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Child with flower pots – symbolically for Profitability (photo)

Increase operating earnings

A significant feature of the capital markets programme is to increase profitibility.
We plan to increase EBIT by €1 billion by the end of 2009 – through actions taken in our operating business and reductions in overheads.
We will use further measures to make underperforming units more profitable.

Efficiency gains of €1bn to support EBIT growth (bar chart)