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Since developments at Tableau have the potential to be market-making and economy-shaking, Stratecast sought to better understand current and upcoming developments at Tableau by attending the company’s recent annual global conference in October 2017 in Las Vegas. This is not, however, a typical show recap report in terms of either timing or conten...

With the healthcare industry moving toward patient convenience and comfort, pharmaceutical and medical device companies are continuously researching for the most effective, side effect free, convenient route of drug delivery. Transdermal drug delivery is a painless method of delivering drug formulation. Transdermal route of drug administration has ...

The growth outlook for the Middle East countries in Q3 2017 was somber amid burgeoning geopolitical crisis and ongoing low oil prices. The Saudi Arabian economy continued deterioration in 2017 registering negative growth rates in Q1 and Q2 2017 owing to The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreement on curbing oil production...

Low oil prices will continue to take a toll on the economic health of the gulf economies in the second quarter of 2017. Low energy prices leading to burgeoning fiscal deficit have adversely affected Qatar’s economic prospects. Output in the oil and gas sector remained flat and GDP growth appears to have contracted in Q1 2017. The multi-year $200 ...

The economic outlook for the Middle Eastern countries is challenged by the continued oil price sluggishness. The fiscal consolidation measures will continue throughout 2017 to combat deficit and is expected to ease in 2018 if oil prices uptick. On one hand, the first half of 2017 is being characterized by Saudi Arabia led oil production cut agreeme...

Emerging Latin America's economic growth rebounded to 2.2% in Q1 2017 supported by a strong growth in the manufacturing sector. The Manufacturing Index of Industrial Production growth rate for the region was 3.7% in Q1 2017. Panama registered the strongest manufacturing sector growth of 9.6%, while Chile’s manufacturing sector continued its downw...

The Connected Health Conference is one of the leading digital health events in the US market. The theme of the 2017 conference was: “The Connected Life Journey: Shaping Health and Wellness for Every Generation.” The goal was to place less emphasis on the bells and whistles of technology while focusing more on the human element of connected heal...

In Q2 2017, growth in Latin America slowed to 1.9% compared to the growth of 2.2% in Q1 2017, as manufacturing sector shrank by 0.5% and external demand declined. Colombia, Mexico, and Panama’s economic growth declined registering 1.2%, 2.2%, and 5.4% growth, respectively, in Q1 2017. However, Panama continues to remain the fastest growing econom...