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For years, patients have shouted to be heard. But as online patient communities, chat rooms and forums have gained popularity—and political clout—their voices are resonating.
Now being used to paint real-world pictures of patient drug use, data from online patient communities can no longer be ... Views: 500
In 2010, the combined European large joint orthopedic reconstruction device market was valued at over €1.9 billion.
The countries covered in this report include:
• Austria
• Benelux
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Portugal
• Scandinavia
• Spain
• Switzerland
• The United ... Views: 578
In 2011, the business world takes for granted that sales of natural health & beauty care (HBC) brands will keep on thriving; this is no longer news. Packaged Facts forecasts that the U.S. consumer market for natural and organic skincare, haircare, and makeup-which during 2005-2010 boomed 61% to ... Views: 762
This new edition continues Packaged Facts' tradition of comprehensive coverage of the U.S. lawn & garden market, valued at over $25 billion at retail in 2011. Closely linked to housing and employment trends, the market has suffered from the recession and its lingering drag on the economy, as ... Views: 495
World demand to rise 7% annually through 2015
Global demand for windows and doors is forecast to rise seven percent per year through 2015 to $200 billion, significantly exceeding the pace of growth registered between 2005 and 2010. However, advances will be exaggerated by an extremely weak 2010 ... Views: 887
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Touch-screen devices have gone from being a sleepy niche in the display industry to one of its fastest growing segments. Touch-screen displays – or rather the touch sensors that sit on top of them – are also large users of transparent conductive coatings. No surprise then that ... Views: 507
BMI is positive on the outlook for Chilean tourism at present. H111 arrivals data have shown a 12.8% increase year on year (y-o-y), to reach 1,427,059 tourist arrivals, according to figures released by Chile’s National Tourism Service (Sernatur).
This follows a 2010 where 2,766,007 tourists ... Views: 581
BMI View: Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry, which was worth US$1.40bn in 2010, is fairly typical for South Asia. Growth is high, but per-capita spending remains low. The market is also characterised by the ability of those on high incomes to purchase expensive patented drugs, while the vast ... Views: 552
The latest Algeria Oil & Gas Report from BMI forecasts that the country will account for 9.87% of African regional oil demand by 2015, while providing 17.55% of supply. African regional oil use of 3.06mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2001 rose to an estimated 3.63mn b/d in 2010. It should average ... Views: 484
The short-term outlook for the Egyptian petrochemicals market looks uncertain while production will be undermined by flagging export markets as well as the slowing domestic market, according to BMI’s latest Egypt Petrochemicals Report. We forecast a slowdown in economic activity with growth of ... Views: 716
It remains to be seen whether the three months to the regional elections that are due to take place in Colombia in October 2011 turn out to be the turning point in the government’s efforts to suppress the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and other leftist insurgents.
A key ... Views: 476
BMI View: We see the government’s major infrastructure expansion program - which will involve the construction of new ports, railways and power infrastructure - as not only positive for overall economic development, but also as presenting new opportunities for sponsors and engineering, ... Views: 481
Ukraine’s mining industry continues to muddle through a protracted process of restructuring, which in 2011 led it to simultaneously sign major deals with China on revamping coal mines and cooperate with the EU on shutting down its non-productive mines. Although the lack of political resolve and ... Views: 471
BMI View: Kuwait continues to be an underperformer in the region this quarter, as the rewards for investors remain low. Although the political situation is stable there is little sparkle in the Kuwaiti infrastructure sector. The construction industry is forecast to post growth of 2.5% in 2011, ... Views: 557
In very general terms, the security situation across central Asia remained unchanged through mid-2011. Each of the five countries in the region - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - continues to face a complex array of challenges: ethnic tensions, relating to ... Views: 437
BMI View: Despite a general halt in construction activity in the Czech Republic across 2010, the power sector posted astronomical growth, propelling the infrastructure sector into real growth territory. The outlook for 2011 and 2012 is much more muted, with the country’s power sector suffering ... Views: 495
The latest Ukraine Oil & Gas Report from BMI forecasts that the country will account for 5.24% of Central and Eastern European (CEE) regional oil demand by 2015, while providing just 0.54% of supply.
CEE regional oil use of 5.4mn b/d in 2001 rose to an estimated 6.1mn b/d in 2010. It should ... Views: 460
The latest Turkmenistan Oil and Gas Report from BMI forecasts that the country will account for 2.3% of Central and Eastern European (CEE) regional oil demand by 2015, while providing 2.5% of supply. CEE regional oil use of 5.4mn b/d in 2001 rose to an estimated 6.1mn b/d in 2010. It should ... Views: 501
As a result of a stronger labour market and higher disposable incomes, BMI expects vehicles sales in Taiwan to increase just over 13% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 300,330 units, in 2011. With the normalisation of property prices, we forecast automotive sales to increase at an average of around 10% a ... Views: 463
We forecast that Saudi Arabia will account for 37.7% of Middle East regional oil demand by 2015, while providing 36.2% of supply. Middle East regional oil use rose to an estimated 7.6mn b/d in 2010. It should average 7.9mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2011 and then climb to around 8.9mn b/d by 2015. ... Views: 759
The Peruvian mining sector looks set to grow by 8.3% in real terms to reach US$19bn in 2011, which will mark a slowdown in growth from 15.7% registered in 2010. This can be attributed to declining grades across the country's largest mines due to underinvestment, which explains our modest growth ... Views: 494
High costs of production, rising inventories, a strong real and a cooling domestic market are all militating against sustained growth in Brazilian steel and aluminum output in 2011, according to this latest Brazil Metals Report from BMI.
Crude steel output rose 7.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) in ... Views: 609
For all the success of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) in promoting the development of financial services, the insurance sector is small by most standards.
The political unrest in Bahrain and the region has been bad news for most non-life insurers, which already faced a variety of ... Views: 567