes steps to foreclose …

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Published on April 12, 2018 - 08:30 GMT

United States Tribal Territories (Indian Reservations) Tobacco/E-Cigarette Products Report 2018

Dublin, April 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "US tribal territories - A Unique Opportunity for the Vaping Trade?" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. There are more than 320 tribal territories (Indian reservations) …

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Published on December 7, 2016 - 17:55 GMT

Philip Morris International (PMI) Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $1.04 Per Share

Philip Morris International (PMI) Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $1.04 Per Share December 7, 2016

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Published on December 6, 2016 - 14:10 GMT

Massimo Ferragamo Elected to the Board of Directors of Philip Morris International (PMI)

Massimo Ferragamo Elected to the Board of Directors of Philip Morris International (PMI) December 6, 2016

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Published on December 6, 2016 - 09:24 GMT

Philip Morris International (PMI) Announces Filing of Application for Its Electronically Heated Tobacco Product with the ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) on Dec. 5 submitted a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application for its electronically heated tobacco product with the U …

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Published on November 16, 2016 - 15:46 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. Presents at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference; Revises, for ...

Philip Morris International Inc. Presents at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference; Revises, for Currency Only, 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS Forecast November 16, 2016

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Published on October 25, 2016 - 07:22 GMT

Philip Morris International Recognized as Global Leader for Corporate Action on Climate Change for the Third Year ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today is recognized as a global leader in its action on climate change. For the third consecutive year, the company is on the …

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Published on October 18, 2016 - 11:29 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Reports 2016 Third-Quarter Results; Reaffirms 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS ...

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Reports 2016 Third-Quarter Results; Reaffirms 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS Forecast October 18, 2016

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Published on October 14, 2016 - 07:33 GMT

Philip Morris International Recognized as Top Employer in Africa

Now certified as leading employer in 29 countries across the globe LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today was recognized for the first time as a Top Employer in …

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Published on October 11, 2016 - 14:19 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. to Host Webcast of 2016 Third-Quarter Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2016-- Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) will host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2016 …

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Published on September 29, 2016 - 07:15 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. Hosts Investor Day; Revises for Currency, and Narrows, 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 29, 2016-- Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc.’s (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) senior management reviews the company’s business outlook and long-term growth strategies at a two-day investor meeting starting …

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Published on September 23, 2016 - 14:01 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Inaugurates Manufacturing Facility in Italy for Potentially Reduced-Risk Products*...

First manufacturing facility for large scale production of heated tobacco products Anticipated investment of approximately EUR 500 million for the facility and pre-existing pilot plant Up to 600 new jobs when fully operational Total initial annual …

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Published on September 22, 2016 - 19:30 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. to Host Webcast of 2016 Investor Day

Philip Morris International Inc. to Host Webcast of 2016 Investor Day September 22, 2016

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Published on September 16, 2016 - 10:04 GMT

Philip Morris International Welcomes Broad Interest for PMI IMPACT; New Global Initiative to Fight Smuggling and Related ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) announced today that the response to PMI IMPACT, its new global funding initiative for third party projects dedicated to fighting …

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Published on September 14, 2016 - 08:35 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. Increases Dividend by 2% to an Annualized Rate of $4.16 Per Share

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 14, 2016-- Regulatory News: The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 2% to an annualized rate of $4.16 per share. …

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Published on September 6, 2016 - 12:45 GMT

Philip Morris International Releases First “Update” on Their Scientific Research to Develop and Assess Potentially ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 6, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today releases the first Reduced-Risk Product (RRP) Scientific Update, a regular publication on its research efforts to develop and …

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Published on July 19, 2016 - 11:18 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Reports 2016 Second-Quarter Results; Revises 2016 Full-Year Reported Diluted EPS ...

Reflecting Currency-Neutral Growth of Approximately 10% to 12% vs. 2015 Adjusted Diluted EPS of $4.42 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 19, 2016-- Regulatory News: 2016 Second-Quarter Reported diluted earnings per share of $1.15, down by $0.06 or 5.0% …

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Published on July 12, 2016 - 13:55 GMT

Philip Morris International Inc. to Host Webcast of 2016 Second-Quarter Results

NEW YORK – July 12, 2016 – Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) will host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2016 second-quarter results, which will be …

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Published on July 11, 2016 - 02:16 GMT

Philip Morris International Comments on Tribunal’s Decision in Arbitration Between PMI and Uruguay

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 8, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today comments on the decision of an ICSID tribunal in the arbitration between PMI and Uruguay regarding two regulations that …

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Published on June 8, 2016 - 10:02 GMT

53 billion illegal cigarettes consumed in the European Union last year

New KPMG report for British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Philip Morris International finds that governments lose up to EUR 11.3 billion in revenues Non-EU contraband and counterfeit increased to 88% LONDON--(BUSINESS …

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Published on June 3, 2016 - 04:56 GMT

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $1.02 PER SHARE

NEW YORK, December 9, 2015 -- The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.02 per common share, payable on January 8, 2016, to shareholders of record as of …

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Published on May 27, 2016 - 11:37 GMT

Philip Morris International Launches New Initiative to Fight Smuggling and Related Crimes; Pledges USD 100 Million to ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2016-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE /Euronext Paris: PM) announced today a major new initiative — “PMI IMPACT” — to help confront smuggling and related crimes. The centerpiece of PMI …

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