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Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Basic Precious and Non-ferrous Metals market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

While the intense political violence has recently abated, we believe that stability will still be hard to come by due to the ongoing security crackdown on opposition activists and the war crime tribunals against Islamist leaders. As such, we maintain our short-term political risk rating of 62.1 out of 100.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the construction equipment market in Italy. It contains detailed data on market dynamics along with latest industry happenings, industry players and happening projects in Italy. "Italy Construction Equipment: Market Update" provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the construction equipment market in Italy. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Italy construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Canadean's, "Fortified Wine Market in East Europe to 2019: Market Guide" provides a snapshot of the Fortified Wine consumption in East Europe. The quantitative data in the report provides historic and forecast consumption data of the market by country, giving a simple overview of the Fortified Wine market trends in the region in an easy to use format.

The BRIC Insurance industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

The ICT investment trends in Switzerland report published by Kable Global ICT Intelligence presents the findings from a survey of 46 Swiss enterprises regarding their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including the likes of security, content management, communications and collaboration, and cloud computing.

The popularity of energy drinks continued to increase among the young generation. Energy drinks is often consumed in cafes and night clubs, as an alternative to alcoholic drinks. The category is regulated by the Belarusian health authorities. According to legislation by the Belarusian Ministry of Health, dated 1 March 2005, energy drinks must contain no more than two energy-boosting components, such as taurine, guarana or caffeine. All components must be of natural origin and their...

GlobalData's new report, "North America Contrast Media Injectors Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the North America Contrast Media Injectors market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, and volume (in units) and average price data (in US dollars), within market categories - CT Injectors, Interventional Cardiology/Angio Injectors and MRI Injectors.

This report focuses on the sports medicine market, which includes implants and arthroscopic capital equipment. The orthopedic sports medicine market has been estimated in this report and covers the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Japan, Brazil, China and India. The report provides unmet needs, future adoption and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). GlobalData's analysis shows that while the orthopedics implant market is mature, sports medicine is an area with the potential for significant international growth. With the market, the US remains to be the largest market with the EU to follow and growing. The APAC region while markedly smaller has a large potential patient population.The top six to seven market leaders continue to dominate the market through technological innovation and investment in establishing strong distribution networks. The major opportunity lies within technological advancement and the clinical trials to prove effectiveness of new techniques.

MarketLines' Kirin Holdings Company Limited (formerly Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.) Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by Kirin Holdings Company Limited (formerly Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.) since January 2007. These reports offer a comprehensive breakdown of the organic and inorganic growth activity undertaken by an organization to sustain its competitive advantage.

The performance of packaged food improved over the review period, thanks to growth in the retail infrastructure, the growing population and a robustly growing economy. Nutrition/staples grew on the back of the population surge, whereas growing health awareness helped to increase sales of niche products.

Motorcycles in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Italy motorcycles market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the construction equipment market in Brazil. It contains detailed data on market dynamics along with latest industry happenings, industry players and happening projects in Brazil. "Brazil Construction Equipment: Market Update" provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the construction equipment market in Brazil. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Brazil construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Cambodia's infrastructure sector failed to maintain its red hot pace of expansion in 2013, with real growth dropping from 16.3% to 6.4%. Although 2013 saw a return of foreign investment and an increase in domestic project financing in Cambodia, several risks continue to dampen the near-term growth potential of the sector - namely greater policy uncertainty following the outcome of the July 2013 general elections - growing competition from Myanmar, limited upside to foreign investment and the resolution of land disputes in the favour of local residents. We therefore envisage only a moderate pick-up in activity for 2014, with the industry's real growth forecasted at 8.2%.

Away-from-home tissue and hygiene continued to record strong growth in Chile in 2013, as sales increased by 7% in current value terms and 9% in volume terms. As is the case with retail, consumers increasingly preferred higher-quality products. This trend is reflected not only in consumers' homes but also in their places of work. Volume growth of away-from-home tissue and hygiene was due to the aggressive sales campaigns the leading companies undertook. The ideal away-from-home tissue and...

Movies & Entertainment in China industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the China movies & entertainment market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

The introduction of Jet, the energizing beverage of Florida Bebidas was the key story in sports and energy drinks in 2013. This launch is driving a significant movement in the whole category's performance given the successful formula that meets unfulfilled consumer needs, such as value-for-money ratio, good flavour, volume and packaging convenience. Jet added a renewed dynamism to the category, changing the approach that manufacturers followed over the latest years, which was mainly directed to...

Besides the dampened economy, declining demand for traditional powder detergents due to their chemical residues and high energy consumption had a crucial influence on laundry care, which saw a slowdown in momentum in 2013. However, growth in replacement products such as liquid detergents and even concentrated detergents, driven by improved living standards, underpinned the robust growth of laundry care. Meanwhile, some emerging dynamic categories, such as spot and stain removers and fine fabric...

In 2013, total vehicle sales in Spain increased 4.2%. BMI forecasts a 9.0% increase in vehicle sales. This comes from an expected 8% increase in the passenger car segment and 14.9% rise in commercial vehicle (CV) sales.

Global Insurance industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

The importance of home audio and cinema continued to decline in Hungary towards the end of the review period as consumer attention turned to smart TVs, tablets and smartphones. Volume sales of home audio and cinema declined by 6% during 2012 and 2% in 2013, which was part of a long-term negative growth trend which lasted at least the length of the entire review period. Although current value sales declined in home audio and cinema throughout the review period, 3% current value growth was...

The Indonesian petrochemicals market in 2013 was a little less bullish than BMI had expected in the previous quarter with our real GDP growth forecast for the year revised down from 5.8% to 5.7%. BMI's latest Indonesia Petrochemicals Report maintains our expectations for the rate of economic expansion to ease further to 5.4% in 2014. The trends suggest slightly less dynamism over the short-term, but the market remains robust and the long-term scenario is strongly to the upside. The local industry's inability to meet domestic requirements means that the country will remain a significant net importer of petrochemicals products in Asia.

Since the products in wound care meet the basic wound care needs and consumers are not willing to purchase products that are considered too expensive, companies stopped innovating, which led to stable development of wound care products. Among the basic products there is not much innovation possible without adding more expensive technology, which is not worth it as consumers are not interested.

BMI expects the Iraqi defence budget to be worth US$22.4bn in 2014. This will be a significant increase from the US$18.6bn which Iraq spent on defence in 2013. By 2018, we see Iraq spending US$44.06bn on defence.

"Still & Sparkling Wine Market in Central African Republic: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Still & Sparkling Wine market in Central African Republic.