MIDDLE EAST FEATURE – UAE BAHRAIN LEBANON SAUDI ARABIA
May 1st, 2007
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in BeirutSALES of cosmetics, perfumes and toiletries are surging in the Middle East, with sales reaching US$2.1 billion last year according to official statistics.German cosmetics and toiletries manufacturing giant Beiersdorf estimated regional growth at 10% percent last year."All markets are growing very fast for us. The Gulf markets are very important in the region, and the Levant, despite the war last summer, is growing very fast. Iran is also a fast growing market," said Jean-Manuel Canga-Valles, marketing manager for Beiersdorf Middle ...
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