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Estonian retailing continued its rapid improvement in 2012 similarly to the previous year. Although an increase is projected for the following years, the growth rates will stabilise. Rapid improvement in value sales in 2011 and 2012 was mainly caused by the overall price increases, but also recovery from the financial crisis. This in turn fuelled the confidence of Estonians by creating jobs and improving their disposable incomes. Hence, consumers were able to spend more. In 2012, Estonian...

Men's traditional consumption criterion was durability, but current trends call into question this way of understanding the purchase of clothing. Chilean men are more interested in fashion than in previous years, and their clothing choices are the perfect evidence of this: they are increasingly selecting more design-oriented products for everyday outfits. The current 2012 3% average price decrease in current terms - the biggest since 2010 - helped a great deal, as cheaper fashionable products...

Recent nutritional improvements - less salt and fat in the packaged food industry overall - affected the sales of sweet and savoury snacks. The unhealthy image of these products was a major threat to growth, resulting in the development of new healthy ranges from named brands and private label in a clear response to consumers' health preoccupations. Moreover, the economic crisis made consumers reorganise their leisure and food budgets. Consequently, eating out has become less popular to the...

The general trend in food and drinks of small-scale production and premium quality focus is also influencing hot drinks, especially in the coffee category. Alcoholic drinks see a rapid growth in the number of craft beer and spirits producers and the packaged food sector has the same development, including increased popularity of locally produced food. Within the coffee category this is reflected in an increase of the number of small roasters of coffee and importers of coffee. Small coffee...

Since the beginning of the financial crisis the economic conditions in Serbia were very unfavourable. This stems from the unresolved structural problems in the economy and increased insolvency of companies. The state itself is also a factor, maintaining the status quo in the public sector, lack of new investments, unfavourable credit conditions and poor domestic demand caused by the low purchasing power of the Serbian population. Also, the very unstable exchange rate is one of the most...

The popularity of consumer trends deriving from the weakness and uncertainty in the Swedish economy, in particular the cocooning trend and the growing interest in DIY and cooking meals from scratch, is being further boosted by popular television cooking programmes such as MasterChef Sweden and Halv atta hos mig (Half Past Seven at My Place). This helped food preparation appliance to increase in volume by 4% during 2012. The category remained one of the most resilient in consumer appliances in...

Current retail value sales of spreads grew by 12% in 2012, compared to the CAGR of 10% over the review period. Spreads in the UAE has benefited from the country's diverse population. As the economy showed signs of recovery over the later years of the review period, an increasing number of expatriates returned to the UAE, which led to increased demand for spreads.

We maintain our view that growth potential in the Indian pharmaceutical market is reserved for domestic firms, whose lower-priced generic product portfolios align with the government's aim to lower out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure through lower drug prices. Uncertainties in pharmaceutical regulation, especially in the areas of intellectual property protection, will mean multinationals will remain hesitant to enter this market. For these reasons, we continue to see domestic firms outperforming in India.

BMI expects the Croatian CE market will report low single-digit growth, with trading conditions remaining challenging, despite an upwards revision of our forecast due largely to macroeconomic factors. In 2012, the government's introduction of a fiscal austerity budget weakened consumer demand for durables, which was also hit by the increase in VAT to 25% from 23%. Despite these exogenous factors, we expect demand for consumer lifestyle products such as smartphones, computers and LED-backlit TV sets to provide growth areas. Consumer electronics retail sales drivers include growing affordability of digital products, retail channel expansion, digital TV conversion and 3G mobile network rollouts.

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 Fish and Fish Products 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.

BMI View: Delays to the restart of oil production from South Sudan underscore the uncertain and fragile state of the two countries' interdependent oil sectors. Our current forecasts, along with those of major agencies, assume that pending a political development production from South Sudan, volumes will flow from late 2013 onward. However, we continue to see more downside than upside risk to these assumptions. Assuming the latest disputes are resolved, we highlight that damaged fields, infrastructure and technical challenges pose downside risks to the near-term recovery of volumes. We continue to expect production to recover to pre-crisis levels, although we believe this will not take place until 2016 when output reaches 448,990 barrels per day.

Government efforts to better protect Peru's energy infrastructure from guerrilla attacks are critical for continued growth of the energy sector. We have consistently highlighted the political and security risks affecting the country's strategic energy and mining sectors, including the enduring presence of left-wing rebel groups. Despite this, the underexplored nature of the energy sector, combined with an increasingly attractive business environment for foreign investment, creates further upside risk to our forecasts. It also supports our view that Peru will remain one of the most dynamic economics in Latin America over the forecast period.

Sports nutrition products are purchased mainly by two groups of consumers - professional sportspersons, and consumers who engage in some kind of sport or go to the gym. Consequently, sports nutrition remains a very underdeveloped category in Uzbekistan. Whilst the first group demands a wide range of sports nutrition products, the second group of consumers chooses products according to their specific needs (such as what sport they do and what effect they want to get).

BMI View: Our outlook for Peru's agricultural sector remains positive. The livestock sector is very dynamic and investment into the country's ethanol sector is boosting sugar production. Export crops such as coffee and cocoa are hampered by a lack of infrastructure and investment but there is scope for strong growth in both, particularly as Peru is becoming increasingly recognised for organic and speciality crops. We caution that a lack of profitability threatens to weaken the dairy sector; this could be further exacerbated by the forthcoming entry into force of the free trade agreement with the EU.

BMI expects the Poland consumer electronics market will grow by around 4% in 2013, with faster growth likely as the eurozone economy picks up in the second half of the year.

BMI View: Thanks to anticipated subdued demand growth during 2013, coupled with some supply expansion, Slovakia should reduce its net power import requirement. The growth in nuclear capacity from around 2013/14 should diminish the country's reliance on imported gas as a fuel for power generation, and Slovakia will also scale back the use of coal and oil.

BMI View: We remain firmly bullish on the long-term outlook for the Brazilian energy sector, with production from the country's pre-salt reserves pushing production to new highs. The 11th Licensing Round, to be held later in 2013, also presents strong upside risks, although at this point, any new production from these new blocks may fall outside the scope of our 10-year forecast period to 2022. The short-term outlook is more mixed, however, as ongoing regulatory challenges provide reason for some caution. Of these, a flare up in the ongoing battle for a new Oil Royalty Law underscores the highly politicized nature of Brazil's regulatory environment. This remains particularly true as local content requirements and strict labour costs present rising costs and a growing deterrent for doing business in Brazil. There have been some positive developments for state-owned Petrobras, however, as fuel prices have risen substantially since June 2012, helping to relieve the immense financial pressures on the company.

Leawo's newest flagship, the uber-popular Blu-ray media player, just set the milestone for the fastest-selling multimedia software in company history. The sales of this Blu-ray player software has passed 10,000 copies around the world in less than 12 days after being released on May 16, 2013, which has already created an all-new benchmark of Leawo – the same mark that the former best seller iTunes Cleaner for Mac took 15 days to reach.

NovaTech Computer Solutions (NCS), a renowned IT solutions expert company in Miami, is now offering its clients with the secure and reliable Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services. The services are for sure to improve clients’ productivity with efficient online collaboration tools.

Csengeri Law continues to offer consultations and advice to patients who have suffered due to a defective, recalled or discontinued metal on metal hip implant. Johnson and Johnson (J&J) finally broke and announced they will discontinue manufacture of their metal on metal hip replacement systems and other metal implants. J&J settled on this move while navigating the thousands of lawsuits regarding the recalled DePuy ASR hip replacement system and other similar lawsuits regarding other defective and recalled implants. The FDA has recently proposed a tightening of regulations regarding metal on metal implant systems. This tightening of regulations regarding metal on metal implants combined with immense sales declines after the recall scandals seemingly forced this move by J&J biomedical arm DePuy. While the Johnson and Johnson metal on metal implants furnished by DePuy are being removed from the market, the lasting effects of the metal on metal implants will be felt by patients for years to come.

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One of the UK’s fastest growing fitness companies, MotivatePT, have won a coveted business award from Natwest Fast Growth in the area of health and fitness. The Company who provide personal training across the UK, have won a host of business achievement awards since their launch - adding numerous well-known celebrities to their portfolio of satisfied customers. Renowned for the physical transformations that they achieve, MotivatePT have appeared on Channel 4 and BBC Television and have been asked to collaborate on an upcoming reality weight loss show airing on Sky Living early next year.