Publicis Groupe returns to profit as global and APAC revenue continues to slow

Global holding group Publicis has reported a fall in revenue for 2017 despite improved margins and a return to profit, in what CEO Arthur Sadoun described as “a generally difficult context” in its annual report released overnight.

The company reported global revenues were down 0.4% over last year to €9.69 billion, while the Asia-Pacific operations reported the biggest regional fall of 2.3% to €1.06 billion. Group profits were €872 million.

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