Poland on the front line of shale gas extraction
Poland is in the front line of Europe's shale gas operations. According to the Environment Ministry's data, 18 research drillings were successfully conducted and 14 another were under preparation....
View ArticleIndependence through extraction for Ukraine
Ukraine seems interested in developing own shale gas resources as a diversification from predominant Russian imports, but the business climate in the country looks problematic. The state is very...
View ArticleThai Property: Improving following flood times
The Thai property market has seen a recovery from the impact of the flooding crisis in the fourth quarter of 2011, which delayed residential property project launches and shut flooded retail and...
View ArticleTelecomms in Singapore make the connection
Overall, the size of the ICT industry in Singapore was estimated at SGD 75 billion by year's end. The Government of Singapore has played a proactive role in promoting the country's ICT industry. The...
View ArticleChinese insurance industry demonstrates strong growth
The first part of the report covers the industry size and value and the regulatory developments of the insurance industry. It also provides an overview of the life and non-life insurance segments as...
View ArticleSeeking economic wellness through healthcare in Malaysia
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 ArticleOil & Gas in India resists economic slowdowns
Given the dimmer world economic picture in 2012 compared with last year, total oil demand growth expected to remain the same. Global risks continue to be on the downside of the economic outlook for...
View ArticleMassive Projects to Boost Malaysian Steel Demand
The Malaysian government might be ripe for more steel: in fact, truckloads of it. Or will it come by sea? The announced economic transformation program could significantly ramp up the country's demand...
View ArticleThailand’s steel industry rebounding from disasters
Two natural disasters put a big dent in Thailand's steel industry but it's beginning to recover, thanks in part to construction projects funded by the government. Thailand is one of the largest...
View ArticleIndonesia’s palm oil maintains dominance over other producers
Indonesia is one of the world's largest producers of palm oil and the industry has been the economy's most valuable agricultural export sector for the last decade. The attractive returns, strong...
View ArticleLearn from this frack-tured fairy tale
Learn from this frack-tured fairy tale It's not too late to preorder your copy of Emerging Markets Direct's exclusive report, Eastern European Shale Gas Sector. In this report: Will environmental...
View ArticleIndian Banking Industry banking on new hopes after testing times
India's GDP grew by 6.1% in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, recording its worst performance in last 3 years. This slowdown in growth was primarily a result of high inflation, high interest...
View ArticleChinese Construction Industry escalating with Government interventions
Salient Points Social Housing China is stepping up efforts of social housing program to build 36 million affordable and subsidized apartments between 2011 and 2015. Projects comprising seven million...
View ArticleParliamentary election 2012 casts uncertainty on Ukraine construction sector
In 2011, Ukraine's construction volume grew by 11.1% y/y to UAH 60.5bn (USD 7.6bn), data from the State Statistics Service showed. At the same time, the value of works over preparation of construction...
View ArticleRomania construction materials continue to fluctuate
The production of construction materials returned to growth last year, partly due to lowbase but also propped by the annual advance of the cement market. The brick market continued however to plunge....
View ArticleNew Romanian cabinet
A new cabinet formed by centre-left alliance USL is expected to take office on May 7, after the centre-right ruling coalition was ousted on April 27 by a non-confidence motion in parliament. PM...
View ArticleLargest retail chains booming on Polish market
The largest retail chains continue expansion on the Polish market through acquisitions or organic growth, while the market remains attractive for new entrants as well. E-commerce is gaining grounds as...
View ArticleRomania’s foreign trade balance with food goods moved in the surplus area
Romania's farming sector experienced a favourable year in 2010-11 and this helped the country record foreign trade surplus in H2 for the overall food and beverages sector [that also includes tobacco...
View ArticlePLACE A CALL TO CHINA!
Development of 3G in China In 2012, the number of mobile phone users in China reached a new milestone of one billion in February. Since January 2011, the number of 3G subscribers in China increased by...
View ArticleEmerging Markets Direct to distribute ‘Smoking Guns-Brazil’
McDonald Lehner, a specialist Investment Bank focusing on Brazil, and Emerging Markets Direct, a publisher of Emerging Markets news and research, today announced a collaboration on the sale and...
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