The thunder burst again- ashort ,abruptpeal, as if the egis had fallen from the weakened hand of the thunderer.

France's Egis Airport Operation has a 10 percent stake in the company.

Bulk sales, one of the most rapidly growing segments within Egis' portfolio, expanded by 95 percent.

Mandatory subsidy repayments and newly introduced sales agent registration fees cost the firm 935 million forints, Egis added.

Egis's bottom line was lifted by financial income, which doubled thanks to interest income and favourable hedging contracts.

The government's measures cost Egis 1.7 billion for the full year, the firm said.

The government's measures cost Egis 1.7 billion forints for the full year, the firm said.

Egis' bottom line was lifted by financial income, which doubled on the back of interest income and favourable hedging contracts.

Menthy added that production at Egis, one of Hungary's biggest industrial firms, was otherwise unaffected and production was continuing on schedule.

Egis said that the dollar's weakening alone resulted in a 4.7 billion exchange rate loss for the year.

Triunfo and UTC each own 45 percent of ABSA, as the operator is known, while Egis controls a 10 percent stake.

Coverex, a blood pressure drug, had the second highest turnover for Egis in fiscal 2006 and generated 5.3 billion forints in revenue.

Accounts show that the French-owned Egis Road & Tunnel Operation Ireland Ltd recorded a 15.5 per cent rise in revenue to €17.3 million.