De La Rue banks on second half

By This Is Money
Updated: 00:00 BST, 26 November 2002

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BANKNOTE printer De La Rue sought to put a gloss on a 20% 急落（する），激減（する） in 暫定的な 利益（をあげる）s, 約束ing a better showing in the second half. The company, which prints 国家の 通貨s for about 150 countries, made pre-税金 利益（をあげる）s of £19.6m before one-off items for the six months to 28 September, 負かす／撃墜する from £35.6m a year earlier.

It said the slowing 全世界の economy had 攻撃する，衝突する 需要・要求する. But results for the second half should be '意味ありげに better'. 十分な-year 人物／姿／数字s should be in line with 期待s '供給するd there is no その上の 悪化／低下 in the 貿易（する）ing 環境 in our 重要な markets'.

De La Rue 問題／発行するd its second 利益（をあげる） 警告 in two months in September, and had already signalled in July that first-half 利益（をあげる）s would be 意味ありげに below those of last year. The 会社／堅い 解除するd the 暫定的な （株主への）配当 4.8% to 4.4p a 株.