


Keith Nichols, chief financial officer of Akzo Nobel NV, talks about the impact of volatility in foreign-exchange rates, rising raw material costs and the U.S. economic slowdown on first-quarter profit reported today. The world's largest maker of paints said net income increased 51 percent to 118 million euros ($183 million), trailing analyst estimates. Nichols speaks with Bloomberg's Mark Barton and Sara Walker from Amsterdam. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg | May 7, 2008
