Ninth largest market in the APAC region. Per capita spending is well below the APAC average. Market will record double-digit CAGR. Diagnostic imaging and other medical devices have the largest market shares. Imports supply over 90% of the market. Domestic production is limited to basic items. Some multinationals have set up plants, attracted by low manufacturing and labour costs. Ongoing healthcare infrastructure plans for hospitals and primary care facilities ensure demand.

Sixth largest market in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Above average per capita spending within APAC region and globally, similar to Hong Kong, but well above mainland China. The market will exhibit high single-digit growth over the 2017-2022 period. Imports supply over three quarters of the market. The US is the largest supplier of imported products, followed by Japan, Germany and China. Taiwan has a large manufacturing industry with particular strengths in wheelchairs, patient aids and basic medical & surgical instruments.

One of the largest markets in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region, similar in size to the UAE. • Market size is supported by a large population and Africa's most industrialised economy. Owing to the size of the population, per capita spending is low. • Spending on medical devices as a proportion of wealth is below average for the MEA region. Other medical devices accounts for around 40% of the total market. Underdeveloped market offers considerable potential for growth but currently constrained by funding issues, poor infrastructure and staff shortages. National Health Insurance programme in the early stages of implementation, but question marks remain on funding and delivery of key targets. Limited medical device production, therefore market largely dependent on imports.

Despite being a key oil and gas transit country, Slovakia has very limited domestic oil and natural gas resources and remains a small consumer of gas for power generation when compared to its larger Western neighbours. This is unlikely to change in the short term, with the outlook for oil and gas power generation very weak. The power infrastructure project pipeline remains dominated by nuclear power at present, with few other investments on the horizon.

Eighth largest market in the CEE region. Per capita spending is the fifth highest in the region. Market will record high single-digit CAGR. Consumables and orthopaedics & prosthetics have the largest market shares. The market is heavily reliant on imports in most sectors, as local manufacturing capacity is more geared to exports. Longstanding local production of dental apparatus. Comprehensive public health insurance system introduced in 1993. Relatively underdeveloped private sector.

The Saudi petrochemicals industry had 18.2mn tonnes per annum (tpa) of ethylene capacity and 7.0mn tpa of propylene capacity in 2017, providing feedstock for polymer derivatives such as polyethylene (12.22mn tpa), polypropylene (5.7mn tpa), polystyrene (375,000tpa) and polyvinyl chloride (405,000tpa). Saudi Arabia is, therefore, the world's third largest petrochemicals producer after China and the US.

Second smallest market in the CEE region. Per capita spending is well below the CEE average. Market will record moderate single-digit CAGR in local currency terms. Consumables and other medical devices have the largest market shares. Most requirements need to be imported; the US and Germany are major partners. Weak and undercapitalised domestic production sector. Relatively strong hospital sector, although the need for modernisation is great. • EU negotiations began in December 2015; 12 chapters have been opened to date.

Increasing plastics demand from various end-use industries such as construction, automotive and packaging is expected to drive the global market growth over the forecast period. Increasing requirement for consumer specific physical and chemical properties is expected to strengthen the growth trend over the forecast period. Global plastic additives market volume was estimated at 13,183.3 kilo tons in 2014 and is expected to reach 18,352.9 kilo tons by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2015 to 2022.

The Supreme Council for Petroleum and Mineral Resources has been absorbed within the Council of Economic Development, which is headed by the Deputy Crown Prince, Mohamed bin Salman. The national oil company, Saudi Aramco, has been separated from the Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources. Saudi Aramco is under the supervision of the Supreme Council of the Saudi Aramco Oil Company (SCSA). The SCSA is formed of 10 members: five from the board of Aramco and five others. The SCSA is chaired by the Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman.