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BAT shares untroubled by Venezeulan, U.S. lawsuit threat ($$) 

Jump to full article: NewsEdge, 1999-01-29
Author: AFX via NewsEdge

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It was perplexed at the move, which comes just days before new Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who won a landslide victory in the country's recent elections, is sworn into office.

Analysts seemed to agree. One sector watcher said the suit "does not look dangerous at first sight. Given the change in government, I don't really see why the Venezuelans bothered."

Another added: "It looks like the government there is just looking for an opportune way of scraping together some extra cash."

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