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Merck Still Imports 80% of Its Raw Materials, Here's Its Strategy for Dealing with Geopolitics and the Weak Rupiah

Around 80 percent of the raw materials for Merck's biopharma products are still imported, primarily from France, Switzerland, and Germany. |P&G's raw materials are also around 75-80 percent imported, primarily from China, so geopolitical dynamics are a concern for the company. |Merck manages exchange rate risk through hedging at the group level, intercompany transactions in rupiah, and natural hedging from export activities.

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Merck Still Imports 80% of Its Raw Materials, Here's Its Strategy for Dealing with Geopolitics and the Weak Rupiah

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