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Country Risk
Lebanon: What Will The Hariri Government Look Like?
July 3 2009
The Lebanese BLOM Stock Index has responded well to the election result, and bypassed the correction that hit stocks elsewhere in the region ...
Financial Markets
Kenya Shilling: Bullish, Eyeing KES74.00/US$
July 3 2009
The Kenyan shilling has made a tentative break though nine-month resistance at KES76.00/US$, to trade at KES75.73/US$ at one point on July 3 ...
Industry
Arthritis Drugs Targeted For Comparative Effectiveness Studies
July 3 2009
Analysing the effectiveness of high-priced biologics for inflammatory diseases such as arthritis should be among the highest priorities for ...
Companies
Autos Stand Strong On Incentives
July 3 2009
New car sales in Germany increased by a 40% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 427,140 units, in June, according to estimates from Verband der Automob ...
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Country Risk | Country risk analysis, macroeconomic forecasts and business environment rankings, covering 175 markets worldwide
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China: Double Dip Recession
39 pages Pub date: May 25 2009 A key risk for the Chinese economy is a weak recovery followed by a second downturn – a 'double dip' recession. |
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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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Emerging Europe: The Crisis And The Recovery
85 pages Pub date: April 21 2009 Emerging Europe is the worst positioned region heading into the global recession and is looking at an economic contraction in excess of 4.0% in 2009. Importantly, the same factors that are driving down growth in the short run will also hamper the recovery… |
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Africa in 2009: The Ones To Watch Amidst The Global Crisis
49 pages Pub date: February 27 2009 Regional Heavyweights To Feel The Heat With the international economy likely to experience one of the sharpest downturns in decades, we believe that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be exposed to the global recession in 2009 but will avoid the full ravages which will hit other regions. With a forecast real G... |
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Britain on the Brink: UK Economy Sliding Out of the Global Premier League 65 pages Pub date: February 11 2009 Britain is facing an unprecedented fall in its economic world ranking, according to a newly produced report by country risk specialists Business Monitor International (BMI). Ranked by GDP per capita, the UK is set to fall by nine places, from 12th place in 2007 to 21st in 2010. |
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BRICs - Is The Rapid Rise of Brazil, Russia, India and China Sustainable?
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Norway Business Forecast Report
21 pages Pub date: July 2 2009 Quarterly The Norway Business Forecast Report provides essential macroeconomic, political and financial analysis for companies doing business in Norway. |
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Indonesia Business Forecast Report
61 pages ISSN: 1470-7403 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Economy To outperform Region, But Risks Rising Indonesia’s growth will inevitably slow in tandem with the other economies in the region. However, Indonesia has the advantage of having a large domestic consumption base, making it less reliant on external demand than other Asian economies. In... |
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Taiwan Business Forecast Report
61 pages ISSN: 1479-6252 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Economy To Remain Short-Circuited in 2009 Owing to its heavy dependence on exports of cyclically sensitive goods the Taiwanese economy could well turn out to be one of the worst-performing economies in the world in 2009. Exports have quite literally fallen off a cliff, with the important el... |
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Oman & Yemen Business Forecast Report
66 pages ISSN: 1750-216X Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly New Challenges For 2009 Economies across the globle will suffer a difficult year in 2009, and Yemen and Oman will be no exception. Yemen will be the more insulated from the global crisis, thanks to its low levels of integration with global financial markets, but both will be severely affect... |
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Colombia Business Forecast Report
61 pages ISSN: 1474-1458 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Short-term Uncertainty could Hamper longer-term Prospects We continue to be concerned about the political and economic outlook for Colombia in 2009, and the recent downgrade to our global growth forecast suggests that the picture may not improve substantially until 2011. At present it is st... |
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Peru Business Forecast Report
57 pages ISSN: 1474-1407 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Economy From Full Throttle To emergency Brakes Peru’s fiscal surplus provides the authorities with considerable room for counter-cyclical spending this year. Peru’s non-financial public sector nominal budget posted a 2.1% of GDP surplus in 2008, equivalent to PEN7.8bn (US$2.7bn). The govern... |
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Israel Business Forecast Report
59 pages ISSN: 1479-6112 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Plenty Of Challenges For New Government Israel’s new government was not yet in place at the time of writing, but it faces a host of challenges when it finally takes office. The most obvious is the economy – Israel is heading for recession, the export sector in particular is suffering and dr... |
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Philippines Business Forecast Report
65 pages ISSN: 1474-1407 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Although real GDP growth surprised on the upside in Q 08, with a 4.5 % year-on-year (y-o-y) expansion beating a consensus forecast of a 3.5 - 3.8% increase and bringing full-year growth for 2008 to 4.6%, we see no reason to alter our 2.8% growth forecast for 2009. The slowdown is expected to be led by de... |
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Turkey Business Forecast Report
65 pages ISSN: 1470-7357 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Deep recession Now Our Core Scenario We believe that a deep recession for Turkey in 2009 is all but unavoidable as the global economic outlook deteriorates further and a protracted credit constriction accentuates declines in foreign capital inflows. As deleveraging underpins the macroeconom... |
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Angola Business Forecast Report
53 pages ISSN: 1757-4641 Pub date: July 1 2009 Quarterly Oil Dependence To Prompt Recession In 2009, Angola faces a significant macroeconomic challenge in the form of sharply lower oil prices. Hydrocarbons have fuelled double-digit economic expansion in recent years, but with a global recession and reduced oil export revenues in the pipeline, mor... |
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Global Macro Monitor - All Regions Edition
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Global Macro Monitor - Europe Edition
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Global Macro Monitor - Sub-Saharan Africa Edition
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Latin America Monitor - Andean Group
8 pages ISSN: 0265-9093 Monthly Andean Group 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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Latin America Monitor - Brazil
8 pages ISSN: 0969-5966 Monthly Brazil Monitor each month provides analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment |
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Latin America Monitor - Caribbean
12 pages ISSN: 0265-9115 Monthly Caribbean 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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Latin America Monitor - Central America
8 pages ISSN: 0265-9085 Monthly Central America 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 Markets Monitor
24 pages 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
12 pages 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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Overview Of Europe's Major Gas Import Pipelines
18 pages Pub date: June 24 2009 North America and OECD Europe remain major suppliers of both oil and natural gas but are also among the biggest consumers, so have until recently been experiencing an overall rise in energy imports. The impact of high energy prices in 2008, followed by the savage recession of 2009, has reversed the demand trend in many... |
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Latin America 3G
45 pages Pub date: May 8 2009 BMI assesses the impact of 3G launches on the Latin America mobile market and considers the prospects for the region's operators |
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Impact of Global Financial Crisis On Unconventional Projects: The Canadian Oil Sands
11 pages Pub date: April 15 2009 BMI assesses the impact of the global economic downturn on Alberta’s oil sands industry as lower oil prices hit project economics. |
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Biosimilars: Obama Unfolds New Opportunities
28 pages Pub date: April 6 2009 BMI explores challenges and opportunities in researching, developing and commercialising biosimilars, with an emphasis on regulatory issues |
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Foreign Investment Growth Drives Middle East & Africa's Commercial Vehicles Market
50 pages Pub date: March 23 2009 |
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Opportunities in Asia's High Growth Commercial Vehicles Market
58 pages Pub date: February 3 2009 |
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FedEx and UPS Prepare To Fight Their Way Through 2009
8 pages Pub date: January 30 2009 |
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Russia-Ukraine Gas Crisis: The Impact On European Energy Security
14 pages Pub date: January 26 2009 |
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Top 10 Mobile Operators for Western Europe
62 pages Pub date: January 7 2009 |
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Top 10 Mobile Operators for Asia
65 pages Pub date: January 5 2009 |
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Australia Metals Report
47 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly Australian metals producers are bracing themselves for a difficult year, with both domestic and export markets suffering as a result of the effects of the international financial crisis. But BMI ’s Australia Metals Report suggests that carbon emissions regulations could be a greater long-term threat to the industry. |
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Malaysia Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report
99 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly In the BMI Business Environment Ranking matrix for Q209, Malaysia returned to eight position (from tenth previously), out of the 15 key regional markets surveyed in the Asia Pacific region. Key attractions of the Malaysian pharmaceutical market are the government’s encouragement of the biotechnology sector and the f... |
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Brazil Infrastructure Report
99 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly Brazil’s construction industry has been hit by the global downturn. However, the government, through its ongoing growth acceleration programme, is working to support infrastructure investments. As a result, in BMI ’s Q209 Brazil Infrastructure Report we believe that there will be growth in the value of the con... |
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Taiwan Metals Report
43 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly Taiwanese metals producers are bracing themselves for a difficult year, with both domestic and export markets suffering as a result of the effects of the international financial crisis and the downturn in demand from China, where the construction industry is contracting. BMI ’s Taiwan Metals Report does not foresee... |
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Turkey Metals Report
44 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly The Turkish metals industry is faced with a difficult 2009 due to a steep decline in demand from key export markets such as the Arabian Gulf – as well as the volatile exchange rate – but BMI ’s Turkey Metals Report predicts a strong recovery from 2010. Export market diversification, increased flexibility and efficie... |
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Switzerland Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report
76 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly The Swiss pharmaceutical market witnessed a minor slowdown in 2008, with data released from industry association Interpharma showing sales increasing by 5.3% versus 2007. Reduced growth levels have been attributed to widespread price cuts in March 2008, which shaved an estimated CHF93mn (US$77mn) off the drugs bill.... |
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Tanzania Mining Report
60 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly Major reforms to the legislation covering Tanzania’s mining sector are expected in an amended Mining Act that should be tabled in parliament in April 2009, according to local newspaper The Guardian . A development that could have far-reaching implications for the country’s mining sector, the momentum for reform has c... |
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Zambia Mining Report
58 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly Zambia enjoys a vast endowment of metals, gemstones, industrial minerals and potential energy resources including coal, hydrocarbons, and more recently, uranium. For several years now, Zambia’s economy has been greatly dependent on mining, particularly on copper, cobalt and zinc. Globally, the country ranks seventh in the ... |
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Chile Shipping Report
86 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly The shipping industry entered 2009 in a state of crisis. All shipping sectors had been hit hard, with the dry bulk sector struggling to recover from a plunge in November 2008 that took the Baltic Dry Index to a nine-year low. Rumours persisted that containers were being shipped for a little as US$200 and that the only thi... |
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China Metals Report
50 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Quarterly The chief problem facing the Chinese metallurgical industry is over-capacity and the fragmentation of a large portion of production in the hands of a multitude of small producers; a situation which is undermining Chinese firms’ leverage over costs and causing product price volatility, according to BMI ’s China Metal... |
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Middle East & Africa Pharma & Healthcare Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Middle East and Africa Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Insight provides market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry across the Middle East and Africa, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Emerging Europe Automotives Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Emerging Europe Automotives Insight provides automotives market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the automotives industry across Emerging Europe, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Middle East & Africa Automotives Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Middle East and Africa Automotives Insight provides automotives market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the automotives industry across the Middle East and Africa, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Emerging Europe Food and Drink Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Emerging Europe Food & Drink Insight provides food & beverage market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the food, beverage, grocery retail and tobacco industry across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Middle East & Africa Food and Drink Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Middle East and Africa Food & Drink Insight provides food & beverage market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the food, beverage, grocery retail and tobacco industry across the Middle East and Africa, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Emerging Europe Telecommunications Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Emerging Europe Telecommunications Insight provides telecoms market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the telecoms industry across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Middle East & Africa Telecommunications Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Middle East and Africa Telecommunications Insight provides telecoms market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the telecoms industry across the Middle East and Africa, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Emerging Europe Oil and Gas Insight
16 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Emerging Europe Oil & Gas Insight provides energy market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the oil and gas industry across Emerging Europe, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Middle East & Africa Oil and Gas Insight
16 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Middle East and Africa Oil & Gas Insight provides energy market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the oil and gas industry across the Middle East and Africa, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Emerging Europe Pharma & Healthcare Insight
12 pages Pub date: July 3 2009 Monthly The Emerging Europe Pharma & Healthcare Insight provides market intelligence, trend analysis and forecasts for the pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as examining the implications of global trends at a regional, market-specific and company level. |
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Emerging Markets Monitor
24 pages 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
12 pages 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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Foreign Companies Yearbook UAE
ISSN: 1470-4501 Pub date: March 11 2009 Annual United Arab Emirates Foreign Companies Yearbook - Sample Company Profile Oracle Middle East PO Box 500099 Dubai Internet City, Oracle Building Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 (4) 390 9000 Fax: +971 (4) 390 9099 E-mail: XXX@ae.oracle.com Website: ww... |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Romania
ISSN: 1743-0070 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual The Romania database features 2190 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 700 multinational companies in Romania, across 37 industry sectors. |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Egypt
ISSN: 1472-2216 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual Egypt Foreign Companies Yearbook - Sample Company Profile 3M Egypt 19th Floor, Sofitel Tower Corniche El Nil Street Maadi, PO Box 69 Cairo Egypt Tel: +20 (2) 525 9007 Fax: +20 (2) 525 9004 E-mai... |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Russia
ISSN: 1463-1016 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual Russia Foreign Companies Yearbook - 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 Web... |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Estonia
ISSN: 1748-6521 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual The Estonia database features 900 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 290 multinational companies in Estonia, across 37 industry sectors. |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Saudi Arabia
ISSN: 1470-1510 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual Saudi Arabia Foreign Companies Yearbook - Sample Company Profile Merck Sharp & Dohme Scientific Office PO Box 17098 Al Batha Street Riyadh 11484 Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 (1) 405 6320 Fax: +966 (1... |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Greece
ISSN: 1744-7879 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual The Greece database features 3190 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 970 multinational companies in Greece, across 37 industry sectors. |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Serbia
ISSN: 1744-7836 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual The Serbia database features 920 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 310 multinational companies in Serbia, across 37 industry sectors. |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Hong Kong
ISSN: 1463-0974 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual Hong Kong Foreign Companies Yearbook - Sample Company Profile 3Com Asia Ltd Suite 1702-4, 17/F, Cityplaza One 1111 King's Road Taikoo Shing Hong Kong Tel: XXX Fax: XXX E-mail: XXX KEY PER... |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Singapore
ISSN: 1463-1032 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual Singapore Foreign Companies Yearbook - 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@lindemh.com.... |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Hungary
ISSN: 1465-5551 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual Hungary Foreign Companies Yearbook - Sample Company Profile Pannon GSM Telecommunications Ltd Baross utca 165 Budaörs H-2040 Hungary Tel: +36 (20) 930 4000 Fax: +36 (20) 930 4000 E-mail: XXX@pannon.hu ... |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Slovakia
ISSN: 1744-7836 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual The Slovakia database features 1420 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 440 multinational companies in Slovakia, across 37 industry sectors. |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook India
ISSN: 1744-7852 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual The India database features 2840 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 730 multinational companies in India, across 37 industry sectors. |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Slovenia
ISSN: 1743-0119 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual The Slovenia database features 1690 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 470 multinational companies in Slovenia, across 37 industry sectors. |
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Foreign Companies Yearbook Indonesia
ISSN: 1463-0982 Pub date: December 16 2008 Annual Indonesia Foreign Companies Yearbook - 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 0520 ... |
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