FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said on Wednesday its profits soared last year, and it is confident the planned mega-merger with US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto will go ahead this year.

Net profit at the Leverkusen-based maker of Aspirin jumped 62 percent to 7.3 billion euros ($8.9 billion) last year.

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