The investment agreement came at a time when Laos tobacco monopoly faced significant financial and operational challenges and the multinational brought the capital and expertise needed to stabilise and modernise the business, generating substantial dividend and tax revenues for the government, it said
Starting in the 1950s, the release of five big studies on smokings detrimental effects started to change the game
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The new packs, as seen in this image, would only display graphic health warnings, with brand names visible in small font Tobacco companies had argued the law would damage the value of their brands, while the Australian government hoped the new packs will make smoking as unglamorous as possible