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Country Risk
South Africa: Rand - Bearish Technical Picture
February 8 2010
BMI View: The South African rand looks set for a spell of short-term weakness on the back of US dollar strength and waning risk ...
Financial Markets
Lat Am: CDS - Mexico To Move Inside Brazil
February 8 2010
Regular readers of the Latin America Daily Financial Alert will be familiar with our bearish stance on Brazil's US dollar debt. Since ...
Industry
VW Prepares To Go Head-To-Head With Toyota
February 8 2010
Germany's Volkswagen (VW) will launch its newly developed medium-size pick-up, the Amarok, in Brazil in April 2010.
Companies
Vodafone Still Focusing On High-Value Subscribers
February 8 2010
Vodafone has unveiled a range of advanced new products, either soon to be launched or already partly introduced to the Egyptian mark ...
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Oil & Gas Company Profiles - Middle East
32 company profiles Pub date: November 12 2009 Annual Company Overview, Contact Details, Key Personnel, SWOT Analysis, Competitive Positioning, Strategy and Latest Developments for multinational oil & gas companies in the Middle East. |
Country Risk | Country risk analysis, macroeconomic forecasts and business environment rankings, covering 175 markets worldwide
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Emerging Markets Take Centre Stage: A Dramatic Shift in Purchasing Power
58 pages Pub date: February 4 2010 EM To Outperform After years of progress on regulatory reform, macroeconomic restructuring and institutional convergence following the painful events of the Asian and Russian crises of 1997/98 and the Argentine debt default of 2001, emerging markets (EM) are, for the most part, far healthier than ever be... |
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Afghanistan: Challenges Beyond The Presidential Elections
21 pages Pub date: September 1 2009 The report outlines the challenges and threats facing Afghanistan over the coming years, and the West's options to bring stability. |
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Finding Hidden Potential In The South Pacific
58 pages Pub date: August 28 2009 This report examines the economic and political outlook for the South Pacific states. It is complemented by 10-year forecasts of Australia, New Zealand and China. |
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Caribbean 2009-10: Trouble In Paradise
51 pages Pub date: May 14 2009 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. |
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Germany Business Forecast Report
58 pages ISSN: 1479-6198 Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly An L-shaped Recovery The economic recovery from 2010 onward will be ‘L-shaped’ rather than ‘V-shaped’, with real GDP set to expand by just 0.9% in 2010 and only bounce back more strongly in 2011, with a 2.0% print expected by BMI. Fixed investment spending will have an important effect upon headline growth ... |
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Kenya Business Forecast Report
66 pages ISSN: 1756-7955 Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly Drought Compounds Political Risks The global economic recession has had only a muted affect on Kenyan growth. Certainly, a collapse in the export market for cut flowers and tourism, Kenya’s largest forex earners, has had an impact, as has the severe drought affecting the country, but thi... |
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Sudan Business Forecast Report
62 pages ISSN: 1757-076X Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly Brighter Economic Outlook, But Risks Remain Sudan’s long-term economic prospects have improved markedly in recent months. Since our last quarterly Sudan Business Forecast Report we have revised upward our estimate for real GDP growth in 2009 to 4.3% from 3.2% previously, primarily thanks to ... |
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Caucasus Business Forecast Report
78 pages ISSN: 1750-2144 Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly Divergent Outlook Within Region We expect sharp differentiations in real GDP growth between the three Caucasus countries over the medium term. Azerbaijan, which is expected to see substantial growth in oil and natural gas output beyond 2009 looks to be the best positioned economy, with a... |
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Albania Business Forecast Report
54 pages Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly Political Crisis To Undermine Economic Stability This will be a difficult year for Albania as the government struggles to overcome one of the country’s most acute political crises in recent years, at a time when the economy remains mired in recession. In the Q110 Business Forecast Report, we show ho... |
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Chile Business Forecast Report
74 pages ISSN: 1474-144X Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly Robust Recovery In Store In 2010 In our latest Chile Business Forecast Report, we outline the signals pointing towards a relatively robust economic recovery in Latin America’s fifth largest economy. Moreover, with December’s presidential election rapidly approaching, we examine the poli... |
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China Business Forecast Report
74 pages ISSN: 1470-7381 Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly After bouncing back strongly from the impact of the global financial crisis, the Chinese economy is faced with the prospect of tighter monetary conditions in 2010, which will put the growth recovery to the test. We expect a slowdown in the economy in H210 as the government normalises monetary policy amid rising consumer price in... |
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Hungary Business Forecast Report
70 pages ISSN: 1474-1431 Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly Will Fidesz Reverse Reforms? Hungary remains mired in its worst recession since 1991, and we do not expect to see the central European economy post positive growth until mid-2010. That said,we still hold to a relatively optimistic medium-term outlook for the economy, with risks to our re... |
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Cote d'Ivoire Business Forecast Report
60 pages ISSN: 1756-7971 Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly The Moment Of Truth Elections are coming to Côte d’Ivoire soon, and along with them the chance to address the chronic political instability that has crippled economic growth for nearly a decade. While we believe further delays will likely push the actual election date past the scheduled... |
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Malaysia Business Forecast Report
74 pages ISSN: 1470-739X Pub date: February 4 2010 Quarterly The Malaysian economy performed respectably in Q309, registering real GDP growth of -1.2% yo- y, as compared to the -3.9% decline in the preceding quarter. In view of the better-than-expected growth, we now forecast a V-shaped economic recovery of 4.3% in 2010, from an estimated decline of 2.1% in 2009. Importantly, we foresee t... |
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Africa Monitor - East and Central Africa
ISSN: 1754-226X Monthly East and Central Africa Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Africa Monitor - North Africa
ISSN: 1472-1791 Monthly North Africa Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Africa Monitor - Southern Africa
ISSN: 1472-1805 Monthly Southern Africa Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Africa Monitor - West Africa
ISSN: 1754-2251 Monthly West Africa Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Middle East Monitor - East Med
ISSN: 1469-526X Monthly Middle East Monitor, East Med each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Emerging Europe Monitor - Central Europe & Baltic States
ISSN: 1469-5278 Monthly Central Europe Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Middle East Monitor - The Gulf
ISSN: 1469-5251 Monthly Middle East Monitor, The Gulf each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Emerging Europe Monitor - Russia and CIS
ISSN: 1746-0735 Monthly Russia and CIS Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Emerging Europe Monitor - South East Europe
ISSN: 1469-5286 Monthly South East Europe Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment for Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey |
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Global Macro Monitor - Latin America Edition
ISSN: 2041-3424 Monthly The Latin America Edition includes BMI's Country Risk and Financial Markets team's global outlook, with unrivalled coverage of developed states combined with a focus on key regional and country-by-country stories from Latin America, all backed by BMI's 25 years of emerging markets specialization. |
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Emerging Markets Monitor
ISSN: 1359-0006 Weekly 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 Monitor International’s highly respected assessments of political and macroeconomic risk. |
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Corporate Financing Week
ISSN: 1064-1912 Weekly Corporate Financing Week provides must-read updates and analysis on global M&A activity, IPOs, privatizations and equity and debt financing strategies, with must-read updates and analysis on all the key breaking deals. |
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Industries | Industry trend analysis and forecasts, and competitive intelligence on leading companies, covering 16 industries across 60 markets worldwide
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Global Infrastructure: Q409 Round Up - An Encouraging End To A Dismal Year
14 pages Pub date: January 8 2010 The fourth quarter saw a thaw in bank lending and a recovery in project finance operations. Though multilateral organisations and state-owned development banks played a dominant role, banks, especially from Asia, also had a presence in syndicated loans. One such example is the financing for the Salalah independent water and powe... |
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Another Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute Looming?
9 pages Pub date: November 30 2009 In terms of the changed political context since early 2009, Ukraine's presidential elections, which are scheduled to be held on January 17 2010, are now only weeks away. The economic situation is also different. The global economic crisis has resulted in a significant decline in gas consumptionin Ukraine and the EU, with... |
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BMI Global Oil Market Report
19 pages Pub date: November 12 2009 Business Monitor International (BMI) has just published the Q1 2010 edition of our series of Global Oil Market Reports. This report details the major industry events in the Global Oil Market in Q3 and provides Q1 2010 forecasts for supply, demand and prices across both crude oil (OPEC basket, Brent, WTI, Urals, Dubai) and refined products (gasoline, gasoil/diesel, naphtha and jet/kerosene). |
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Value Added Services In Africa – The Way Forward
19 pages Pub date: October 29 2009 Chapter - Introduction VAS In Africa Chart: Growth Slowing Within Five Years Combatting Falling ARPUs Chart: Not One Market Escapes D... |
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IPTV: Driving Pay TV in Latin America
34 pages Pub date: September 16 2009 As IPTV looks set to be a major driver of fixed-line operator revenues, BMI looks at the case for Latin American operators |
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The Patent Cliff: Strategies And Tactics For Survival
23 pages Pub date: September 16 2009 The patent cliff is arguably the greatest challenge facing multinational drugmakers. In this special report, BMI outlines the strategies and tactics needed for survival. |
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Petrobras: The Latin Major
10 pages Pub date: September 16 2009 BMI takes an in-depth look at Petrobras’ investment plans as it looks to tap potentially gigantic oil reserves offshore Brazil |
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FedEx and UPS Prepare To Fight Their Way Through 2009
8 pages Pub date: September 16 2009 Take a 20% pay cut. . . In the current market, FedEx is giving a clear signal that it expects things to get tougher. In December it announced a package of austerity measures. Top of the list was the news that CEO Fred Smith was taking a voluntary 20% pay cut effective from January 2009. Other se... |
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Global Economic Downturn: Implications For The Pharmaceutical Industry
44 pages Pub date: September 16 2009 In this special report, BMI assess the impact of the economic downturn on drug expenditure levels in markets across the globe. |
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The Advancement Of The 3G Mobile Market In Eastern Europe
107 pages Pub date: September 16 2009 BMI’s report on mobile telecommunications in Emerging Europe covers eight markets, almost all of which have seen mobile penetration pass the 100% mark within the last 24 months. The markets examined in this report are Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia and Ukraine. |
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United Kingdom Telecommunications Report
98 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Quarterly The UK moved back up to first place in our Business Environment Rankings in Q209, despite a decline in its country risk score. All Western European economies have been impacted by the global financial crisis and this has been reflected across the region with lower scores for country risk across the board. Nonetheless, the... |
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United Kingdom Insurance Report
64 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Annual The UK is both a very large domestic market and also a key player in the world insurance market, especially via Lloyds . In non-life, the UK is the worlds third largest market, behind only the US and Germany. It is also the second largest life market, behind only the US. Even though the UK is a mature and full... |
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United Kingdom Metals Report
47 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Quarterly Despite strong growth in British steel and aluminium output forecast for 2010, BMI’s latest UK Metals Report expects long-lasting damage from the recession with plant closures continuing to undermine longterm potential. BMI estimates that in 2009, British crude steel output fell 26.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 9.99mn tonnes, wh... |
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Slovenia Telecommunications Report
79 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Annual BMI ’s 2009 report on Slovenia’s telecommunications market contains updated and extended forecasts, which predict how the country’s fixed-line, internet, broadband and mobile sectors will develop to the end of 2013. Our new forecasts reflect Q308 data published by Slovenia’s regulator, the Post Electronic Communicati... |
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Vietnam Defence & Security Report
64 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Quarterly Vietnam possesses an army with an abundance of operational experience and a strong level of political support for receiving military assistance. As a result, it has the potential to be a dominant regional player in both security and defence. Despite this, the largest inhibiting factor in industry development is a lack of i... |
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United Kingdom Oil & Gas Report
80 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Quarterly The latest UK Oil & Gas Report from BMI forecasts that the country will account for 12.47% of developed European regional oil demand by 2013, while contributing 24.51% to supply. In Developed Europe, overall oil consumption reached an estimated 13.75mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2008. It is set to rise to around 14.04... |
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Australia Metals Report
55 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Quarterly Industry observers are confident that the Australian metals industry will return to peak condition within the next three years. This largely ties into BMI’s projection for crude steel output to reach 9.3mn tonnes in 2014, compared with 6.2mn tonnes in FY09. The real value of this surge would be witnessed within the iron ore, ... |
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Canada Telecommunications Report
90 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Quarterly This quarter, BMI has extended its forecasts for mobile, fixed-line and broadband internet subscriber growth to 2014. We have also taken the opportunity to slightly amend our expectations for 2009, taking into account the latest results of Canada’s key service providers and network operators. In the fourth quarter of 2009, we s... |
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Israel Telecommunications Report
58 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Annual Strong growth has continued in the Israeli mobile market, with the country’s four operators bringing in 137,000 net additions during the first quarter of 2007. This follows a better-than-expected performance in 2006, when our original full-year forecasts were exceeded by the end of the third quarter. As it was, the market ... |
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Canada Defence & Security Report
66 pages Pub date: February 5 2010 Quarterly The Canadian Defence and Security sector has witnessed a surge of activity over Q309, paving the way for an increasingly active final quarter and most certainly an eventful next fiscal year. While the budget for this sector continues to grow, there seems to have been a monumental shift with regards to monetary, defence as ... |
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Financial Markets | Analysis, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, FX, interest rates, commodities, equity markets and global funds
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Emerging Markets Monitor
ISSN: 1359-0006 Weekly 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 Monitor International’s highly respected assessments of political and macroeconomic risk. |
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Corporate Financing Week
ISSN: 1064-1912 Weekly Corporate Financing Week provides must-read updates and analysis on global M&A activity, IPOs, privatizations and equity and debt financing strategies, with must-read updates and analysis on all the key breaking deals. |
Company Intelligence | Latest-available research on 150,000 top company executives at 60,000 leading multinational companies, located in emerging markets worldwide
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Multinational Companies in Argentina CD-ROM
200 pages ISSN: 1463-0931 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual Multinational Companies in Argentina CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Dow Quimica Argentina SA Avenida Eduardo Madero 900 Piso 7 Capital Federal 1106 Buenos Aires Argentina Tel: +54 (11) 4319 0100 Fax:... |
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Multinational Companies in Indonesia CD-ROM
310 pages ISSN: 1463-0982 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual Multinational Companies in Indonesia CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile DyStar Colours Indonesia, PT 22/F, Menara Global Building Jl Gatot Subroto, Kav 27 Jakarta 12930 Indonesia Tel: +62 (21) 527 0550 Fax: +62 (21) 527 052... |
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Multinational Companies in Russia CD-ROM
218 pages ISSN: 1463-1016 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual Multinational Companies in Russia CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Allen & Overy Dmitrovskiy per., d. 9 Moscow 107031 Russia Tel: +7 (501) 725 7900 Fax: +7 (501) 725 7949 E-mail: XXX@allenovery.com Webs... |
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Multinational Companies in Ukraine CD-ROM
101 pages ISSN: 1748-6629 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Ukraine database features 1050 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 350 multinational companies in Ukraine, across 34 industry sectors. |
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Multinational Companies in Australia CD-ROM
280 pages Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Foreign Companies in Australia Yearbook 2009 and CD-Rom 2009 is a researched company database of major international companies in Australia. |
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Multinational Companies in Iran CD-ROM
91 pages ISSN: 1748-653X Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Iran database features over 970 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at over 280 multinational companies in Iran, across 34 industry sectors. |
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Multinational Companies in Saudi Arabia CD-ROM
252 pages ISSN: 1470-1510 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual Multinational Companies in Saudi Arabia CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Merck Sharp & Dohme Scientific Office PO Box 17098 Al Batha Street Riyadh 11484 Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 (1) 405 6320 Fax: ... |
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Multinational Companies in Venezuela CD-ROM
154 pages ISSN: 1465-0320 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual Multinational Companies in Venezuela CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Transporte Maritimo Maersk Venezuela SA Av. Ppal Las Mercedes C/Calle Guaicaipuro Torre Shell, piso 7 El Rosal Caracas 1060 Venezuela Tel: +58 (212) 901 27... |
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Multinational Companies in Bahrain CD-ROM
85 pages ISSN: 1748-6505 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Bahrain database features over 570 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at over 170 multinational companies in Bahrain, across 34 industry sectors. |
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Multinational Companies in Serbia CD-ROM
93 pages ISSN: 1744-7836 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Serbia database features 920 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 310 multinational companies in Serbia, across 34 industry sectors. |
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Multinational Companies in Vietnam CD-ROM
202 pages ISSN: 1743-0046 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Vietnam database features 1610 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 660 multinational companies in Vietnam, across 34 industry sectors. |
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Multinational Companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina CD-ROM
99 pages ISSN: 1748-6513 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Bosnia & Herzegovina database features 760 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 360 multinational companies in Bosnia & Herzegovina, across 34 industry sectors. |
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Multinational Companies in Kazakhstan & Central Asia CD-ROM
121 pages ISSN: 1744-7860 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual The Central Asia database features 1060 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 550 multinational companies in Central Asia, across 34 industry sectors. |
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Multinational Companies in Singapore CD-ROM
434 pages ISSN: 1463-1032 Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual Multinational Companies in Singapore CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Linde Material Handling Asia Pacific Pte Ltd 5 Loyang Way Singapore 508720 Singapore Tel: +65 6545 3488 Fax: +65 6545 0627 E-mail: XXX@linde... |
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Multinational Companies in Brazil CD-ROM
222 pages ISSN: 1463-094X Pub date: October 12 2009 Annual Multinational Companies in Brazil CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Delphi Automotive Systems Av Goeas, 1860 Sao Caetano Do Sul - SP Săo Paulo 09550-050 Brazil Tel: +55 (11) 4234 9500 Fax: +55 (11) 4234 9415 ... |
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Oil & Gas Company Profiles - Middle East
32 company profiles Pub date: November 12 2009 Annual Company Overview, Contact Details, Key Personnel, SWOT Analysis, Competitive Positioning, Strategy and Latest Developments for multinational oil & gas companies in the Middle East. |