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Global Markets Direct's, 'Macular Edema - Pipeline Review, H1 2013', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Macular Edema, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Macular Edema. Macular Edema - Pipeline Review, Half Year is built using data and information sourced from Global Markets Direct's proprietary databases, Company/University websites, SEC filings, investor presentations and featured press releases from company/university sites and industry-specific third party sources, put together by Global Markets Direct's team.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "GW Pharmaceuticals plc - Product Pipeline Review - 2013" provides data on the GW Pharmaceuticals plc's research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

"The Future of Airlines in Tunisia to 2017: Market Profile" is the result of extensive research on the travel and tourism industry covering the airlines market in Tunisia. It provides detailed analysis on key trends and issues, market size and forecasts, key performance indicators and competitive landscape in the Tunisian airlines market. The report also includes an overview of the Tunisian travel and tourism industry covering key trends, barriers to tourism and tourist attractions with a detailed SWOT analysis of the tourism industry in Tunisia. Review and forecast data for tourism demand factors and market indicators has also been included in the report. This report also provides an overview of the leading companies in the airlines market in Tunisia.

The report begins with 'Introduction' section covering overview of Mobile engagement (m-Engagement) and mobile marketing activities which provides basic idea of the technology, its progression over years, and elements of mobile marketing.

Norway is aiming to become the first cashless country, with consumers being encouraged to pay using cards. Norway is trying to implement electronic payments in all possible areas. More retailing channels accept various card types. Indeed, even local grocery markets accept card payments, although not all of them allow payment with foreign issued cards.

The consumption of adult mouth care products is usually the result of a dental visit or doctor's recommendation. Given that only a small percentage of the Mexican population regularly visits a dentist, this category remains quite small; something which is unlikely to change any time soon.

Consumer expectations in Malaysia continued to rise in terms of baby food, particularly for milk formula. In line with the longer-term trend of having fewer children in Malaysia, parents are able to afford products of premium quality for their children. Hence, baby food that is positioned at a high price point may still benefit from strong demand, due to the lower birth rate and parents' higher disposable incomes.

Luxury wines/champagnes and spirits grew by 5% over 2012 to be valued at A$169 million. Luxury wines/champagnes and spirits saw resilient performance over 2012 with high net worth individuals being less affected by concerns such as higher interest rates and weaker consumer confidence that is impacting other FMCG industries.

In 2012, shopping centres became more popular, with increasing numbers of consumers gradually starting to make frequent visits. New shopping centres are also under construction, while 2012 saw an opening Metro Park shopping centre in the residential part of Baku city in March close to "Nariman Narimanov" underground station. This shopping centre welcomed the popular and strongly-established electronics and appliance specialist retailers as well as beauty specialist retailers, such as Baku...

Overall, snack bars in Germany continued to be dominated by granola/muesli bars, which were responsible for almost 90% of the total category's retail value sales, leaving only a fraction of the share for breakfast bars, energy and nutrition bars and fruit bars. Granola/muesli bars enjoys a rather loyal consumer target group, which consists of people with increasingly hectic lifestyles, who are looking for products suitable for convenient on-the-go consumption.

Iranian frozen processed food is experiencing rapid growth as a result of changes in consumer lifestyles. The number of working women saw major growth in the review period which means less time for the preparation of traditional Iranian meals. Key suppliers of these products understood this huge opportunity and improved their product range. While in 2002 the only product on offer was hamburgers, in 2012 different forms of frozen poultry, frozen vegetables and frozen ready meals are available...

Retail tissue volume sales stagnated in 2012 while current retail value sales increased by 2%. The high level of maturity within retail tissues in Finland, particularly in the case of toilet paper, resulted in a drop in volume sales growth. Value sales were slightly higher due to some innovative product launches within kitchen towels and napkins.

Average unit prices rose due to increasing prices of raw materials, resulting in a slowdown in the growth of dried processed food. As a result of higher prices, consumers shifted to using alternatives and downgraded to cheaper products than rice, such as bulgur and pasta.

Luxury electronic gadgets declined by 52% in volume terms and 7% in current value terms in 2012. The decline was attributable to the poor performance of luxury Mp3 players, as the only luxury brand, Bang & Olufsen, withdrew its Mp3 player from the market at the end of 2011. Luxury mobile phones, on the other hand, grew by 8% in volume terms and 9% in current value terms in 2012, a hefty decline from its 15% volume growth and 16% value growth in 2011. Luxury mobile phones are also struggling to...

Smartphones was the highest-growing category in 2011 and increased volume sales by 17% due to its product features and the consumers' desire for such products.

Longer-term trends towards more modern, urban professions collided in 2012 with the lingering effects of the global financial crisis, resulting in consumers working extra hours, taking on additional jobs in order to make money such as direct sales or simply accepting a more fast-paced lifestyle that was anathema for years in this island nation. All these factors complicated consumers' ability and time to prepare complicated meals at home. This increasing trend has helped many product categories...

Chilled processed food is expected to register lower current retail value growth, of 1%, in 2012 than in 2011. This is mainly due to competition from frozen processed food in which manufacturers have been active in terms of innovation, introducing a wide variety of new products and new flavour variants. In addition, demand for chilled processed meat and chilled smoked fish/seafood depends on the purchasing power of consumers. Due to the unsettled global economic situation in 2012, many...

Calming and sleeping grew strongly in 2012, as current value sales increased by 5%, reaching EUR6 million. Finns lead busy lifestyles, which is taking its toll on their health. Stress and sleeping problems can be considered common in Finland. This offered fertile ground for the growth of the category, as consumers were seeking help from OTC products, which was reflected in excellent growth.

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Renting of Agricultural, Construction and Other Machinery market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Industrial and Laboratory Furnaces market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Small kitchen appliances (non-cooking) remained a small category in 2012, with its performance being solely determined by kettles. Whilst coffee mills and food and meat slicers are present, and can be found in selected retail outlets, sales remained negligible in 2012.

During 2010-2011, small kitchen appliances (non-cooking) registered positive growth mainly due to purchases made by immigrants who tend to use these appliances for tea preparation or long coffee with kettles and coffee mills. In 2012, on the contrary, the combination of the detrimental effects of the economic crisis and the rationalisation of purchases was harmful to small kitchen appliances. According to several trade sources, these appliances are considered purely as complementary in Italian...

We see the most growth potential for the livestock sector in Poland owing to increased export potential to the EU and Asia. The livestock industry in the country is relatively price-competitive compared with industry majors such as Brazil and the US, but it does not necessarily have the right export networks and infrastructure to rival these countries. That said, we see potential for the development of the Polish meat export market, particularly to high-growth markets as well as price sensitive ones in Asia. For grains and sugar, we see growth potential limited by the recent U-turn in the EU biofuel policy restricting the amount of food crops to be used in the production of ethanol.

The Turkish pharmaceutical market contracted significantly in 2012, in line with our previous forecasts. We continue to hold a positive long-term view on the market's potential, owing to Turkey's rapid economic growth and rising per capita spending. However, state intervention in the pharmaceutical sector continues to stifle the industry's potential and restrict foreign drugmakers' access to the country's lucrative market.