British American Tobacco reserves $545M for U.S. sanctions settlement
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Kyle Brasseur2022-07-28T18:24:00
British American Tobacco disclosed it has set aside £450 million (U.S. $545 million) for the resolution of an investigation into apparent sanctions violations by two U.S. agencies.
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