TUNISIA: SFBT profit up 15%
The Tunisian soft drinks company Societe Frigorifique et brasserie de Tunis yesterday reported a 15% rise in 2002 net profit to 27.055m dinars (US$20.372m). Turnover was up 6.6% to 121.516m dinars. The rise in net income over the rise in turnover was apparently because of portfolio investment gains and lower financial costs because of lower debt levels.