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Dasha Afanasieva

Dasha is a columnist in London writing about the consumer goods sector, as well as Russia and Turkey. She has been at Reuters since 2012 as deals reporter in London and Turkey correspondent, covering the 2016 coup and the war in Syria. Prior to that she produced business news on BBC radio and worked as an investment banking analyst. She holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford. Follow @dasha_reuters

Contact Info

Dasha Afanasieva
Columnist, London
+44 (0)20 7542 0214
E-mail: dasha.afanasieva@thomsonreuters.com

Recent stories

Unilever could use a few Nestlé diet tips

Decent first-quarter revenue growth at both consumer giants means their 2020 margin goals can live another day. But Unilever’s foods business expanded just 1.5 percent organically compared to 3.4 percent overall at Nestlé. The Anglo-Dutch group needs to overhaul its pantry.
18 April 2019
Next Ukraine leader will inherit unfunny problems

A comedian whose TV character accidentally becomes president is the front runner to win Sunday’s election and take charge of securing billions of dollars in aid. To unlock the money, Kiev must satisfy the IMF it is tackling corruption. It’s a challenge where life may imitate art.
18 April 2019
Danone leaves itself little room for error

The 48 bln euro yogurt maker’s first-quarter sales rose 0.8 pct organically, in line with expectations. Danone expects that to accelerate, but missteps could threaten the company’s full-year target of 3 percent. Any shortfall could encourage attention from activists.
17 April 2019
IPOs will remain endangered species in Europe

16 April 2019
Publicis’ biggest buy distracts from deeper issues

15 April 2019
Canadian raid may unlock value for G4S investors

11 April 2019
Engie gets the gas but without the gearing

8 April 2019
Oligarchs take U.S. sanctions risk in their stride

8 April 2019
Magnit’s Lenta counterpunch has yet to connect

5 April 2019
TPG leaves Russian retail with a whimper

2 April 2019
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