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The success of the Colombian life insurance segment is directly related to the country's economic growth. For example, in 2010, the segment posted a CAGR of XX% which was in line with the country's GDP growth of XX%. Despite the global financial crisis Colombia's economic growth remained resilient in 2009, which positively impacted the nation's insurance industry. As the global economy rebounds, Colombian GDP at constant prices is projected to grow at a CAGR of XX% over the forecast period. This positive economic trend should lead to an increase in per capita disposable income which will encourage the people of Colombia to invest in life insurance products, especially unit-linked products.

The Polish personal accident and health insurance segment continued to exhibit positive growth on account of consumers increasing awareness regarding the need for, and benefits of, personal accident and health insurance products, rising income level and escalating healthcare expenditures. The segment's gross written premium expanded from PLNXX billion (US$XX billion) in 2007 to PLNXX billion (US$XX million) in 2011, registering a CAGR of XX% during the review period. The personal accident insurance segment accounted for the largest share of 44.9% of the total written premiums in 2011, followed by the health insurance category with XX%. The travel insurance category recorded the lowest share of XX% of the total personal accident and health market in 2011.

Renewable Energy - BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Renewable Energy industry. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.

Nuclear Energy: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Nuclear Energy 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.

Internet Access - BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Internet Access industry. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Analysis Across the Oil and Gas Value Chain is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into “MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.”. The report provides key information relating to oil and gas assets of the company along with its operations across the value chain. The report examines the company’s business structure, operations and products, and provides an analysis of its key revenue lines.

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Analysis Across the Oil and Gas Value Chain is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into “Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.”. The report provides key information relating to oil and gas assets of the company along with its operations across the value chain. The report examines the company’s business structure, operations and products, and provides an analysis of its key revenue lines.

GlobalData’s new report, “Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation (CMF) Market Outlook in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to 2018” provides key market data on the Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation (CMF) market in the BRICS countries. The report provides value ($m), volume (units) and average price ($) data for each segment and sub-segment within two market categories – Internal Cranio Maxillofacial Fixators and External Cranio Maxillofacial Fixators. The report also provides company shares and distribution shares data for the overall Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation (CMF) market in each of the aforementioned countries. The report is also supplemented with global corporate-level profiles of the key market participants with information on key developments, wherever available.

GlobalData’s report, Bisphenol A Industry Outlook in Mexico to 2016 - Market Size, Price Trends and Trade Balance provides an in-depth coverage of Mexico Bisphenol A industry. The research presents Bisphenol A demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, price trends, and trade balance data. Overall, the report presents a comprehensive coverage of Mexico Bisphenol A industry including all the major parameters.

GlobalData's energy offering, "Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Outlook in Netherlands to 2016 - Production Analysis, Forecasts and Details of Major Crude Oil and Natural Gas Blocks and Fields" is the essential source for industry data and information relating to the exploration and production industry in Netherlands. It provides asset level information related to active and planned oil and gas fields and exploration blocks in Netherlands. The profiles of major companies operating in the upstream industry in Netherlands are included in the report. The latest news and deals relating to the sector are also provided and analyzed.

BMI View: Although BMI thinks Thailand's post-2011 floods economic recovery is losing steam, we are still moderately optimistic about the outlook for the country's ports and shipping sector. We see GDP growth of 4.0% this year, followed by 4.4% in 2013, which will provide a degree of support for the industry. Admittedly, foreign trade growth will fall by half in 2012 compared to the preceding year (down from 11.6% to 5.3% in real terms). But on the plus side we see foreign trade growing at just above that 5% per annum mark for the next few years.

The Singapore Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market, but flags short-term concerns about the impact on Singapore's economic outlook of falling house prices. The report examines how best to maximise returns in the Singapore retail market while minimising investment risk, and also explores the impact of a hard landing in China as well as ongoing eurozone woes on the Singapore consumer and on the ability of producers and exporters to realise returns in the short term.

BMI View: We project Serbian consumer electronics spending will grow by about 5% in US dollar terms in 2012 to US$1.2bn, with the macroeconomic headwinds originating from the eurozone having put a brake on faster growth for now. Serbia is one of the poorest markets in Central and Eastern Europe, and stubbornly high unemployment will constrain household spending in the short term, while elevated inflation will impinge on real purchasing power. However, underlying economic growth, rising disposable income and the development of organised retail infrastructure are forecast to drive growth longer-term. Sales of flat-screen TV sets and feature-rich notebook computers will continue to benefit from falling prices and more aggressive vendor and distributor promotion.

After a rapid recovery in 2010, Peru's commercial banking sector appears to have shifted onto a more stable growth trajectory as of late 2011, as we argued would be the case in our Q411 update. Asset growth came in at 7.5% last year, slightly above our own 7.0% estimate, but well off the 24.6% rate recorded in 2010, and loan growth slowed to 17.0%, from 19.1% the previous year (only one percentage point higher than our own estimate). Looking ahead, our forecast for asset and loan growth of 10.0% and 16.0% in 2012, with similar projections for 2013, reflect our view that overall the sector remains a regional favourite from a growth and profitability perspective, although the gains will not be shared evenly across the sector. Solid Growth On Solid Foundations Across most metrics Peru's commercial banking sector remains very stable. All 15 banks in the sector comfortably met their capital requirements in 2011, according to the country's financial supervisory body, and the loan-to-deposit ratio remains under 100%, implying loans are adequately covered by domestic deposits. Moreover, despite strong asset and loan growth, leverage (assets/equity) across the sector has also been declining steadily since early 2011, as strong profits have seen retained earnings outpace asset growth. This resilient outlook is reinforced when comparing growth of the sector to macroeconomic performance. While asset growth has outpaced economic growth in recent years, the rate of penetration has been steady. For instance, assets as a percentage of GDP have increased from a nadir of 38% following the 2008/09 global financial crisis to just 43% by February 2012, in sharp contrast to neighbouring Brazil, which has seen assets-to-GDP expand from under 110% to 140% over the same period. This not only suggests growth of Peru's banking sector has been stable, but it also points to plenty of potential growth ahead, in contrast to Brazil's commercial banking sector which we believe is looking pretty saturated at present. In short, the sector looks well placed to continue expanding at a stable, albeit unspectacular, clip over the next few years. But Profits Not Evenly Split Yet Peru's banking sector is not without problems, the main one being the industry's very concentrated nature. The country's four largest banks still control in excess of 80% of total assets within the sector, which means that while aggregated profit margins looked pretty healthy in 2011 - aggregated return-onequity (ROE) rose to 24.5% by December 2011, from 24.2% the previous year - gains were not evenly shared. As the accompanying chart shows, those firms with the smallest percentage share of assets generally had a lower ROE, whereas larger firms tended to outperform. Although the correlation of size to profitability is not one-for-one, in general larger firms did outperform their smaller competitors - the top four firms ranked fourth, first, seventh and second respectively in terms of ROE. We view this as a sym

BMI View: Following a decision to reject domestically generated nuclear power, Italy faces a widening gap between energy generation capacity and demand. Renewables, particularly solar energy, are registering promising growth, with several projects having been announced; however, changes to incentives for renewable energy production are likely, with the government yet to approve final proposals, and this is creating regulatory uncertainly for potential investors.

Domestic demand in South Korea in the short term is likely to be impaired by the slowdown in economic activity, as the unemployment rate continues to rise and high household debt weighs on consumption spending. We therefore expect South Korea's real GDP growth to slow to a below-consensus 1.9% in 2012. The outlook is more positive in the longer term due to healthy population growth and rising incomes.

A detailed market research report on the Brazil beer industry. Researched and published by Canadean.

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

GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider has released its latest research report, "Biodefense Industry - Market to Benefit from Federal Funding such as the BIO EDEP Fund to Support Security Plans". The report focuses on the key insights into the biodefense industry. The report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research, and in-house analysis by GBI Research's team of industry experts. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the biodefense industry. The report examines the bioterrorist events which have resulted in Research and Development (R&D) in the industry. The pharmaceutical countermeasures and treatments by Europe and the US. The report analysis the work of the industry in terms of past, present and future pharmaceutical research, development and production to counter or treat diseases caused by biological attack.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Neotropix, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Neotropix, 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.

This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in Turkmenistan. It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information relating to the natural gas assets (gas fields and pipelines) in Turkmenistan. The report compares the investment environment in Turkmenistan with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the natural gas sector in Turkmenistan together with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Oncolix, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Oncolix, 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.

GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, "Innovations in Drug Delivery - Broad-based Proprietary Technology Platforms to Address Delivery Efficiency and Improve Patient Compliance". The report provides an overview of the most exciting innovations in drug delivery technologies in major therapeutic areas - oncology, vaccines, diabetes, rheumatology and respiratory diseases. Each chapter highlights emerging companies with technologies that have the potential to transform drug delivery in that specific therapeutic area. The report also explores the current environment in healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry, and examines drivers and challenges for the use of innovative drug delivery technologies.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Transition Therapeutics Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Transition Therapeutics 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.

GlobalData's report, Acetone Industry Outlook in Canada to 2016 - Market Size, Price Trends and Trade Balance provides an in-depth coverage of Canada Acetone industry. The research presents Acetone demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, price trends, and trade balance data. Overall, the report presents a comprehensive coverage of Canada Acetone industry including all the major parameters.