{
  "id": 2044048,
  "title": "AIA first-half profit up 11%, driven by strong growth in Hong Kong and Asia sales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/aia-first-half-profit-up-11-driven-by-strong-growth-in-hong-kong-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T23:36:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3364620/aia-first-half-profit-11-driven-strong-growth-hong-kong-and-asia-sales"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "AIA Group, Asia’s largest independent publicly listed life insurance group, reported 11 per cent growth in first-half operating profit, driven by strong growth of Hong Kong and mainland China sales and expansion in Southeast Asian markets. Operating profit after tax on a constant currency basis reached US$4.16 billion, with earnings per share rising to 39.95 US cents, according to a filing to the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}