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There is no question that since first being invented in 2003 the electronic cigarette aka electric cigarette or e cig, has come a long way, and progressed rapidly over the following 9 years. There are currently a huge amount of products on offer and the manufacture and design of e cigs continues to develop and improve quickly with in this relatively new and exciting market place offering a healthier alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes.

GlobalData's mining industry offering, 'Asia-Pacific Bauxite Mining Regulatory and Fiscal Regime Report, 2012 - Regulatory Framework, Rights and Obligations and Key Fiscal Terms' provides an understanding of the regulatory framework and fiscal regime of the Asia-Pacific bauxite mining industry, comprising Australia, China, India and Kazakhstan. The report includes information about the governing authorities, governing laws and key fiscal terms pertaining to the bauxite mining industry in the respective countries, with a brief overview of the relevant bauxite mining industries. 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.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012" provides data on the Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers a preliminary coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides briefing pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). 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.

GlobalData's new report, "Rare and Niche Diseases Catalyst Monitor - Key Event Analysis H1 2012" takes a look at rare and niche diseases, which are an area of intense interest in the global biopharmaceutical industry today. The passage of the Orphan Drug Act in the United States in 1983 was the initial impetus behind the development of products for these diseases. Since that time, similar legislation has been enacted in the UK, Europe, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. As a result of this global legislation, numerous products have been brought to market to treat diseases for which there were no existing therapies, saving countless lives worldwide. As biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies look for ways to reinvigorate their product pipelines, they are increasingly focusing on developing products for rare and niche diseases. The market for many of these diseases is virtually wide open and will continue to be a major driving force in the industry.

GlobalData's mining industry offering, 'Finland Chromium Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends, Fiscal Regime, Major Projects, and Competitive Landscape' provides a comprehensive understanding of the Chromium mining industry in Finland. This report provides historical and forecasted data on Chromium ore production, consumption, and ores and concentrates trade (export and/or imports) to 2020. In additions to this, the report also includes drivers and restraints affecting the industry, profiles of major Chromium chromium mining companies, information on major active and planned mines and regulations governing the industry. 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.

GlobalData's mining industry offering, 'Philippines Nickel Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends, Fiscal Regime, Major Projects, and Competitive Landscape' provides a comprehensive understanding of the Nickel mining industry in Philippines. This report provides historical and forecasted data on Nickel mine production, metal consumption, and ores and concentrates trade (export and/or imports) to 2020. In additions to this, the report also includes drivers and restraints affecting the industry, profiles of major Nickel nickel mining companies, information on major active and planned mines and regulations governing the industry. 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.

BMI's Q112 report on Japan's telecommunications market provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments to occur within the country's mobile, fixed-line telephony and internet sectors. During this quarter, we have extended our five-year growth forecasts for these different sectors through to the end of 2016. We have also revised our forecasts to reflect the latest data from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), as well as from the country's leading telecoms operators, namely NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank. By the end of September 2011 there were over 127.28mn mobile subscribers in Japan, up from 121mn at the end of 2010 and 119.18mn in September 2010. The industry added over 2mn mobile subscribers in the three months to September, making for a net subscriber increase of 6.57mn in the nine months since the start of the year. Although the mobile industry is one of the most mature in the Asia Pacific region, the market continues to exhibit growth largely due to strong competition between the three major mobile operators. By the end of 2011 BMI estimates a total market of over 129.26mn mobile subscribers, a penetration rate of just over 102%. Continued growth is expected to result in the market increasing to almost 157.2mn mobile subscribers in 2016, a penetration rate of 125%. Meanwhile, in the quarter ended September 2011, 3G subscribers accounted for 95.8% of the total, up from 91.5% in September 2009. The recent surge in the number of 3G subscribers has been helped by the introduction of various flat-rate data packets and attractive applications, and by the proliferation of 3G and smartphone handsets across the market. Based on data published by Japan's telecoms operators, there were 41.12mn fixed lines in Japan at the end of September, down from just over 43.2mn in December 2010. We estimate that, by the end of 2011, there were 40.45mn fixed lines in Japan, a penetration of 32%. The ongoing decline of the fixed-line market is being shaped by the continued loss of connections by NTT East and NTT West. These two operators accounted for almost 81% of the market in September 2011. Both operators aim to transition all their fixed-line subscribers to an IP network by 2025. This will contribute to the continued decline in fixed-line numbers. According to our latest forecast, BMI's expects 33.9mn fixed-line connections in 2016, a penetration rate of 27%. Our new forecast for Japan's broadband sector assumes that the number of fixed broadband subscribers reached 36.5mn at the end of 2011. By the end of our newly extended forecast in 2016, we envisage a broadband subscriber base of 45.49mn, a penetration rate of 36.1%. If mobile broadband subscribers are also taken into account, the penetration rate would be significantly higher. Japan remains in first position in BMI's latest set of Business Environment Ratings for the Asia Pacific telecoms markets. In addition to having the region's hig

Double-digit throughput growth at the primary Iranian port of Bandar Abbas appears to have come to an end, as US sanctions against the pariah state's shipping sector continue to strengthen and the EU introduces an oil embargo. The country's national shipping lines have also been facing increasing pressure in their operations. Nevertheless, we project continued growth in Iranian container shipping in the face of Western sanctions, as domestic consumer demand continues to grow.

BMI View: The outlook for Greek industry, including its agricultural sector, continues to worsen. We maintain our view for dairy and grains production to slow in 2011/12 as difficult credit conditions take some producers out of business. We expect livestock production to stagnate. Sugar output will be the only crop to register an increase, which is likely owing to base effects and the recent decision by the European Commission to abolish EU production quotas by 2015. We will monitor closely the development of the ongoing debt crisis to see the effect on the agricultural industry.

Latest data suggest that the rebound seen in H111 weakened significantly in the second half of the year. Indeed, slower real GDP growth in several key economies, combined with higher levels of market volatility have seen both production and consumption weaken in Australia. Moreover, our macroeconomic outlook for the Australian and Chinese economies has been tempered somewhat following both deteriorating trading conditions as well as slower growth following monetary tightening cycles over the past few quarters. For some metals we believe output will have contracted in 2011 and forecast only a weak recovery in 2012.

Baby food benefited from a number of factors in Saudi Arabia during the review period, of which the country's high birth rate is perhaps most significant. While the country's birth rate declined during the review period, dropping from 24.4 births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2006, it remained high at 22.4 births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2011. The population is young and there is thus a large potential consumer base for baby food.

Adult mouth care increased by 2% in current value terms in 2011. Much of the increase in 2011 was a result of increased VAT on medicines from 8% to 9% in July 2010.

Bosnia-Herzegovina did not see any initiatives to review OTC status or dosage strengths of certain analgesic categories. Relative to the performance recorded over the review period, analgesics' performance in 2011 was weaker. This was due to the reduced disposable income of consumers in Bosnia-Herzegovina as a result of the recession.

Tax hikes had a tremendous effect on sales of spirits in 2010. With rises in excise pushing prices upwards by approximately 30%, consumption of spirits was massively impacted with sales displaying steep declines. A migration to domestic spirits was the key trend in 2010 in line with these products being more affordable. White spirits and rum displayed also relatively satisfactory results, whereas whiskies, tequila (and mescal) and liqueurs suffered the most.

The key trend for 2011 was the historically low interest rates that had far-reaching effects on the consumer credit landscape in Switzerland. The prolonged period of interest rates of under 0.5% stimulated the consumer credit market across the different categories including personal loans, mortgages, auto loans etc. The Swiss economy remained healthy in 2011 with high consumer confidence and expenditure. The low interest rates incentivised many Swiss to take advantage of the credit situation...

The Qatar government invested considerably in an attempt to develop the country's tourism, education and infrastructure, which led to considerable growth in the Qatar construction industry. The general causes for growth in the industry were Qatar's rising population growth, its per capita GDP and increased revenue from abundant gas resources. Conversely, the industry's growth was impeded in 2009 and 2010 due to affects of the global economic crisis, which reduced the demand for residential and commercial construction projects. The construction industry's share of Qatar's GDP reduced from 2009 to 2010. The Qatar government increased investments in educational and healthcare buildings should also create growth in the institutional construction market over the forecast period. During 2009-2010, the lack of investment in the construction of educational building projects resulted in a decline in the institutional construction market during the period.

The UK life insurance segment is the largest segment in the UK insurance industry, accounting for 68.1% of total industry premiums in 2011. It is also one of the largest life insurance segments in Europe in terms of gross written premium. During the review period (2007-2011), the impact of the global financial crisis and the European debt crisis resulted in a decline in consumer confidence. This decline then adversely affected long-term insurance products, something that played a key role in the overall decline of the UK life insurance segment during the review period. However, the complete implementation of Solvency II in 2013 is expected to result in market growth.

This report is a thorough analysis of the German Wealth Management and Private Banking sector, and the opportunities and challenges that it faces.

"Swedish Foodservice: The Future of Foodservice to 2016" provides a top-level overview and detailed market, channel, and company-specific insights into the operating environment for foodservice companies. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Swedish foodservice value chain, and for new companies considering entering the market.

Marketers in the Savory Snacks market face a major challenge. Understanding market size and segmentation is valuable, but the key to effective targeting is to know just how valuable specific consumer groups are, and being able to quantify the impact of consumer trends.This report solves these problems by providing integrated survey-based data on consumer trends, consumer groups and market data which show exactly the size of consumer groups, how much of the Savory Snacks market they account for and which consumer trends drive their behavior.

GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research "Drug Price Cuts in Top Five Countries of Europe - Tougher Reference Pricing Environment and Drug Price Freeze through 2013 Expected to Drive Down Healthcare Costs". It provides a comprehensive overview of the healthcare systems as well as pricing in five European nations with a detailed analysis of the different regulatory mechanisms used in these countries. The report closely scrutinizes major changes in pricing for pharmaceuticals in these European nations in the recent past and their impact in the near future. The countries analyzed in the report are the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.

GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released its new report, "Gout Therapeutics - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2019". The report is an essential source of information and analysis on the global Gout Therapeutics market. The report identifies the key trends shaping and driving the global Gout Therapeutics market. The report also provides insights on the prevalent competitive landscape and the emerging players expected to significantly alter the market positioning of the current market leaders. Most importantly, the report provides valuable insights on the pipeline products within the global Gout Therapeutics sector. 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.

GBI Research's new report, "Iron Ore Mining Market in Asia-Pacific to 2020 - Interplay Between Regional Demand for Steel and Iron Production Shapes the Competitive Landscape" provides key information and analysis of the Asia-Pacific iron ore mining industry that comprises China, Australia, India and Kazakhstan. The report covers the industry's drivers and restraints, production, reserves, consumption and details of country's trade (imports and exports. This report is based on data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GBI Research's team of industry experts.

GlobalData's new report, "Christoph Miethke GmbH & Co. KG Market Share Analysis" provides in-depth information on Christoph Miethke GmbH & Co. KG's market position in the different medical equipment markets it operates in. The report provides Christoph Miethke GmbH & Co. KG market share information in one key market category - CSF Management. The report also provides data and information on the overall competitive landscape of the markets, the company operates in. The report is supplemented with global corporate-level profile with information on the company's business segments, major products and services, competitors, locations and subsidiaries, financial deals and other key developments.