Novartis Sees Return to Growth This Year With New Chief
- Core profit to grow by mid-to-high single digits in 2018
- New CEO sees effort to ‘pivot even harder’ toward innovation
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Novartis AG starts 2018 with a new chief executive and a rosier outlook, projecting a return to growth after three lackluster years.
The percentage increase in earnings excluding some expenses this year will probably be in the mid-to-high single digits, after showing no change in 2017 at constant currencies, the Basel, Switzerland-based drugmaker said in a statement Wednesday.