Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Caribbean / Guyana Business Forecast Report
Core Views Broadly in line with consensus, we expect the East Caribbean region to continue its economic recovery in 2012, although growth in the least diversified economies will remain weak, and al... Read More
Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Caribbean / Trinidad & Tobago Business Forecast Report
Core Views We maintain our interest rate forecast for an additional 25 basis points of cuts in 2011, bringing the benchmark repo rate to 2.75%, due to a weak GDP growth outlook, tepid domestic dema... Read More
Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Global / Caribbean Business Forecast Report
Core Views We expect the West Caribbean’s economic trajectory to remain precarious, as global headwinds remain strong, with the Dominican Republic best placed to experience solid growth over the ne... Read More
Pub date: 14 May 2009 Global / Caribbean Special Report
BMI presents a comprehensive report on the Caribbean, including our views on the future of offshore financial centres, the diversification of tourism, and the rising tide of crime.... Read More
Pub date: 15 Mar 2010 Global Special Report
The report examines the main threats to amicable China-US relations, and outlines three scenarios for the coming decade.... Read More
Pub date: 04 Feb 2010 Global Special Report
EM To Outperform After years of progress on regulatory reform, macroeconomic restructuring and institutional convergence following the painful events of the Asian and Russian c... Read More
Pub date: 14 Feb 2011 Global Special Report
The Challenge Of Rising Commodity Prices A combination of improving economic growth, loose monetary policy, and supply-side considerations from tight commodity markets is boosting consumer prices ... Read More
Pub date: 18 Mar 2011 Global Special Report
A Country In Crisis The Worst Disaster Since World War ll Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has described the March 11 devastating earthquake and its aftermath as the country's worst disaster ... Read More
Pub date: 11 Aug 2011 Global Special Report
Economic growth in the US, Japan and the eurozone is faltering, putting the global economy on the verge of another recession. In this special report, Business Monitor International (BMI) assesses the ... Read More
Pub date: 07 Mar 2012 Global Special Report
BMI View: Poor visibility on global macro prospects suggests that a purely top down approach could be insufficient in unearthing investment opportunities in 2012. In this article, we outline the ... Read More
Pub date: 13 Dec 2011 Global / North America Special Report
BMI examines the outlook for global private consumption over the next 10 years, and picks key emerging market and industry outperformers.... Read More
Pub date: 06 Jul 2011 Global Special Report
Executive Summary Where Next For The World Economy? Risks And Scenarios For The Recovery The risks to the global economy are mounting, following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March and... Read More
Pub date: 18 Jan 2011 Global Special Report
The global economic healing process is gaining momentum, and while risks abound as ever, we expect 2011 to herald a broadening and deepening phase of the recovery. Emerging markets are again set to... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monito... Read More
Pub date: 10 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Caribbean Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment... Read More
Pub date: 03 Nov 2011 Caribbean / Bermuda Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks Bermuda is the world’s premier offshore insurance centre and it is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. Other jurisdictions have had success in attracting int... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Caribbean / Trinidad & Tobago Food & Drink Industry Report
Within the Caribbean there are several markets, including the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago, which have bounced back much swiftly from the global economic downturn. In the Dominican Rep... Read More
Pub date: 28 Nov 2011 Caribbean / Trinidad & Tobago Insurance Industry Report
As a regional market for insurance, the Caribbean remains something of a backwater, notwithstanding that the combined population of the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago is about 1... Read More
Pub date: 26 Apr 2012 Caribbean / Trinidad & Tobago Telecommunications Industry Report
BMI has reorganised the Caribbean Telecommunications Report by country, rather than sector. As sectors merge it become increasingly important to consider the impact of mobile developments on the bro... Read More
Pub date: 22 Mar 2012 Caribbean / Virgin Islands, U.S. Tourism Industry Report
Positive Outlook In 2012 Data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) in January 2012 showed the majority of Caribbean countries experienced arrivals growth in 2011 up until November. S... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Latin America / Costa Rica Tourism Industry Report
Costa Rica receives the majority of its tourist arrivals from the Americas, with the top three source markets for visitors to the country being the US, Nicaragua and Canada. Tourism arrivals, after i... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Caribbean / Puerto Rico Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: Puerto Rico is struggling to retain its reputation as a pharmaceutical manufacturing hub, with a number of plants found to be in breach of regulations and standards over recent years. Addi... Read More
Pub date: 23 Apr 2012 Caribbean / Trinidad & Tobago Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: Times are tough for Trinidad & Tobago's oil and gas industry, with 2011 oil output having slumped, and US demand for the country's gas exports on the slide. The government expects an upturn... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Global / North America Freight Transport Special Report
Despite a February and March uptick in rates for crude oil shipping BMI maintains our bearish outlook for the sector. The global fleet continues to suffer from the same issues as the container an... Read More
Pub date: 07 Sep 2010 Global / North America Telecommunications Special Report
“Significant organic growth opportunities remain unexploited in many of the world’s telecoms emerging markets, particularly where operators have traditionally been reluctant to step into rural, remote... Read More
Pub date: 08 May 2012 Global Oil & Gas Special Report
BMI View: BMI has left its 2012 oil price forecasts unchanged as market fundamentals point to a gradual easing of supply concerns. While this remains our core view, we outline the major risks to ... Read More
Pub date: 12 Oct 2011 Global Oil & Gas Special Report
Like a tourist in the packed streets of Pamplona on a July morning, the oil market is ready to run and run. The bulls are stamping and snorting in the corral, ready to give chase. Once unleashed, t... Read More
Pub date: 29 Sep 2008 Global / Middle East Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
Key insights from BMI’s Burden of Disease Database, an online tool that forecasts the burden of 123 diseases in 192 countries through to 2030.... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2011 Global Infrastructure Special Report
Impact on Economics of Nuclear Power BMI View: The proliferation of shale gas E&P activity in the US has turned the energy market on its head and is having a profound impact on investment calcula... Read More
Pub date: 07 Feb 2012 Global Shipping Special Report
BMI believes that the twin forces of overcapacity and declining volumes, on the back of slower economic growth in the main demand markets of the US and eurozone, will force rates down once more, ... Read More
Pub date: 11 Aug 2011 Global / North America Shipping Special Report
Overview Volumes Up, Rates Down Although the volume of containers handled at global bellwether ports continues to increase, rate levels are still falling. BMI fears that this overcapacity will c... Read More
Pub date: 27 Feb 2012 Global Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
There has been strong appetite from private equity to acquire contract research organisations (CROs) throughout 2011. The spate of acquisitions comes at a time when the industry is undergoing a c... Read More
Pub date: 07 Feb 2012 Global Shipping Special Report
Chinese Slowdown Threatens A Sector Already In Troubled Waters BMI believes the outlook for the Dry Bulk Shipping sector remains bleak. The opening weeks of 2012 saw the Baltic Dry Index hit a ... Read More
Pub date: 11 May 2012 Global / North America Freight Transport Special Report
With dry bulk rates remaining depressed and concerns growing about a possible fall-off in Chinese demand for imports of coal and iron ore, BMI's view on the dry bulk sector remains bearish. The sec... Read More
Pub date: 28 Apr 2011 Global Shipping Special Report
Overview Strong Demand Still Can't Soak Up Glut BMI expects the dry bulk shipping sector's woes to continue for some time to come, with overcapacity continuing to upset the supply demand equilibri... Read More
Pub date: 24 May 2010 Global / Middle East Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
In this report, BMI provides an analysis of the implications of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on the PIIGS pharmaceutical industries, with a particular focus on the impact of the austerity measur... Read More
Pub date: 18 Mar 2011 Global Power Special Report
Feed-In Tariffs And Regulatory Changes Impact On Renewables' Markets And Investments BMI View: In the past decade, Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) have gained increasing popularity in both developed and... Read More
Pub date: 18 Mar 2011 Global Infrastructure Special Report
EM Sporting Event Hosts Creating Hype BMI View: Substantial buzz has been created around the next three FIFA World Cup host countries-Brazil (2014), Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022). The combination ... Read More
Pub date: 16 Sep 2009 Global / North America Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
In this special report, BMI assess the impact of the economic downturn on drug expenditure levels in markets across the globe.... Read More
Pub date: 30 Apr 2012 Global Telecommunications Special Report
Growth in the number of mobile phone users and wireless subscribers, and advances in the innovative application of communication technology to address health priorities, has the potential to transfor... Read More
Pub date: 11 Aug 2011 Global / North America Shipping Special Report
Overview Ongoing Overcapacity The global crude-oil shipping sector continues to be affected by the overcapacity that is plaguing the container and dry bulk shipping sectors also. Vessels ordered... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Global Telecommunications Special Report
LTE Becomes The Fastest-Growing Mobile Technology Ever Although it was comparatively slow to gain endorsement from the world's principal telecommunications operators, the long-term evolution (LTE)... Read More
Pub date: 08 Jun 2011 Global Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
This Special Report from Business Monitor International (BMI) examines the global supply of Molybdenum- 99, looking at the likelihood of price rises and the implications of investment. The report i... Read More
Pub date: 11 Aug 2011 Global / North America Shipping Special Report
Overview Ongoing Overcapacity BMI expects dry bulk shipping's troubles to continue for some time to come, with overcapacity putting continued downside pressure on rates. While demand remains stron... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2010 Global Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
BMI analyses pharmaceutical consumer price indices across 40 countries, identifying historic and likely future trends in pricing policies and dynamics.... Read More
Pub date: 06 Jun 2008 Global / Middle East Oil & Gas Special Report
Comprehensive analysis of Russian gas giant Gazprom's global expansion plans, covering market position, strategy and the latest deals across five regions.... Read More
Pub date: 14 Feb 2012 Global Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
This Special Report from Business Monitor International (BMI) examines the African healthcare and pharmaceutical markets, looking at the opportunities and characteristics primarily of the sub-Sahar... Read More
Pub date: 25 Jan 2011 Global / North America Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
BMI’s analysis of regulatory approvals in 2010 says much about which drugmakers will outperform rivals throughout 2011, with biological blockbuster drugs leading the way.... Read More
Pub date: 01 Nov 2011 Caribbean / Virgin Islands, U.S. Multinational Companies Country Directory
Multinational Companies in the Caribbean CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Hill & Knowlton PO Box 2126 J Walter Thompson Build... Read More