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GlobalData's mining industry offering, 'India Iron ore Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends, Major Projects and Competitive Landscape' provides a comprehensive understanding of the iron ore mining industry in India. This report provides historical and forecast data on iron ore production, consumption and trade (export and/or imports) to 2020. In addition to this, the report also includes drivers and restraints affecting the industry, profiles of major iron ore mining companies and information on major active, planned and exploration mines. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Merit Medical) is a medical device company. It undertakes the manufacturing and marketing of single-use medical devices for use in interventional and diagnostic procedures. Its product lines include inflation devices and accessories, diagnostic and therapeutic catheters and guide wires, pressure sensors, medication syringes, safety products, and needles. The company has expertise in four primary areas, namely, radiology, cardiology, pulmonology, and gastroenterology. The company markets and sells its products through direct sales force in the US and Europe and through a network of OEM partners and distributors in the Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, South and Central America, and Canada. Merit Medical is headquartered in Utah, the US.

A competitively priced comprehensive overview of the Dilutables market.

The Future of the Ice Cream Market in Chile to 2017 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Ice Cream consumption trends in Chile, historic and forecast Ice Cream consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Ice Cream sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

- The Packaging of Retail Non-Alcoholic Drinks in Norway, 2007 to 2017 is a data only report providing extensive and highly detailed time series consumption data on primary and outer packaging in the market. - The report provides in-depth quantitative data on retail(i.e. off-trade)non-alcoholic drinks packaging, covering key segmentations such as pack material and type, closure material and type and outer information, for the latest financial year (current year) and the extreme ends of the historical and forecast periods. - Detailed tables and charts provide a comprehensive breakdown of packaging consumption to clearly establish market trends, packaging dynamics and future growth areas.

BMI's Japan Tourism report looks at the long-term potential of the tourist industry, which is showing strong recovery following the March 2011 earthquake and a period of depressed domestic economic growth. The burgeoning markets within the wider Asia Pacific region will further boost inbound travel throughout the forecast period.

The resumption of South Sudan exporting oil through Sudanese territory is a major positive development for both countries, and will improve the outlook for their external accounts, government finances, and overall economies.

We expect Kuwait to see relatively strong growth over 2013, as non-oil economic activity continues to expand on the back of solid household expenditure. Our forecast for 2013 real GDP growth is unchanged at 3.0%, down from 8.2% in 2011 and an estimated 5.2% in 2012. While we now expect a marginal increase in oil exports, we note that progress on Kuwait's capital investment plans has so far been disappointing, and have revised down our forecasts for government spending and fixed investment.

Azerbaijan's oil industry remains hampered by problematic output at the ACG fields, which accounts for the majority of production. Although there is some upside from planned and potential new projects, we continue to forecast a peak in output in 2020, following which a slow downward trend for oil production will take hold. However, we maintain our bullish view on gas production volumes, which we predict will rise to 17.6bcm in 2013 and continue to rise throughout our 10-year forecast period, reaching 33bcm in 2022. However, reports of weaker than expected interest in gas from Azerbaijan could delay development of the future offshore fields that while posing upside to our outlook, are unlikely to materialise within our current 10-year forecast period.

Commercial incentives for foreign drugmakers to expand in the Central American pharmaceutical market are limited by the region's relatively low per capita pharmaceutical spending and market growth. However, the heavy reliance on imported medicine in the region provides revenuegenerating opportunities for generic drugmakers from neighbouring Latin American countries and India. We believe that Costa Rica will continue to attract investment as a regional pharmaceutical production hub. We also highlight that Panama can be a premier country in the region for foreign drugmakers to expand their presence.

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.

BMI View: We expect the Kazakh grain sector to outperform, especially as Kazakhstan gets more export opportunities to Central Asia and China. We see limited growth for the livestock and dairy sectors, as export potential for both industries will remain limited. Only domestic demand, which we expect to be strong, could partially encourage domestic production. That said, cheap imports from Russia could put local growers at a disadvantage. We have not identified any major public company operating in the sector that we would highlight.

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Global Markets Direct's, 'Lymphoma - Pipeline Review, H1 2013', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Lymphoma, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Lymphoma. Lymphoma - 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.

After a difficult 2012, we expect Serbia to enjoy a modest recovery over the coming year, forecasting real GDP growth to accelerate from -1.9% in 2012 to 1.9% in 2013. This will be partly due to base effects after several bouts of extreme weather hit agricultural and industrial output, but also a result of increased exports and remittance inflows. Despite this improvement, Serbian households are set for another difficult year in 2013 owing to fiscal austerity and high unemployment.

BMI View: Norway's telecoms markets is one of the highest value markets in the world on a per capita basis, and furthermore it is one of the most technologically developed with high prevalence of wireless data services, smartphones and value-added services. However, while Norway's high income levels support high ARPUs, operators are nonetheless under similar pressures to their peers across Europe. The regulator, the NPT, has implemented cuts to mobile termination rates that continue into 2013 and have squeezed operator revenues - while the threat of consumer IP substitution also looms. The market therefore has a bright outlook but with a number of significant threats, if less amplified than in much of the rest of Europe.

Restaurants in US by Mintel Global Market Navigator provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2012. This report covers full service/traditional and fast food & takeaway restaurants. Market value is based on expenditure including sales tax in these outlets; market volume is based on numbers of outlets. Market size for Restaurants in US is given in USD and outlet with a minimum of five years' historical data. Market Forecast is provided for five years. Included with this snapshot is socio-economic data for US. Population, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exchange Rates.

BMI View: Hydroelectric sources of power dominate Colombia's electricity mix, and this makes it vulnerable to outages in dry years. Despite this, investment considers in hydroelectric power plants - Ituango and Sogamoso are two key projects in the pipeline - and their large scale means that Colombia will have the potential to boost its energy exports towards the end of our forecast period, in 2022. Key export markets include Venezuela, Peru and - if the Panama interconnection line is ever realised - Central America. Security continues to be a concern in Colombia, with the FARC guerrillas attacking an energy tower in the north east of the country, and this remains an operational risk.

On the back of the escalating sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone, which has battered confidence in the private sector, the Dutch economy is sliding further into recession. While we previously expected to see a return to positive economic growth in 2013 as a result of an emboldened European Central Bank quashing speculation of the euro area breaking apart, we now warn that a year of contraction now looks more likely given the plunge in property prices nationwide. We also see key risks to our medium-term economic forecasts that will further impact the potential for discretionary spending.

Peripheral Neuropathy (Sensory Neuropathy) - Pipeline Review, H1 2013

BMI View: Growth in Mongolia's mining industry will be led by the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine. The bulk of this growth will occur in the latter part of 2013 as the mine begins commercial production. We have downgraded our coal production forecast due to the suspension of SouthGobi Resource's mining licences and the lack of competitiveness of landed Mongolian coal in key consuming Chinese regions versus imports given current infrastructure constraints

Executive Summary

Peru offers good potential for growth across all segments of the IT market as its market remains quite small. Data on PC ownership across the country emphasises the disparities between Lima and rural areas. Even smaller cities have a notably lower rate. This presents hardware as the largest segment with strong double-digit growth potential as the Peruvian government seeks development through its ICT policies. It is one of the smaller markets in the region, but offers strong growth. BMI sees greater potential for newer technologies, as businesses and users leapfrog to next generation technologies. This has boosted our cloud computing forecast for the country, making it a dynamic market open to investors.

BMI View: We have revised our pharmaceutical and healthcare market forecasts upwards for Malaysia this quarter, because of continued signs of strong growth, and a clear government commitment to healthcare and the pharmaceutical sector. Steps are being taken to separate the roles of prescribing and dispensation (currently both tasks are undertaken by doctors), which will give patients greater choice and will help boost the generic drug sector. Malaysia is also pioneering in the halal drug sector, introducing a halal certification for medicines this quarter, which has the potential to boost exports to other Muslim countries. The country is also attracting investment in terms of pharmaceutical manufacturing - Ranbaxy plans to open a new facility - and biotechnology, with plans for a pharmaceutical park in the state of Melaka. Risks do remain, intellectual property and drug pricing are two examples, but overall, Malaysia is demonstrating strong growth potential.

BMI View: The Indian petrochemicals industry will experience a surge in capacity in 2013, which will plug the deficits in the market that emerged over the past year as demand outstripped supply. Polyethylene will make the biggest gains, leading to a slashing of imports. However, the sector is weighed down by a poor business climate that is undermining progress in the investment necessary to put India on par with its main Asian competitor, China.