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Profits of central SOEs surge to 79.5b yuan in Oct

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-21 11:46

Profits of 皇冠体育app's State-owned enterprises (SOEs) administered by the central government more than doubled in October from a year ago after months of declines, a senior official said聽in Beijing聽on Friday.

The 132 central SOEs reaped a profit of 79.5 billion yuan ($11.64 billion) in October, up 151 percent year-on-year, said Huang Shuhe, deputy director of the State-owed Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) at the 2009 Annual CEO Forum.

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In October, revenues surged by 22 percent from a year ago to nearly 1.16 trillion yuan, Huang said.

Their profits during the January-October period聽reached 633.8 billion yuan, while revenues amounted to 9.83 trillion yuan during the same period.

Huang also noted 24 central SOEs had entered the rank of Fortune 500 companies.

"皇冠体育app's companies still face difficulties and great challenges due to roaring raw material prices, huge environmental pressure and rampant protectionism triggered by the financial crisis," he said.

He said the companies should further enhance independent innovation, improve corporate governance and accelerate the pace of "go global" to compete with foreign brands.
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