The food and beverage industry is well developed, and leading international operators have a strong and growing presence. In total, there are around 45,000 registered food-processing companies, ranging from small- and medium-sized companies to major multinationals. In 2015, the Brazilian food processing industry grossed USD168.3bn, which represented approximately 9.5% of the country's GDP.

Brazil's economic recovery improved at the beginning of 2018, with consumer confidence showing more robust gains. Previously, this most important indicator remained weak, despite improvements in other related variables such as employment, interest rates, and household earnings. Despite the negative effects of Truckers' Strike that saw a short-term impact on the macroeconomic situation, we continue to hold a bullish vehicle sales forecast of 16.6% growth in 2018, reaching a total industry volume of 2.61mn units.

Food security and environmental concerns are driving change in the Asian agribusiness sector, with agricultural giants such as China and India modernising their production complexes by rationalising support policies and addressing excessive use of inputs. Australia and China will lead in the race to integrate IoT technology in their agribusiness sectors, while frontier markets in the Mekong struggle to improve traceability and quality control systems. Meanwhile, consumer preferences will be affected by dietary shifts and the region will see considerable uncertainty owing to China’s ongoing trade dispute with the US.

The Azeri oil and gas sector is regulated by the Ministry of Industry and Energy. The ministry is responsible for policy formation, contract negotiations and attracting foreign investment into the sector, among other things. National oil company (NOC) SOCAR enters into contracts on behalf of the government; the NOC also operates both of the country's two operational refineries. SOCAR Trading, which has been operational since 2008, is responsible for marketing SOCAR's share of production. Revenues are paid to the state oil fund SOFAZ, which manages currency and assets from the industry.

The report constitutes an in-depth study of Argentina arms and ammunition market, including a thorough analysis of the six broad categories of arms and ammunition. The study also presents a detailed analysis of Argentina arms and ammunition market and the estimation of the market size over the forecast period 2018-2022. The scope of this report is focused on the arms and ammunition categories including military weapons, revolvers and pistols, firearms and similar devices, air or gas guns/pistols, parts and accessories for weapons, and bombs and grenades.

The market for glycolic acid has been segmented on the basis of application and region. The data and estimates have been depicted in terms of Tons, by volume and USD Million, by revenue in order to provide a clear picture of the market. The market has been segmented by application into personal care, household, industrial, and others. The others application segment mainly deals with the use of glycolic acid as a platform chemical for the production of polyglycolic acid and glycolic acid derivatives, water treatment, and well simulation.

Food security and environmental concerns are driving change in the Asian agribusiness sector, with agricultural giants such as China and India modernising their production complexes by rationalising support policies and addressing excessive use of inputs. Australia and China will lead in the race to integrate IoT technology in their agribusiness sectors, while frontier markets in the Mekong struggle to improve traceability and quality control systems. Meanwhile, consumer preferences will be affected by dietary shifts and the region will see considerable uncertainty owing to China’s ongoing trade dispute with the US.

Among the top 20 largest markets by overall size, but very low per capita expenditure.  Ratio of spending on medical devices to GDP remains low.  Diagnostic imaging and other medical devices account for the largest market shares.  The market is seeing relatively high growth by global standards underpinned by a strong economy.  Growing middle class population fuelling demand for high quality private healthcare.  The private sector accounts for two-thirds of hospitals and 75% of advanced medical technology.  Public sector is under-resourced and infrastructure is woefully inadequate.  Import dependency has started to reduce and will fall further as domestic production expands under the Make in India initiative.  Local domestic producers focus mainly on low-tech medical devices; higher end devices tend to be manufactured by multinationals. Regulatory oversight is increasing, including a hardened stance on pricing for essential devices.

In July 2017, leaders of the Visegrad Four countries, which include Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, demanded that EU legislates stop what they allege is a practice of major food manufacturers: selling branded products of an inferior quality compared to the same branded product sold in Western Europe. In H1 2018, a number of countries - including Serbia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea - banned the imports of Hungarian pork due to African Swine Flu found in the country.

The hormonal contraceptive market has been segmented on two levels: method and geography. Based on the method of contraception, the market has been segmented into pill, intrauterine devices, injectable, vaginal ring, implant, and patch. Geographically, key regions included in this study are North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa (MEA).