McDonald’s said on Monday that business in the Middle East had picked up after a year in the doldrums related to boycotts over the war in Gaza, helping to drive an unexpected rebound in worldwide sales.
The US fast-food chain said global comparable sales increased by 0.4 per cent in the fourth quarter year on year, defying predictions of a 0.4 per cent decline, based on a Visible Alpha poll of analysts.
Propelling the rise in sales were gains in certain international markets led in part by the Middle East, the Chicago-based company added.
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