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For the last fashion seasons of 2012, men’s designers are focusing on classic whites and grays as well as touches of color to create streamlined, sophisticated looks. This autumn and winter, the trends include military jackets, classic suits, both pale and rich hues, layers, and textures.

"European Construction Industry Outlook Survey 2012-2013: Industry Dynamics, Market Trends and Opportunities, Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies in the Construction Industry" is a new report by Timetric that analyzes how procurement expenditure, business strategies and practices are set to change in the European construction industry in 2012-2013. This report gives you access to the category-level spending outlooks, budgets, supplier selection criteria, business challenges and investment opportunities of leading purchase decision makers. The report also identifies future growth of buyers and suppliers, M&A and e-procurement. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors in Europe, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities. The report also provides access to information categorized by company type and size.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the institutional construction industry in Mexico. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the institutional construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Institutional Construction in Mexico to 2016: Market Databook' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the institutional construction industry in Mexico. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Mexican construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

South Africa has the highest number of HNWIs in Africa. In addition to providing a comprehensive and robust background of the local economy, including, uniquely, detailed analysis of economic and political risks to HNWI wealth creation, this report provides robust projections of the volume, wealth and asset allocation of local HNWIs and UHNWIs. The report then couches these findings in an analysis of the local Wealth Management and Private Banking sector, and the opportunities therein.

Russia ranked first in Europe in terms of the volume of total retail space constructed in 2011. The country's retail construction activities covered a total retail space of XX square meters. Over 2012, Russia is projected to retain this position because of the proposed development of a further XX million square meters of land.

The global interventional cardiology & peripheral vascular devices market consist of devices used in both coronary and peripheral endovascular procedures which include Embolic Protection, Chronic Total Occlusion, Coronary Atherectomy, Thrombectomy Devices, IVUS & Angiography Catheters, EVAR Stent Grafts, IVC Filters, Stents, Balloons and Accessory Devices. This market was valued at $8.7 billion in 2011 and is poised to grow at a CAGR of 7.8% to reach $12.7 billion by 2016.

BMI View: Following South Africa's 2011 post-World Cup hangover, we are gradually seeing a return to slow but steady economic growth, with real GDP of 2.7% forecast for 2012. This positive trend is supported by Q112 construction data showing that the sector increased 2% year-on-year (y-o-y), indicating that the slump has finally reached its bottom. However, despite a concentrated effort on infrastructure investment in 2012, we believe the risks to this cautiously optimistic outlook are plentiful, ranging from policy uncertainty and cumbersome bureaucracy to intense credit rating pressure. This is prompting us to maintain our healthy, yet modest, construction industry real growth forecast for 2012 of 2.5%.

BMI View: Malaysian IT spending is expected to reach US$5.2bn in 2012, up 6%, despite the economic headwinds from the Eurozone and the US. Demand is expected to stay resilient overall, even as economic growth moderates. There should be several areas of opportunity, particularly in key spending verticals such as telecoms, and a new government Digital Malaysia Plan is expected to be unveiled in 2012.

BMI's Q312 report on the Spanish telecommunications market provides analysis of the country's mobile, fixed-voice, broadband and pay-TV markets based on operator data covering the period to the end of March 2012, and industry developments to the end of May 2012. It also draws on regulatory data for 2011 where available. As well as analysis of recent developments, the report also contains revised five-year growth forecasts, which chart the development of the country's fixed-line telephony, broadband internet and mobile subscriber markets through to 2016. All of our forecasts see revisions this quarter, with our new forecasts reflecting operator data and the latest data from the Spain's telecoms regulator, the Comision del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT).

BMI View: Colombia's oil sector has seen impressive levels of growth since the mid-2000s and we expect that positive trend to continue throughout our 10-year forecast period, with oil production expected to surpass 1mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2013. This growth will be driven by an improving security situation, which should allow for expanded exploration activities, improved transport infrastructure and an attractive fiscal regime.

Cooling external demand and deteriorating global economic conditions would inevitably take their toll on consumer confidence in the near future. Moreover, as uncertainties over the outlook for employment in export-related sectors continue to weigh on sentiment and prompt households to cut back on spending, we believe private consumption growth should remain relatively muted over the coming quarters. In the longer term, the positives of a massive youth population, strong economic growth and rising incomes will remain major draws for foreign consumer goods investors. This potential will continue to attract the sights of consumer players such as Meiji Holdings, Fraser and Neave and Mai Tan, which should instil greater dynamism to the sector going forward.

The Philippines Insurance report considers the prospects for both life and non-life insurers in the country. BMI remains of the view that how the Philippines' insurance sector develops through 2012 will provide a useful indicator of overall trends in political, business and economic risk in the country. The statistic that we would highlight is that the trade association, and BMI, forecast life insurance premiums in 2012 that are 80% higher than those of 2009. It appears that there is a very high probability that the segment will emerge from three years of near stagnation in terms of premiums. Various commentators are excited about the prospects for micro-insurance in the Philippines. While we accept that growth in the segment may be driven over the coming years by an increase in the number of first time users, we continue to believe that the expansion will be driven mainly by the initiatives that are undertaken by particular companies. The segment is dominated by Philam Life, the local subsidiary of AIA, along with the local offshoots of Manulife, AXA, Sun Life Financial and Prudential plc. These are all companies with regional (or global) scale, strong brand names, a very long-standing commitment to both the Philippines and Asia Pacific, capital and tolerance of emerging markets risk. As we explain in this report, these companies are developing by enlarging their existing distribution channels, improving the productivity of distribution channels, introducing new products or developing new partnerships. Crucially, though, households in the Philippines that can afford to provide for the future are increasingly enthusiastic about taking on long-term relationships with major life insurance companies.

BMI View: In light of India's economic and demographic growth, we expect power consumption to increase from an estimated 747.26 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2011 to 1,386.40TWh in 2021. The country's 12th Five Year Plan forecasts energy demand will grow 6% per annum and electricity capacity will expand by 100 gigawatts (GW). Critical to the new plan is the focus on measures to combat the continued rise in India's dependence on imported energy, and a move to favour diversification towards renewable sources as well as nuclear. The recent FY2012/13 budget announcement is indicative of this focus, with the Indian government initiating a series of incentives and measures that will benefit the power sector

Venice boasts a unique tourist offer thanks to its setting and architectural masterpieces. Tourism flows to the city recorded a very strong performance in 2011 and are expected to continue to grow in the coming years. This growth will be driven by the increased popularity of cultural tourism, by the measures implemented by the city council, including infrastructural improvements, and the organization of cultural events. Venice is also expected to benefit from its popularity in BRIC countries.

There are reported to be in excess of 50 million internet users in Russia, with approximately seven million of these ordering products online at least once a month during 2011. There is clear evidence to suggest that the number of internet users in the country is growing strongly from year-to-year, although the rate of development of internet retailing has tended to lag behind this, as consumers have needed time to familiarise themselves with the format, and to become confident in making...

GlobalData's report, Styrene Industry Outlook in China to 2016 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants provides an in-depth coverage of China Styrene industry. The research presents major market trends affecting the Styrene industry in China. The report covers China Styrene plants and presents installed capacity by process and technology. In addition, it presents Styrene demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, price trends, trade balance data and company shares of the major Styrene producers in China. Overall, the report presents a comprehensive coverage of China Styrene industry including all the major parameters.