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For four consecutive years, including in 2013, the nuts category experienced positive volume growth. Products in the nuts category are popular among Italian consumers. They are used in the preparation of many traditional savoury dishes and sweets and are also commonly consumed as snacks.

Ghana's social security system covers the entire population, including employees and self-employed individuals. The provision of benefits depends on the contributions made by employers, insured employees and self-employed persons. The Ghanaian social security system has a three-tier pension scheme which was introduced in 2009. The first tier is a mandatory social insurance scheme administered by the Social Security and National Insurance Trusts (SSNIT). The second tier is a mandatory occupational pension scheme, which is privately managed, and the third tier is a voluntary, privately managed pension scheme funded through contributions from employers and employees.

This report elaborates Slovenia's power market structure and provides historical and forecast numbers for generation, capacity and consumption up to 2030. Detailed analysis of the Slovenian power market's regulatory structure, import and export trends, competitive landscape and power projects at various stages of the supply chain is provided. The report also gives a snapshot of the power sector in Slovenia on broad parameters of macroeconomics, supply security, generation infrastructure, transmission infrastructure, degree of competition, regulatory scenario and future potential. Financial performance of the leading power companies is also analyzed in the report.

Clustering Software Market by Solutions (System Management, Parallel Environment, and Workload Management), by Components (Professional Services, Software and Licenses), by Platforms (Windows, Linux and Unix), by Deployment Types (Hosted and On-Premises) - Global Forecast to 2019

Air conditioning systems or air conditioners are deployed to manage temperature and humidity efficiently. These systems are installed in commercial buildings, IT parks, hotels, restaurants, manufacturing industries, retail outlets, and residential buildings for enhanced lifestyle comfort.

Personal accident and health insurance accounted for 10.3% of the Belgian insurance industry's written premium in 2013, after recording a CAGR of 2.3% during the review period (2009-2013). This growth was primarily due to increases in medical expenditure, and Belgian outbound tourism. The expansion of the segment was also supported by positive demographic factors such as increased life expectancy and the country's large urban population. An increase in the government's private and public healthcare expenditure also fueled segment growth, although this was partially offset by weak economic growth and the impact of the European debt crisis.

We expect that household consumption will remain stable over 2015, contributing 1. 7 percentage points to headline real GDP,. This will be supported by low inflation and an improving labour market. However, the deterioration in EU-Russia relations is adversely affecting Latvia's economic growth outlook. Western sanctions on Russia have led to capital flight and sharp depreciation of the rouble against the dollar, which has markedly worsened the growth outlook for Russia (which remains one of Latvia's most important trading partners). Russia's retaliatory embargo on EU agricultural goods will also leave Latvia among the worst affected, as Latvian agricultural exports to Russia account for almost 3% of total exports.

Fast food recorded the lowest increase in current value terms within consumer foodservice. This was mainly due to a poor reputation which evolved from many outlets practising inadequate hygiene and it is also considered to be the category which has less focus on healthy and high-quality ingredients. The convenience trend among Norwegians is however still contributing to the growth within the category.

Peru is the country with the third-lowest per capita consumption of chilled processed food in Latin America. In the country this category is largely represented by chilled processed meat. Traditionally this type of product is purchased in a loose format in independent small grocers or bakeries, where the amount in grams requested by the customer is sliced at the moment of purchase. This fact determines that sales of packaged chilled processed meat are very small in comparison. Nevertheless...

ATS or Applicant Tracking System is an application that manages recruitment process of an organization. An ATS can be compared to CRM systems, but is specifically designed for recruitment tracking purposes. ATS collects resume in a database, and gives recruiters an online view of job seekers after scanning and indexing their resumes. Most organizations use some form of applicant tracking system application to handle job applications and manage large volume of resume data.

Baby food packaging products are specially designed for packaging food material for infants and toddlers. A wide variety of packaging materials such as glass jars, plastic containers, metal cans, folding cartons, and flexible packaging are used for packaging baby food products, including dried foods, prepared foods, and milk formula.

Croatia's entrance into the EU was completed in July 2013, and this should be a key driver of ICT growth, facilitating increased trade between European markets. Over the next five years, the process of EU convergence, which still has far to go, will drive spending on IT projects. Funds such as the EU Cohesion fund are already providing funding for IT projects related to modernisation initiatives in both public and business segments. However, private consumption level s in Croatia are expected to remain weak in 2014 and 2015, with fiscal consolidation and weak investment spending set to weigh on headline growth at just 0.6% in 2014. As the government remains the major investor in ICT in Croatia, our IT forecast is subject to downside risk and IT spending levels are not expected to be regained until towards the end of our five-year forecast period to 2018.

The Future of the Suncare Market in Thailand to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Suncare consumption trends in Thailand, historic and forecast Suncare 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 Suncare sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

Grapes harvest was good in 2013. However, with the general increase of prices, prices for grapes also increased which resulted in rising prices for wine. As a result, consumers again switched to cast wine, which has acceptable price/quality parity. Georgians enjoy domestic unpackaged wine; they also tend to prefer wine in big packages (5litres). As wine is consumed in large amounts in Georgia, local consumers prefer to buy at once in big packages, which allow them to save money.

The biggest growth area in Saudi Arabia's telecoms market is high-value services for corporate and individual customers. This view is supported by operators' fi nancial and operational results which show a strong uptake of next generation mobile and wireline data services as well as convergence services. Mobile revenues, meanwhile, are likely to come under further pressure following the entry of the first mobile virtual network operator ( MVNO ) to the country. This is likely to erode ARPU's of the established operators further.

Freight Demand Picking Up Pace In 2015

Titanium dioxide is used as a pigment in a wide range of products in various sectors and industries because of its outstanding ability to impart whiteness, brightness, hiding power, and durability. The unique features of titanium dioxide such as high refractive index, excellent chemical compatibility, thermal stability, and resistance to UV rays make it an ideal material for many applications including paints and coatings, plastics, paper, inks, food, and cosmetics. Titanium dioxide is manufactured, marketed, and sold based on specific end-use applications.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Ambryx Biotechnology, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2014', provides an overview of the Ambryx Biotechnology, Inc.'s pharmaceutical research and development focus.

The key theme for Canada's economy over the coming years will remain 'rebalancing', as private consumption and high oil prices can no longer be relied upon to provide robust economic growth. High household debt levels will require a period of prolonged deleveraging. Tighter regulation and macro-prudential measures introduced in 2012 to engineer a soft landing of the housing market are likely to restrict households from taking on more debt and weigh on spending growth over the coming years. We forecast average real private consumption growth of 2.2% between 2014 and 2018.

A stand-up pouch is a pouch that stands up and contains various features such as spouts and fitments, zippers, pour spouts, slider closures, and release valves.

Smart Grid is the integration and implementation of communication, automation and IT systems with the traditional electrical grid with the ability to monitor and control power flows from points of generation to consumption and manage the load to match generation in real-time or near real-time. Smart grid increases the predictability, visibility and control of generation and demand, bringing flexibility to the whole system. This facilitates the integration of intermittent energy from renewable generation and peak load management, which helps reduce the costs of peak power. The transformation of electrical grids to smarter grids depends on various smart grid equipment.

Global Renewable Energy industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

GlobalData has released its new PharmaPoint Drug Evaluation report, "Stivarga (Colorectal Cancer) - Forecast and Market Analysis to 2023". Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of mortality among cancer patients in the world and is the third most diagnosed cancer globally, and thus represents a huge burden on healthcare systems. This report focuses on the current treatment landscape, unmet needs, current pipeline, and commercial opportunities in the colorectal cancer market, with coverage of multiple settings of the disease including neoadjuvant/adjuvant, first-, second-, third-line KRAS wild-type and mutation-positive, and fourth-line metastatic. In terms of targeted treatments, the metastatic CRC treatment landscape is mature, including the branded treatments Avastin (bevacizumab), Erbitux (cetuximab), and Vectibix (panitumumab), treatments that have extended the survival of metastatic patients compared to chemotherapy-only regimens. However, high unmet needs remain for the extension of survival of metastatic patients, and particularly those with KRAS mutation-positive disease, for whom the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors Erbitux and Vectibix are not recommended.

This report elaborates Ukraine's power market structure and provides historical and forecast numbers for generation, capacity and consumption up to 2030. Detailed analysis of Ukraine's power market's regulatory structure, import and export trends, competitive landscape and power projects at various stages of the supply chain is provided. The report also gives a snapshot of the power sector in Ukraine's on broad parameters of macroeconomics, supply security, generation infrastructure, transmission infrastructure, degree of competition, regulatory scenario and future potential.

Boom box is an audio equipment and is used to play music at a high volume with superior sound quality. In its simplest form, it comprises loudspeakers and cassette and/or CD player along with a USB port. Designed for portability, this device could be powered by both line current and batteries. Boom box is gradually getting back its prominence in the Audio Equipment industry due to the better compatibility and portability.