ADVISORY/Adecco SA Reports 44% Increase in Revenues and 49% Increase in Operating Income for 2000.

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(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adecco SA, the world's leading provider of personnel services, today announced strong financial results for the fiscal year 2000. Year-over-year, revenues increased by 44% to CHF CHF

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swiss Franc.

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The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 26.6 billion, operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

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This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. by 49% to CHF 1.2 billion and income before amortization and restructuring charges restructuring charge

The expense of reorganizing a company's operations. A restructuring charge is an infrequent expense that generally results from asset writedowns or facility closings. by 42% to CHF 746 million. Since 1996, when Adia and Ecco merged to form Adecco, the company has demonstrated outstanding growth.

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