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Debit cards have started to outnumber credit cards in most countries across the world, in many cases irrespective of the area and related economic development. However, when compared to credit cards, the real convenience of issuing debit cards, from the bank's perspective, may not be straightforward. Credit cards, as a type of loan, have always proved much more attractive because structural features allow issuers to generate high margins. A quick comparison of the internet space devoted to debit cards, and to credit cards, shows how the former has been overwhelmed by its credit counterparts.

Mexico ranks as the second-most visited tourism destination in the Americas region after the US, and is the tenth-most visited destination globally for international tourist arrivals. Tourism is the second-largest revenue generator in the country, after oil, and international tourist arrivals increased by XX% in 2011 to XX million. Domestic tourism also remained buoyant with XX million arrivals during the year. The country's close proximity to the US enables it to access the world's largest market in terms of tourism.

The Mexican car rental market recorded modest growth during the review period, registered a CAGR of 4.62% to reach a value of MXN X.X billion in 2011. This modest growth was a consequence of the adverse effects of the global financial crisis and the outbreak of H1N1 flu in Mexico during 2008-2009. Both these factors reduced the number of tourist arrivals to Mexico, negatively impacting the country's car rental market. However, both the Mexican economy and the country's tourism industry recovered in 2010. With the country's tourism industry expected to record strong growth and increased levels of foreign investment over the forecast period, the value of the Mexican car rental market is projected to record a CAGR of 6.52% over the forecast period.

The Future of the Bakery and Cereals Market in France, to 2016 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Bakery & Cereals consumption trends in France, historic and forecast Bakery and Cereals consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Bakery and Cereals sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years

Canned Food in New Zealand by Mintel Global Market Navigator provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2011. This market covers canned vegetables, fruit, fish/seafood, meat (incl. poultry) and other canned food. It excludes sweet spreads, drinks (other than milk), cooking & table sauces, soup, biscuits, snacks & other bakery products, confectionery, baby food, cooking oils. Market size comprises sales through all retail channels including direct to consumer Market size for Canned Food in New Zealand is given in %, NZD, USD and tonnes with a minimum of five years' historical data. Market Forecast is provided for five years. Included with this snapshot is socio-economic data for New Zealand. Population, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exchange Rates.

The Future of the Chilled and Deli Foods Market in the UK, to 2016 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Chilled and Deli Foods consumption trends in the UK, historic and forecast Chilled and Deli Foods consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Chilled and Deli Foods sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years

Marketers in the Soy Products market face a major challenge. Understanding market size and segmentation is valuable, but the keys to effective targeting is knowing just how valuable specific consumer groups are, and being able to quantify the impact of consumer trends.This report solves these problems by providing integrated survey-based data on consumer trends, consumer groups and market data which show exactly the size of consumer groups, how much of the soy products market they account for and which consumer trends drive their behavior.

Marketers in the Oils & Fats market face a major challenge. Understanding market size and segmentation is valuable, but the keys to effective targeting is knowing just how valuable specific consumer groups are, and being able to quantify the impact of consumer trends.This report solves these problems by providing integrated data on consumer trends, consumer groups and market data which show exactly the size of consumer groups, how much of the oils & fats market they account for and which consumer trends drive their behavior.

Building Information Modeling Financial Impacts in 2012: Survey Brief' is a new report by World Market Intelligence that analyzes how companies in the construction industry perceive Business Information Modeling (BIM). This report analyzes the operational impacts of BIM applications and the expected impact of BIM applications on projects.

Marrakech has grown in recent years to become an attractive destination for sophisticated tourists from around the world. Amidst regional turmoil affecting many neighbouring markets, Marrakech had remained relatively stable until it was targeted by a bomb attack in April 2011. The recovery was nonetheless swift, although hotel owners suffered for many weeks. The "Ochre City" is close to Europe and very well connected by air to its key source markets.

Sales of carbonates experienced a strong deceleration in 2011 compared with previous years, mostly due to price increases (IPI tax rise), more severe weather and rising inflation. In the year, sales of carbonates were also affected by increases in sugar prices and rising packaging costs, such as PET resins. On the other hand, the increase in plastic packaging costs encouraged the leading manufacturers to invest more in returnable bottles in order to compensate for high increases in PET bottles.

In 2011, leisure and personal goods specialist retailers saw positive growth after three years of value decline. Improved economic conditions in the country was the main reason for positive growth at the end of the review period. The negative trend in the category was largely due to the negative trend in jewellers, which saw its category position drop from largest to second largest in 2011. Jewellery retailing is of a large size as Turkish people are culturally very interested in jewellery,

In 2011 there was a very strong increase in unit prices in coffee. Unit prices in fresh ground coffee, which is the largest category of coffee, increased by 29% in retail value terms in 2011 as average unit prices in the off-trade channel increased from DKr70.40 per kg in 2010 to Dkr90.70 per kg in 2011. The correlation between global prices and retail pricing is very strong in coffee and in 2011 several factors influenced unit prices. On a global level, poor harvests, speculation and increased.

As a result of the improving economy, beer recorded strong current total value growth in 2011, with sales reaching NGN941 billion. With a relatively high unit price increase of 11% and strong volume growth of 13%, current total value sales increased by a very strong 26% in 2011. This good performance can also be attributed to the increasing number of on-trade consumers and the growing popularity of watching sporting events, especially football, in on-trade outlets as well as the rise in the.

The demand for coal is dominated by its use as a fuel for power generation; in particular, metallurgical coal is experiencing a surge in interest as companies are scrambling to meet demand for steel overseas. Emerging economies will increasingly demand metallurgical coal over the next five years to meet their insatiable demand for steel. Electricity consumption will also expand, as consumers and businesses increase their energy use and in turn, demand more energy.

This industry includes firms that construct complete non-residential buildings on their own account for sale or on a fee or contract basis. This includes the construction of all types of non-residential buildings (offices, schools, hospitals and factories) and the assembly and erection of prefabricated non-residential constructions on the site. It may also involve the outsourcing of parts or even the whole construction process.

During a period of restricted discretionary spend and low consumer confidence, it is imperative that retailers know who their core customer base is and how they should be targeting them. UK Customer Insights 2012 are based around individual retailers and provide a highly detailed, data-rich overview of a retailer's customers, including shopper profiles and the drivers of loyalty and disloyalty.

The report begins with an introduction of different types of fertilizers produced in India categorized as organic, bio and chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizer is the focus of the report, which also includes water soluble fertilizers. The market overview section provides details about the domestic fertilizer production, consumption, demand and import levels. The production overview section entails production of fertilizers both nutrient-wise, as well as product-wise, while the consumption overview section includes nutrient-wise and zone-wise consumption of fertilizers. India's fertilizer consumption has grown at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2006-07 to 2009-10. The demand overview section provides a clear idea about the demand-supply situation of the fertilizer market, including product-wise demand, availability and sales of fertilizers in the country. The import overview section comprises product-wise import of fertilizers along with the installed capacity of fertilizers both nutrient-wise, as well as product-wise.

This market research report offers an in-depth perspective on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for electric generating sets in Pakistan. The analysis provides essential market information for decision-makers

This market research report offers an in-depth perspective on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for cocoa and chocolate products in Qatar. The analysis provides essential market information for decision-makers including:

This market research report offers an in-depth perspective on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for animal food in Canada. The analysis provides essential market information for decision-makers including:

Published by Canadean, the Canada Juice Category Profile comprises of text, data tables and charts. Supported by market commentary, data includes consumption trends (historical and forecasts to 2014), segmentation data (flavour, ambient vs chilled), packaging analysis (pack material, refillable vs non-refillable, multi vs single serve), distribution splits and leading companies' percentage market share. In addition, market commentary also looks at the outlook for juice, functional products, private label, marketing, pricing including market value (at consumer price) and new products for 2010.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Cardiac Arrest Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012" provides data on the Cardiac Arrest clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Cardiac Arrest . 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 Cardiac Arrest . 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.

GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released its new report, "Healthcare, Regulatory and Reimbursement Landscape - Indonesia". The report is an essential source of information and analysis, and identifies the key trends in Indonesia's healthcare market. It also provides an insight into the demographic, regulatory, and reimbursement landscape, and the overall healthcare infrastructure. Most importantly, the report provides valuable insights into the trends and segmentation in the pharmaceutical and medical devices market. It is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, secondary research, and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research "Orphan Diseases Therapeutics in Oncology to 2018 - Strongly Diversified Developmental Pipelines Indicate Long-Term Growth Potential despite Moderate Scope of Current Late Stage Molecules", which provides insights into the Oncology orphan disease therapeutics market until 2018. The report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GBI Research's team of industry experts. The report provides an in-depth analysis of pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, acute myeloid leukemia as well as Hodgkin lymphoma in the last seven years as well as throughout the forecast period until 2018. The report examines the global orphan diseases therapeutics in Oncology usage patterns. It includes the geographical distribution of pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, acute myeloid leukemia and Hodgkin lymphoma markets across the US, the top five European countries and in Japan. The report also includes insights into the orphan diseases therapeutics in Oncology Research and Development (R&D) product pipeline and explores the competitive landscape, including major players in the Oncology orphan disease therapeutics market. Finally, the report includes an analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) as well as co-development and licensing deals that took place in the orphan diseases therapeutics in Oncology market in the last seven years.