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"Michael Meurs, CFO of Dutch retail giant Ahold , has revealed that the company&amp;#39;s operations in Asia will reach the black by the end of 2002.  The 100-strong grocery chain in Asia has so far proved disappointing for Ahold, and CEO Cees van der Hoeven has separately told shareholders: &amp;quot;Our activities in Asia are still modest in scope, but we are consolidating our position there. These markets have enormous growth potential in the long term.&amp;quot; The group&amp;#39;s operations in Poland are also likely to continue making losses through this year."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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