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IT spending is forecast to increase 2.2% to GBP53.339bn in 2013, a turnaround from the 0.6% contraction in 2012. The IT market should see improvements as the economy moves further out of recession, with real GDP growth forecast at 1.1% for 2013. Areas of the market that we expect to see growth include tablets, cloud computing, real-time data analytics and business software. However, IT investments will remain constrained and flashpoints in the eurozone present downside risk to this outlook. Enterprise spending will continue to be limited by uncertainty about the UK recovery and regional economic conditions. Meanwhile, public sector IT spending outlook is dominated by the impact of government cuts and a moratorium on projects with a value of more than GBP100mn. Nevertheless, Q412 did bring new public sector IT contracts from the Home Office and other organisations.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the current industry size and growth expectations during 2012-17, including highlights of the key growth stimulators. It also benchmarks the industry against key global markets and provides detailed understanding of emerging opportunities in specific areas.

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Over 2013, Qatar's economic growth will be largely driven by the non-hydrocarbon sector, with expanding domestic consumption and progress on infrastructure investments fuelling economic activity. However, weaker performance in the hydrocarbon sector will drag down overall growth, and we expect Qatar's real GDP to expand by 5.0% in 2013, down from an estimated 6.0% in 2012.

We have revised up our US real GDP growth forecast to 2.3% from 2.1% for 2013. While this partly reflects slightly stronger incoming data in Q412 increasing the base effect for 2013, the tax matters in the fiscal cliff were resolved more swiftly than we had expected, with the final tax hikes amounting only to the expected payroll tax cut expiry (costing about US$115bn to US workers in 2013, around 0.75% of GDP) and an increase in taxes for wealthier households (amounting to around US$60bn). This will not ease the uncertainty over the prospects for the US economy, and we expect food and drink consumption growth to remain subdued in the medium term as a result.

The Yemeni construction sector faces ongoing structural difficulties but is expected to show some growth in 2013. The industry is only now expected to regain its 2010 value, after a slump that wiped out nearly a quarter of its value. Year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 3.1% is forecast for 2013, up slightly on previous estimates, taking the industry's value to US$2.86bn. Growth over the forecast period is expected to average 1.9% y-o-y, with industry value expected to reach US$3.9bn by end-2022.

A greater-than-expected deceleration in Botswana's economy in 2012 has prompted us to downgrade our real GDP growth forecasts for the country in 2013 and 2014. However, the outlook remains relatively positive, with robust expansion in mining-related investment and services helping to offset ongoing weakness in domestic demand and restrained government spending levels.

With general elections scheduled for May 11, we believe the incumbent Pakistan People's Party faces an uphill struggle for re-election. The government's handling of the economy and its relationship with the US are likely to be its key political liabilities. Unsurprisingly, based on the consolidated results of two nationwide polls, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is the current frontrunner.

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The Philippines Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on the Philippines' economic outlook of ongoing external weaknesses.

The Malaysian Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on Malaysia's economic outlook of limited room for additional fiscal stimulus by the government.

Successive energy shortages in Pakistan have led the government to acknowledge that longterm gas self-sufficiency has become impossible. A March 2013 agreement with Iran on the development of the IP pipeline by 2015 could ease the risk of an energy shortage. Domestic consumption continues to rise rapidly, boosted by the start-up of additional gas-fired power stations and continued use of Condensate Natural Gas cars. As import volumes rise, LNG is set to become part of the energy mix. In the meantime, Pakistan will again attempt to privatise more of its various state-controlled energy companies and stimulate investment in domestic oil and gas production. While we do not believe it would render Pakistan gas selfsufficient over the next 10 years, the recent start-up of shale gas exploration creates a large upside risk to our forecast.

The accompanying tables present the latest economic data and five-year forecast scenario for the country's banking system. Also included is SWOT analysis of the commercial banking system as a whole.

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