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To coincide with Earth Day on April 22, 2014, Ed4Online is showcasing its corporate social responsibility as an eco-friendly company by providing a free eBook to those seeking more information about green careers. In conjunction with this offering, the online education company will also spotlight its green career training options.

Although a positive sign that progress to end violence in Mozambique can be made, the announcement by opposition party Renamo that it will participate in the October 2014 general election should be treated with caution. Clashes between the government forces and Renamo have continued during early 2014 and this could harden the government's position. Even if Renamo do take part in the vote, we believe that the party will fare poorly.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Osteoarthritis - Pipeline Review, H1 2014', provides an overview of the Osteoarthritis's therapeutic pipeline.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Fallopian Tube Cancer - Pipeline Review, H1 2014', provides an overview of the Fallopian Tube Cancer's therapeutic pipeline.

With China's economy on course for a rude slowdown over the coming years, Australia's mining sector is set to suffer the painful spillover effects of a sharp investment slowdown. Already, the mining sector is feeling the crunch of plummeting commodity prices as a string of miners scale back their ambitions and slam the brakes on investment. We forecast Australia's mining sector value to reach US $187bn by 2018, growing at an annual average rate of 4.0% over our forecast period. This contrasts with an average growth rate of 21.7% per annum over the past decade.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Pipeline Review, H1 2014', provides an overview of the Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer's therapeutic pipeline.

"Spirits Market in Swaziland: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Spirits market in Swaziland.

Increasingly challenging economics could slow the growth of oil-sands driven production, although we note that liquids-rich shales could be the new engine of liquid output growth. Exploration in the country's offshore acreage and unconventional resources could unearth more oil and gas reserves to support the country's long-term growth prospects. The outlook for Canada's oil and gas industry is still a positive one, though its upstream potential needs more support from the community and the government for infrastructure development.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Kidney Fibrosis - Pipeline Review, H1 2014', provides an overview of the Kidney Fibrosis's therapeutic pipeline.

Bahrain's consumer electronics market is one of the smallest in the region due to the size of the population. This means that devices are mostly distributed via regional hubs, as it is not cost effective for global vendors to have a local presence. Despite its small size there are considerable opportunities in Bahrain due to the high incomes in the country - and the propensity of the local population to spend on consumer electronics equipment. Smartphones and tablets are the fastest-growing device categories in the market, although big-ticket items such as LED and 3G TV sets will also contribute to the market's expected expansion. While there are many positive aspects to Bahrain's market, it should be noted that civil unrest and an unstable political outlook pose downside risks to our forecasts for the sector's growth.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) - Pipeline Review, H1 2014', provides an overview of the Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)'s therapeutic pipeline.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Psychosis - Pipeline Review, H1 2014', provides an overview of the Psychosis's therapeutic pipeline.

In 2014, we forecast a 4.7% increase in vehicle sales in 2014. BMI forecasts a 4.6% increase in passenger car sales in 2014, chiefly on the back of low base effects from substantial declines in 2013, and pent-up demand from several years of sustained declines in the market and delayed purchasing decisions. As the monthly chart shows, sales volumes in the country were erratic over the year, and the market experienced both strong increases and decreases- we attribute this sharp January sales increase to low base effects, but believe the growth rate will temper somewhat over the year.

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

In 2012, the industrial production index for chemicals declined 0.7% on average, while for rubber and plastic products it plummeted an average of 9.0%, compared with growth of 0.2% and -1.5% respectively in 2011. In the first four months of 2013, the chemicals production index fell by a further 7.3% while the rubber and plastics index fell by 5.0%. This signalled a deterioration of chemical and petrochemicals performance in H113. Although there was an uptick in April, the operating environment has not changed radically to support a sustained recovery.

Bahrain's water sector is gradually undergoing reform and is increasingly open to foreign direct investment. The process is tentative, with Crown Prince Salman, appointed as deputy prime minister in 2013, hopefully able to promote a conciliatory agenda and push for economic reform. The country's water infrastructure is in need of extensive expansion and modernisation, and this is likely to remain a priority for the Bahrain authorities. In February 2014, it was announced Bahrain will begin projects worth nearly $4.4bn to upgrade its infrastructure, particularly in the water and power sectors This bodes well for our sector outlook over the medium term.

BMI's Malaysia tourism report looks a range of key market indicators in this rapidly expanding tourism destination located in the booming Asia Pacific region. With the number of inbound and outbound travellers set to increase throughout our forecast period, we expect to see healthy growth in the hotel sector and solid gains in overall industry value by 2018.

"Spirits Market in Senegal: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Spirits market in Senegal.

Indonesia's underlying economic growth story will be supportive of consumer electronics market expansion over the medium term and make it a regional outperformer during our forecast period to 2018. Additional trends will support growth, for instance investment by telecoms operators in wireline and wireless data networks and the declining price of devices in key categories such as tablets and smartphones due to competition between local and Chinese vendors in the Android ecosystem. This trend should see rapidly rising penetration in key product categories. Overall market growth will see the market reach US $16.6bn in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate of 8.5%. However, there is downside risk to this bullish outlook, with the depreciation of the rupiah and shifting global sentiment to emerging markets in early 2014 potentially disruptive to the existing growth trajectory.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Stroke - Pipeline Review, H1 2014', provides an overview of the Stroke's therapeutic pipeline.

There are several factors underpinning BMI's positive outlook for the Commercial Real Estate sector in 2014. Firstly, providing key support for the industrial sector is the steady increase of US domestic energy production and stronger real GDP growth in key US trade partners, including Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the eurozone, which we believe will increase external demand for US goods and services. Secondly, supporting the retail segment broad trends supporting stronger real personal consumption expenditure (PCE) growth remain in place, and as such we expect real PCE growth to continue to accelerate in 2014. Thirdly, the improved outlook for the economy and unemployment will support all three real estate segments.

We forecast Peru's mining sector will experience average annual growth of 4.6% through 2018, driven by investment in both base and precious metals. We expect the sector's total value to reach US $27.7bn. Numerous domestic and international firms have projects in development and construction phases, and the sector presents promising growth opportunities for miners of a wide array of minerals. The Peruvian government estimates current mining investment pipelines through 2020 to total nearly US$57bn, although continued protests by local communities may reduce this figure as project delays mount and costs rise.

Romania's pharmaceutical market will post moderate growth over the short term due to continued focus on price controls, limited reimbursement of pharmaceuticals and stubbornly high unemployment levels. Unemployment levels and the state of Romania's economy directly impact revenues for the state insurer; while the country's economic picture in early 2014 is improving, the benefits will not be felt until the medium term. These issues continue to weigh down our assessment of the Romanian pharmaceutical and healthcare market in Q214.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Cholangiocellular Hepatoma Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014" provides data on the Cholangiocellular Hepatoma clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Cholangiocellular Hepatoma. It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers a preliminary coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides briefing pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating Cholangiocellular Hepatoma. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

Total gross lending continued to show healthy performance in 2013. Consumers continued to borrow to finance their daily spending and used credit cards to enjoy discounts and promotions offered by the card issuers. Borrowing for overdrafts without the need of collateral remained popular, as small borrowers are free to use the loan for their own purposes, while small and short term borrowers approach pawn shops for easy access to consumer loans.