High demand prompts Atos to increase annual sales target.

(Reuters) – France’s Atos raised its full-year organic revenue growth target on Friday, pointing to improving commercial traction and high demand, even as its half-year sales came slightly below expectations.

The IT consultancy group expects its 2023 organic revenue to be in line with last year’s or to rise by up to 2%, compared to its prior range of -1% to 1%.

Its revenue for the six months through June was 5.5 billion euros ($6 billion), below the 5.57 billion euros expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv Eikon.

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(Reporting by Victor Goury-Laffont in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi)