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Vending saw a slight current value growth in 2014, rising by 2% over the previous year. This was chiefly due to a growing number of vending machines. However, prices are generally high in vending machines in Finland. Many consumers are thus reluctant to use vending other than as an emergency solution, when shops are closed or there is no time to find a shop that offers lower-priced soft drinks or snacks. A poor economic performance towards the end of the review period resulted in a further rise in consumer price-sensitivity and thus constrained sales growth.

In 9M14, Bulgarian passenger car sales rose 9.0% year on year (y-o-y), following a meagre 0.6% y-o-y increase in September. While the growth over 9M14 is positive news for the sector, it does represent a slowdown from the 15.2% growth in H114 and the 25% growth recorded for 4M14. This is in line with our view that growth would temper over Q2 and Q3 as low base effects come into play. We are maintaining our forecast for growth of 10% in passenger car sales in 2014, as we expect the deceleration in the rate of growth to cease over Q4. We expect this cooling period for vehicle sales to carry over into 2015, with projected growth of just 3.8% due to wider economic stagnation.

Moon Lake Productions is presenting A House of Glass, a musical adaptation of the biographical notes of the brilliant Tennessee (Thomas Lanier) Williams, controversial author and playwright, as played by phenomenal talent and local favorite Joshua Morgan, of the Helen Hayes Award™ winning No Rules Theatre Company.

Mobile Payments: Emerging Trends and Future Outlook report globally analyzes consumer perceptions of mobile payments, including the share of payments conducted through mobile phones, satisfaction levels for mobile phone transactions, and key aspects affecting growth in use of mobile payments. This report also highlights projected changes in payments through mobile phones until mid-2015, concerns about payments through mobile phones, frequently purchased product categories, and expected security features from mobile payment service providers.

Chapter 1 The economics of wind power. Wind power is capital intensive with most of the investment required upfront. The largest capital cost component is the turbine itself which can account for between 40% and 80% of the total capital cost of an onshore wind installation. Costs offshore are higher because of the more expensive operating environment and the greater difficulty establishing a foundation so the proportion of capital cost taken by the turbine is generally lower than onshore. Turbine cost fell from 1980 until 2002 when prices started to rise again, peaking in 2009 before falling further. Technological advances and greater overall efficiency are continuing to bring costs down. This is feeding into capital cost trends which are following turbine prices by falling. There are regional variations in capital costs, with costs lower in India and China than in Europe or the USA but regional differences are narrowing as the market becomes more global. With capital cost the dominant component of the cost of energy, the levelized cost of electricity from wind plants is falling too and onshore wind is beginning to compete with other technologies, particularly new coal. There is a growing consensus that onshore wind will reach parity in many parts of the world by the end of the decade, if not before. Offshore wind will take longer but could be competing with the main conventional sources of power by the middle or end of the third decade of the century.

Honduras: Operators Speed Up 3G Buildout to Comply With LTE License Terms, Accelerating Data Adoption report offers a precise, incisive profile of Honduras' mobile and fixed telecommunications and pay-TV markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Honduran market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile and pay-TV sectors, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

Solar cell costs have fallen rapidly over the past four to five years, and this has led to the technology becoming more competitive, in turn leading to cuts in subsidies for solar photovoltaic installations.

The Future of the UK Defense Industry - Market Attractiveness, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2020 report provides readers with a detailed analysis of both historic and forecast defense industry values, factors influencing demand, the challenges faced by industry participants, analysis of industry leading companies, and key news.

Chapter 1 Electricity and fuel cost trends: the signature of the past and signs for the future

This report is the result of Publisher's extensive market research covering the commercial construction industry in Belarus. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the commercial construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Commercial Construction in Belarus to 2018: Market Forecast' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the commercial construction industry in Belarus. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Belarusian construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Chapter 1 Carbon capture and storage: the potential and the challenges

This report is the result of Publisher's extensive research covering the high net worth individual (HNWI) population and wealth management market in the UAE.

The report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Singaporean personal accident and health insurance segment, including:

The report titled "Global Rail Equipment Market: Trends and Opportunities (2014-2019)" provides an insight into overall rail equipment sector over the years with a special focus on major categories- rolling stock, infrastructure, services and signaling. The report includes detailed information on market size, geographical segmentation and product lines segmentation in rail equipment sector. It also discusses key growth drivers, challenges and trends of the market. Further, companies like CSR Corp, Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd, China CNR Corp, Alstom are profiled in the report.

Indiana Restoration & Cleaning has reportedly emerged as the one-stop solution for damage restoration & cleaning assistance in Central Indiana. The company caters to both residential and commercial projects.

What do indigent rights, professional negligence claims and criminal defense have in common? They are all examples of advocacy being supported by CrowdLaw.net.

Customers have access to their mobile devices 24/7 so mobile Apps are the perfect promotional tool. No other form of marketing is as effective at keeping customers constantly engaged. Up until recently, apps downloaded from app stores were the only type of app format available. This type of app however has never been ideal for running promotions, due to inflated maintenance costs and inconvenient updating procedures. Enter FLOPORT, a Web App platform that allows users to launch an affordable mobile app that open on all smart devices, with real-time updates!

Janitorial services, also known as cleaning services, are generally used to keep workplaces free from unsightly dirt and provide a clean and germ-free environment. Cleaning is one of the most commonly outsourced services in various facilities such as educational buildings, corporate buildings, hotels, hospitals, retail outlets, and commercial and residential buildings. Janitorial services include both indoor and outdoor cleaning services, which include cleaning, trash pickup, floor polishing, and window washing.

Self-cleaning glass, also known as low-maintenance glass, leverages an innovative dual-action process that involves decomposition of organic dirt on the windows by sunlight; which is later washed away in the rain.

Chocolate is a sweet food or food ingredient sourced mainly from, cocoa beans. Some of the other ingredients of chocolate include sugar, emulsifiers such as lecithin, and additional flavors enhancer such as vanilla. It is commonly found in the form of a liquid, paste, powder or in blocks. Apart from the sweet taste chocolate contains antioxidants and minerals, which offers health benefits such as reduce risk associated with heart attacks and cancer.

Global frozen bakery market contributes a major portion in sales of food processing market across the globe. Frozen bakery products can be kept fresh for long period. Many frozen bakery products such as frozen breads, frozen pizza crust, frozen pastries, frozen cakes bread, frozen patisserie are high in demand, which boost frozen bakery market across the globe. Among all frozen bakery products, frozen pizza crust contributes the highest share followed by frozen bread and frozen pastries. In western countries, many people prefer to take frozen pizza as part of their daily meal. Frozen bakery market holds around 8% of total frozen food market across the globe.

Electric vehicles are powered by electric motors, which uses energy from rechargeable batteries. Electric vehicle are more user and environmental friendly as compared with gasoline based vehicles. These vehicles do not produce any tailpipe emissions, reduces dependency on oil and are cheaper to operate. Based on their power source, there are three types of electric vehicles: directly powered from an external power station, powered by stored electricity originally from an external power source and powered by an on-board electrical generator. Electric vehicles are very popular in low power and low range applications such as milt floats and golf buggies. However this technology is still in nascent stage for mainstream transportation, especially in developing countries. In recent years the electric vehicles segment has attracted the attentions of consumers as well as governments. According to a report by Electric Vehicle Initiative (EVI) and International Energy Agency (IEA), global electric vehicle sales became two folds between the year 2011 and 2012 and this growth is expected to be higher in coming years.

A cleanroom technology is basically a purified environment. It is highly regulated and used for the production of equipment sensitive to contamination. Cleanroom technology is an enclosed space in which airborne particulates, pollutants and contaminant are controlled to specific limit. Clean rooms are used to prevent the contamination of articles produced in the room. These contaminants are generated by process, people, facilities and equipments. Cleanroom have various applications in the field of electronics, semiconductors, optics, biotechnology, pharmacy, medical devices, food and drinks and hospitals. It also provides the control over environmental parameters such as temperature, pressure, and humidity. Cleanroom technologies are used for protection of personnel and product from dust particles and contamination. Cleanroom technologies comprises of fan filter units, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, laminar air flow systems and biosafety cabinet, high efficiency particulate air(HEPA) filters, and air diffusers and showers. It also consists of safety and cleaning consumables.

Packaging refers to an economical means of providing protection, presentation, identification information, convenience and compliance for a product during storage, carriage and display. In addition, packaging also helps manufacturers to differentiate their products from competitors. Pharmaceutical packaging is an essential part of pharmaceuticals product and drug delivery system in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical packaging protects products from physical damage, biological contamination and from all adverse external influences which can damage the properties of the products. Pharmaceutical packaging material consists of primary packaging system, secondary packaging system and tertiary packaging system. Primary packaging system consists of those packaging material which have direct contact with the product. It includes bottles, cap, labels and cap liner. Ampoules, tubes, blisters, pens vials, inhalers and syringes are some primary packaging for dosing and fillings. Secondary packaging system includes cartoons, corrugated shippers and pallets.

Wood is an important part of building material. Wood preservation chemicals ensure the longer life of wood by keeping it safe from the attack of any insects, fungus or bacteria. Such preservation can be done by several treatments and chemicals. Wood preservative chemicals market is growing with a significant growth rate due to the increased use of wood in the households and industrial sector. Wood has several indoor and outdoor applications. In the recent year, the commercial uses include decking; railroad products and fencing represent the major end-use application for wood preservative chemicals globally. The demand for wood preservative chemicals from the landscape-products end-use segment is projected to increase in the future years.