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The economies of Europe and Africa are critically evaluated in a regional briefing. The uncertainty of the European recession and growth opportunities in the European and African regions are discussed. Specific attention is paid to the implications of new energy reforms in Europe on economic growth.

Printed electronics has resulted in cheaper manufacturing of electronic devices. Moreover by using plastic substrates, flexible electronics can also be printed. With printed electronics, devices such as Organic Light Emitting Diodes(OLEDs) and Organic Photo Voltaic(OPV) has potential to change display, lighting and energy harvesting applications la...

The innovations in the field of touch technology will be determined greatly by urbanization and the potential to enhance the usability of touch technology. The market potential and adoption of touch has been significantly increasing over the past years and this trend is expected to be growing in the coming years. The research service offers insight...

Malaysia is striving to become to a developed nation by 2020, and in line with this, the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), launched in 2010, aims to help Malaysia attain the status of a high-income nation by 2020. The ETP is expected to attract investments worth $444 billion during 2010–2020. Despite the anticipated negative effects of wea...

Germany and the United Kingdom are gradually emerging from the ongoing Eurozone debt crisis and are expected to post moderate growth in H2 2013. However, despite positive indications, France, Italy and Spain are likely to experience either negative or flat economic growth in 2013. The European Central Bank (ECB) will maintain low interest rates to ...

Emerging Middle East and Africa (MEA) is one of the fastest developing regions, with economies showing relative resilience to the global economic downturn and strengthened performance expected in the short term. Within the MEA region there are divergent growth patterns in H2 2013. The political instability in Egypt has severely hampered growth pros...

Vietnam's GDP growth declined in 2012. Government efforts to revive growth include increased lending and implementation of reforms. Vietnam has set a target of becoming an industrialized nation by 2020. Manufacturing, and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors are expected to play a key role in Vietnam’s transition to an industria...

The study assesses marketed and investigational products and combination regimens for the global breast cancer therapeutics market. Segmentation by drug class is provided, along with supporting information, such as clinical trial timelines and results, historical and projected launch timelines, and epidemiology. Marketed and pipeline products are b...

Emerging Latin America's growth will remain moderate in Q4 2013 due to slow recovery in external demand. Private consumption demand will remain the main driver for growth in Q4 2013 and Q1 2014. Improvement in current account balances and currency values is unlikely in the short run. Foreign direct investment into the region is likely to remain sta...