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- More than 122,000 people evacuated in Malaysia due to floods
- Vietnam to build $67 bn high-speed railway
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- Taiwan's Lai departs on Pacific island tour
- Syria war monitor says rebels control 'most of' Aleppo city
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- Floods displace 122,000 people in Malaysia
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- American Johnston reels in Herbert at Australian Open
- Hawks top Cavs again to advance in NBA Cup, Boston beat Bulls
- South Korea star Jung Woo-sung apologises after baby scandal
- Romania's economic troubles fuel far-right rise
- England on verge of wrapping up first New Zealand Test
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- Georgian police stage new crackdown on pro-EU protestors
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- Thousands rally in Georgia after violent police crackdown on pro-EU protesters
Brewer AB InBev cheers best quarter of the year
The world's top brewer AB InBev said Thursday that it enjoyed its best quarter of the year as sales volumes rose, triggering a jump in profits.
While surging inflation has been putting pressure on consumers everywhere, the maker of Budweiser and Corona beers still managed to boost its sales volumes in the July-September quarter.
The 3.7-percent volume growth compared to the same period last year helped drive a 12.1-percent increase in sales revenue to $15.09 billion.
The company called it the "best quarterly volume performance this year".
Net profit soared 62 percent to $1.63 billion.
"We continue to see strong consumer demand for our portfolio and a resilient beer category as we navigate the dynamic operating environment," chief executive Michel Doukeris said in a statement.
The Belgium-headquartered company, which also makes Beck's and Stella Artois, boosted the lower end of its annual earnings outlook.
It now expects 2022 operating profits "to grow between 6-8 percent".
Sales revenue should grow at a faster rate "from a healthy combination of volume and price" increases, it added.
I.Meyer--BTB