February 17 - The French Bollore Group said Africa is an area where business increased significantly in comparison with fiscal 2008, driven by the continent's buoyant economic activity, particularly in Central Africa; this growth also reflected the high c

The company has announced fourth quarter revenue of EUR1.65 billion (USD2.5 billion) compared to EUR1.84 billion in the same period of 2008.

Its transport and logistics segment had revenue of EUR1.08 billion (USD1.47 billion) in the fourth quarter compared to EUR 1.11 billion in the same 2008 period.

For the entire year, Bollore said it had revenue of EUR6.01 billion (USD8.18 billion) versus EUR7.22 billion in 2008.