date:May 15, 2013
ket and improvements in Latin America, and Eastern Europe (particularly Russia), offsetting continued weakness in Germany, exacerbated by very poor weather conditions, and softness in Australia.
Moreover, the integration and development activities of the Lascelles deMercado business are progressing in line with plan, and were marked by the transition of the international business into the Group network. Looking forward , the outlook for the current year remains unchanged. In particular, we exp