Romania’s banks struggle to remain profitable while their business remains...
The stock of loans has remained steady over the past quarters but the share of bad loans has increased significantly diminishing the volume of revenue-generating loans. Depending on the methodology,...
View ArticleTobacco industry puffs income for India
Tobacco is one of the major commercial crops in India. Irrespective of the health hazards associated with it, the Indian tobacco industry contributes significantly to the economy in terms of...
View ArticleSingaporeans gorge the most in Southeast Asia
Singapore's food and beverage (F&B) services industry contributed approximately SGD 11.98bn or 3.5% to the country's total GDP in 2012. On a per capita basis, Singapore has the highest food...
View ArticleGet connected to Indonesia!
The telecommunication industry has played an important role in the development of Indonesia's economy over the last few years. Not only has it increased connectivity across the country, but has also...
View ArticleE-Commerce proves to be a booming sector in Poland
The IT market value maintained a positive annual performance across all major segments namely hardware, software and services in 2012. Though the pace decelerated visibly compared to 2011, the...
View ArticleRomania’s steel production in fluctuating trend
Romania's crude steel output increased gradually from 5.5mn tonnes in 2002 to nearly 6.3mn tonnes in 2006-2007. It further plunged to below 2.8mn tonnes in 2009 amid deep recession and inventory...
View ArticleIs Romania’s pharmaceutical worry an epidemic or pandemic?
Romania'spharmaceutical market distribution prices increased by 3.6% y/y to EUR 691.9mn in Q1/2013. The market edged up a mere 0.6% q/q in the quarter following difficulties stemming from regulatory...
View ArticleIndian government cold towards increasing coal demand in the country
The Indian coal industry is one of the core industries in the country and is dominated by public sector undertakings, particularly Coal India Ltd. The industry involves coal and lignite mining,...
View ArticleMalaysia milking through healthcare services
Under the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011 - 2015), the government has identified healthcare services as one of the 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) to generate revenue for the country. Malaysia now has...
View ArticlePolish retail market on a roller-coaster ride?
The Polish retail market maintained an upward y/y path in 2012, though sales slowed down visibly in Q4. The situation varied across segments, but overall the increase of market value was supported by...
View ArticleEuro 2012 boosts tourism industry’s revenue in Poland
The Polish tourism industry benefited from the organisation of Euro 2012 championship last year. The number of foreign tourists visiting Poland in 2012 was the highest in five years, while the...
View ArticleDraughts and construction materials market in Romania
The construction materials market value inched up marginally by approximately 1% y/y to around EUR 3bn in 2012, even though initial projections were more optimistic. The building materials sector...
View ArticlePolish construction industry expected to see recovery only in 2015
The construction and assembly index dropped by 1% y/y in 2012, marking a negative growth after the double-digit annual advance recorded in 2011. After a good performance in H1, the situation in the...
View ArticleIndia’s leaking oil & gas sector expected to improve with new reforms
Indian oil and gas sector is highly regulated by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The ministry influences exploration, production, distribution, and marketing of companies in the sector. It...
View ArticleNorth Asia wears Indonesia’s garment!
The textile and garment industry is an important contributor to Indonesia's economy, serving as a large source for jobs and export earnings. Being the largest textiles and apparel producers in the...
View ArticleChina telecommunications industry skyrocketing
In 2012, business revenue for Chinese telecommunications industry recorded the fastest annual growth since 2009. China has the world's largest base of landline subscribers; however structural changes...
View ArticleRomanians consuming more food now than the year before?
The revenue for food and beverages companies selected from our pool of main players [over RON 1mn in revenues] increased by over 12% on the year to RON 38.5bn [over EUR 9bn] in 2011. The growth rate...
View ArticleShrinking demand for building materials in Poland
The building materials market gained cheering performance from the construction industry in 2011, recovering from a two years decline from 2009 - 2010. Nonetheless, as the large infrastructure works...
View ArticleNew pharmaceutical legislation causes ill effect in Poland
The Polish pharmaceutical market value (in gross retail prices) rose by 3.7% y/y to around PLN 22.3bn (EUR 5.4bn) in 2011. However, medicine sales declined this year due to the new controversial...
View ArticleUkraine’s currency may have to be devalued
The IMF has maintained its GDP growth forecast for 2012 at 3% y/y compared to 5% growth recorded in 2011. In 2013, the GDP growth is expected to reach 3.5%. The global slowdown of economic growth has...
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