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Global Markets Direct's, 'Neurofibromatoses - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Neurofibromatoses, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Neurofibromatoses. Neurofibromatoses - 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, "Aegis Therapeutics, LLC - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Aegis Therapeutics, LLC's research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Diakron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Diakron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Adenomas - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Adenomas, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Adenomas. Adenomas - 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 Markets Direct's new report, "Switzerland Patient Monitoring Market Outlook to 2018" provides key market data on the Switzerland Patient Monitoring market. The report provides value (USD million), volume (units) and average price (USD) data for each segment and sub-segment within seven market categories - Multiparameter Patient Monitoring, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitors, Patient Monitoring Accessories, Micro-Electromechanical Systems, Remote Patient Monitoring , Neonatal Monitors and Fetal Monitors. The report also provides company shares and distribution shares data for each of the aforementioned market categories. The report is supplemented with global corporate-level profiles of the key market participants with information on company financials and pipeline products, wherever available.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited's research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

Thanks to the strong economic performance in the third year after the financial crisis of 2008-09, the jobs of a large number of Germans became more secure in 2012. Low unemployment and strong consumer sentiment are helping banks to launch new card products. Card payments was the payment method with the best performance in 2012, with a positive growth in terms of card numbers, current value and transaction volume. Card payments gained share from electronic direct payments, cash payments and...

The Vietnamese life insurance segment has recorded significant growth since 2000, growth that was supported by the country's strong macroeconomic and microeconomic fundamentals, as well as an increase in consumer awareness regarding the benefits of insurance products. As a result of these factors, the country's life insurance segment registered a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.3% during the review period (2007-2011). Over the same timeframe, the majority of life insurance policies sold in Vietnam were endowment policies, with such polices accounting for a 70.9% share of the segment's total written premiums in 2011. Meanwhile, individual life insurance products accounted for a 22% share, and supplementary insurance products accounted for a 5.1% share. The life insurance segment is expected to continue to expand over the forecast period, driven by the country's economic growth, increasing annual disposable income levels, and expanding middle-class population.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - 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.

Iran is experiencing rapid growth of its urban population. According to the Iranian statistical centre, the portion of urban population increased from 68% to 71% in the 2006-2011 period. This demographic trend was a strong growth driver for the tissue and hygiene market in Iran. Tissue and hygiene products were often considered a luxury just a decade ago and are becoming very popular recently as an essential part of life in big cities and the cultural changes implied. Besides, improved hygiene...

The contrasting natural beauty and urban landscape of Rio de Janeiro has plenty to offer tourists. Unfortunately, like any other major urban centre, the city faces serious transportation and travel accommodation infrastructure problems. Increased investment made in preparation for the hosting of major international sports events is, however, slowly improving the situation and taking Rio up the ranking of must see destinations worldwide.

This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Timetric's exclusive panel of leading construction industry companies. As sustainability emerges as a strong theme in the business environment, this report provides the reader with a definitive analysis of sustainable procurement and financial implications in the global construction industry. Furthermore, this report grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors and examines their actions surrounding sustainable procurement practices. The report also provides access to information categorized by buyers, suppliers, region and company turnover.

The written premium value of the Uruguayan insurance industry increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.4% during the review period. This was mainly driven by stable economic growth during the review period. Unlike many other Latin American countries, Uruguay did not experience a recession between 2007 and 2009, with its economic indicators remaining more stable. There is a high demand for crop insurance products such as hail insurance and additional perils such as wind, freeze and excess moisture. In recent years, new insurance products such as multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) have become popular. Forestry insurance is also very popular in Uruguay. The growth in tourism and increased investment in building infrastructure will drive the demand for property insurance over the forecast period.

PCs: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the PCs industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

The Croatia Real Estate report examines the commercial office, retail, industrial and construction sectors and considers the impact of a dour outlook for the economy, which we estimate will post a full-year recession in 2012.

BMI View: Ghana's cocoa sector will remain a vital part of the country's agricultural industry in the coming years. After registering a significant year-on-year decline in 2011/12 production, we are forecasting a mild improvement in 2012/13 on the basis of better weather conditions. Elsewhere, we see the country's overall food security remaining fairly stable despite recent increases in global prices and, to some extent, local prices. The 2012/13 corn harvest is under way, and we expect production to increase only slightly year-on-year, to 1.65mn tonnes. Over the long term, production could see considerable growth should genetically modified seeds be adopted. This is now possible after changes to bio-safety laws in 2011. We believe that poultry production and consumption will see the most growth among the livestock complex owing to price competitiveness and local preferences.

Metal consumption growth in Brazil will be driven by the construction sector in the coming years as infrastructure spending is ramped up. In particular, we highlight preparations to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. We forecast steel consumption growth of 1.0% in 2012, before a pickup in subsequent years. Annual growth should average 5.6% over the 2012- 2016 period, buoyed by healthy infrastructure spending. We forecast infrastructure industry value to grow by an average of 6.8% over the same period.

BMI View: We expect difficult trading conditions to persist in many segments of Bulgaria's consumer electronics market in 2013. Retail sales remained in negative territory for much of 2012, declining 0.3%y-o-y in April 2012 from -1.8% y-o-y in March, and we see little scope for a pick-up in 2013.

BMI View: Canada remains our developed market construction sector outperformer. Despite the potential threat from an overheating housing market, commodity price weakness and an underperforming commercial building segment, we believe the country's construction industry growth will outperform its developed market peers over the near term. Whilst residential construction continues to post impressive growth, infrastructure is the segment underlying our outlook, with a sustainable growth trajectory driven by rail and electricity projects creating the basis for growth.

Tissue and hygiene continued to see positive growth in 2011 despite the uncertain economic conditions during the year. Growth was mainly due to an increase in the unit price, the result of rising production costs for a number of categories. A growing interest in more comfortable and luxurious tissue and hygiene products further supported value growth of 3% in 2011.

This report offers a completely fresh look at how Health and Beauty consumption habits differ by age, allowing marketers to understand people's consumption patterns like never before. This offers unique opportunities to effectively target new consumer groups, behaviors, and trends, based on actual empirical data in Health and Beauty consumption across 10 core countries.

GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, "Drug Discovery and Development Market in Asia - Partnerships Between MNCs and Asian Academic Institutions and Healthcare Research Organizations are Driving R&D Innovation". The report provides key data, information and analysis of the major trends and issues affecting the drug discovery and development market in seven major countries in Asia, namely China, India, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea. The report provides a comprehensive insight into market segmentation, covering drug discovery and development market sizes, the strategic context for deciding a location in Asia to conduct clinical research, strategies adopted by global pharmaceutical companies in outsourcing R&D processes to Asian countries, and the regulatory landscapes there. The report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory authorities, clinical trial approval processes and recent regulatory changes in the clinical trial environment. The report analyzes the competitive landscape of the market, profiling key Contract Research Organizations (CRO) market players, along with a brief description of the business, major services and major M&A and partnership deals. The report also provides detailed analysis of major partnership and M&A deals that have taken place in the Asian drug discovery and development market along with segmentation by year, deal type, geography and phase of development.

The Horlick Company, a leader in the manufacture of motor-generator sets for both frequency conversion and load-isolation, announces the successful completion and shipment of a Model 60FC-2003 motor-generator set to Atwood Oceanics.