IHI Corp has raised its profit forecast for the full year as it turned in a pristine set of nine-month figures.

The Japanese builder has, however, set its sights on a lower revenue sum than achieved in the previous financial year.



Net profit for the first three quarters to the end of December hit JPY 18.98bn ($232.66m). This was a massive leap on the mere JPY 52m in net profit taken in the comparable period a year earlier.



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