viernes, 19 de julio de 2019

Asia Daily Briefing - Thirst for growth



Asahi to buy AB InBev's Australian unit in

 $11.3bn deal

TOKYO -- Looking to tap 
the promising premium
 beer segment and offset a
 shrinking home market, Asahi 
 Group Holdings, Japan's 
biggest brewer, has struck 
an $11.3 billion deal to buy
Carlton & United Breweries,
 which controls about half of the Australian market.

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