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The Future of the Fragrances Market in Colombia to 2017 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Fragrances consumption trends in Colombia, historic and forecast Fragrances 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 Fragrances sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

The Bolivian government established price margins for rice in 2011 which remained in effect in 2012. This has severely impacted innovation and advertising for rice. Furthermore, there are also limitations on exports discouraging companies even further. There are quotas that companies must fulfil in order to be able to export rice. As a result, there was no innovation or advertisement promoting the growth of rice in Bolivia.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the bricks and blocks market in Brazil. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the bricks and blocks market and its categories (Bricks and Stone Blocks), including data by domestic production, supply balance, existing stock, imports and exports. 'Bricks and Blocks in Brazil to 2016: Market Databook' provides an overview and insight into the operating environment of the bricks and blocks industry in Brazil. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Brazilian construction value chain and for new players who are considering entering the market.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Orthostatic Hypotension - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Orthostatic Hypotension, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Orthostatic Hypotension. Orthostatic Hypotension - 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, 'Blood coagulation - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Blood coagulation, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Blood coagulation. Blood coagulation - 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, 'Corneal Neovascularization - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Corneal Neovascularization, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Corneal Neovascularization. Corneal Neovascularization - 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, 'Androgenic Alopecia - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Androgenic Alopecia, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Androgenic Alopecia. Androgenic Alopecia - 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, "NicOx SA - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the NicOx SA'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, "BetaPharma, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the BetaPharma, 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.

Poland is a traditional nation with a still large amount of First Holy Communions and Catholic wedding celebrations. This makes jewellery very attractive due to the demand for gifts given for the First Holy Communion (gold or silver jewellery) and especially rings purchased both for weddings and for engagements. Although there is some influence of new trends of concubinage or being single, Catholic wedding ceremonies are still very popular in Poland.

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

Coffee is highly popular in Bulgaria. However, the country's total volume per capita consumption rate of 2.2kg is far from being the highest in Eastern Europe. Institutional sales also account for a large share of coffee consumption but are not tracked by Euromonitor international. In 2011, coffee growth was limited, with low consumer confidence in the economy resulting in limited spending on experimenting with new and more expensive coffee types. However, a small fraction of higher income...

The consumer search for value continued to impact full-service restaurants in 2011. Ongoing discretionary spending pressures brought about by the recession in New Zealand ensured that a significant proportion of consumers were focused on price and value in full-service restaurants. This resulted in a proportion of consumers shifting from high-end to mid-range full-service restaurants, and certain consumers moving from mid-range to low-end full-service restaurants. The result was lower value...

The migration to digital cameras has taken South Africa by storm in conjunction with the increasing popularity of social media sites such as Facebook. South African consumers' interest in digital cameras has been stimulated by the increasing popularity of social media that encourage users to share photos. However, this demand is declining due to the entrance of new products like mobile phones with pristine camera features which can substitute the need for a digital camera.

For many Poles home audio and cinema products are considered as non-necessity devices which may be substituted by other products. It is noticeable that the category encountered strong competition from computers, televisions and portable media players. Deteriorating situation of Polish households with the general increase in living costs also hampered consumers' demand. In 2011, home audio and cinema products were mainly purchased by affluent consumers and by those people who were equipping...

In the Dominican Republic anti-aging products are becoming more commonly found, as these products promote the benefits of skin age prevention, especially for use on the face. Direct sellers have been the most active in promoting various anti-ageing brands for the care of different areas of the face. Dominican women who place considerable importance on physical appearance, spend money on skin care, and try to make the most of these products.

A Set-Top Box (STB) is an electronic device that is used to decode digital signals received from satellite to TV sets. It basically is a compact computer system including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory, local storage, and input/output ports assigned, programmed and meant for specific task related to TV broadcasting at end-user level. STB market in India, which has been largely driven by DTH services, is all set to witness significant growth in consumption as digitization proceeds further for in India.

The Kenyan insurance industry grew in written premium value at a CAGR of 17.5% during the review period. The growth was mainly contributed to by the non-life insurance segment. The non-life insurance segment accounted for 53.7% of total Kenyan insurance written premiums in 2011. Kenya's information technology and mobile payment systems have undergone a recent transformation and the country now has M-Pesa (launched in 2007), one of the most developed mobile payment systems. Insurance companies have used this technology, introducing a platform called M-BIMA by CIC Insurance.

Due to the integrated multimedia players in smartphones and their increasing popularity, portable players saw value and volume declines of 5% and 8% in 2011. Consumers tend to carry mobile phones with them even for sporting activities and therefore do not see any need to have a portable player with them. E-readers represented the big exception, mainly due to their very recent introduction.

Liquid cartons made a strong impact in canned/preserved food in Sweden during 2011 following the trends towards lightweight and environmentally-friendly packaging. The introduction earlier in the review period of folding cartons for canned/preserved beans by healthfood company GoGreen in collaboration with packaging giant Tetra Pak was followed by the introduction of new products and packaging sizes, contributing to the overall strong performance for liquid cartons during the review period. The...

Homewares saw stable growth of 6% in 2011 to reach HK$1 billion. This growth was lower than the 8% growth in 2010 due to the slowdown in the economy after the recovery in 2009. In addition, due to fierce competition within homewares, many manufacturers retained their selling prices or offered price discounts.

The Vietnamese non-life insurance segment recorded significant growth during the review period. Following its liberalization in 2008, the market dynamics of the Vietnamese insurance industry have changed. In 2011, the Vietnamese non-life insurance segment accounted for XX% of the total insurance industry. The country's growing economy, rising disposable income levels and expanding middle-class population have contributed to the growth of the insurance segment. The property insurance category accounted for the largest proportion of the non-life insurance written premiums in 2011, with a share of XX% of non-life insurance premiums, followed by closely by motor insurance, with a share of XX%, and then marine, aviation and transit insurance, with a market share of XX%, and general liability insurance, with a share of XX%.

During the review period, the South Korean non-life insurance market grew at a healthy rate backed by growing industrial and commercial construction markets, a positive outlook for GDP growth and increased penetration of insurance products. The South Korean insurance regulatory authority introduced a new risk-based capital (RBC) solvency regime in April 2011, replacing the old solvency model based on the EU's solvency I regime. The proposed solvency standards will increase insurance companies' capital requirements, allowing them to assume higher risk and improve their financial stability.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the prefabricated buildings market in Latvia. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the prefabricated buildings market and its categories (Aluminium Buildings, Concrete Buildings, Iron & Steel Buildings, Plastic Buildings and Wood Buildings), including data by domestic production, supply balance, existing stock, imports and exports. 'Prefabricated Buildings in Latvia to 2016: Market Databook' provides an overview and insight into the operating environment of the prefabricated buildings industry in Latvia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Latvian construction value chain and for new players who are considering entering the market.

Nowadays, Thai women like to remove their body hair. Many Thai women want to have touchable smooth skin to radiate sexy femininity. Touchable smooth skin allows them to have a feeling of being beautiful. As a result, there was a strong trend of hair removal over the review period. To remove the hair, there are a few methods, including hair clippers, razors and blades, bleach and wax. Hair removal laser treatment also entered the Thai market, and this method of hair removal is mainly popular...

Hot drinks players have responded to the difficult economic conditions in the same way as companies in other food segments, by increasing their competitiveness. Up to 2009, there was widespread trading up from economy hot beverages to standard and premium ones and from locally produced drinks to imported products. However, in 2010 and 2011 consumers were more price sensitive and the trading-up trend slowed down.

Stabilising economic conditions in Russia encouraged higher levels of consumer spending, driving value growth in many parts of the home care market. Various categories within surface care registered a strong performance in 2011, as consumers were prepared to spend more on more effective formulations and sophisticated products in order to make various domestic chores faster and easier. Consumer spending climbed to a peak at the start of 2012, following the considerable declines seen in...