The participation of government and individual agencies has accelerated the digitization trend in the Middle East. It is estimated that the digital market in Middle East is expected to reach $95 billion by 2025, with160 million potential digital users contributing over 3.5% in the GDP. GCC countries such as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have more than 60% smartphone penetration rate and over 70% social media adoption.

New Zealand observed a steep growth in the Logistics Performance Index from 2016, ranking 34, to 2018, ranking 15th, among 163 countries. The growth in the logistics performance index is observed due to the improving customs clearance systems, international shipments, and logistics quality over the previous year. • The international shipments have improved due to the increasing ecommerce cross-border volume. Ecommerce is a major contributor to the growth of the logistics industry in the country. Furthermore, the development of technology in the logistics industry has helped it improve the logistics quality, competence, and tracing and tracking abilities.

Currently, the healthcare industry in Nigeria is hindered by the lack of funds from the Nigerian government, often resulting in insufficient supply of medical equipment, administrative bottlenecks, and limited licensed medical laboratory professionals. The public healthcare expenditures are really less accounting for only about 5%, and private (out of pocket) expenditure to about 75%. This statistic is drastically different from several developed and emerging markets.

In the recent times, the Norwegian oil and gas sector has witnessed major changes across the exploration, development, and production sector. • The exploration sector is witnessing major setback, after the biggest party in the country’s parliament withdrew its support for exploration drilling around the Lofoten islands in the Arctic Circle. Around 1-3 billion barrel of crude oil is estimated to be present beneath the island. Upstream companies see drilling in the Lofoten islands as crucial for maintaining petroleum production level, in the coming years.

The US is a major contributor to global warming through various types of emissions. Most of these emissions are released due to the burning of natural gas or coal by power plants or through vehicles that run on diesel or gasoline. As per the reports published by the National Academy of Sciences, the urgent need to reduce the emission of the heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere is gaining momentum in the last decade.

Swedish firms are embracing cloud adoption at a rapid pace. Large-scale providers such as Amazon and Microsoft Azure are expanding their base in the country. There is surge in data center build-outs. Amazon recently announced the setting up of three data centers around Stockholm to provide cloud-based services. Facebook also plans to open third data center in Lulea, which is expected to be functional in 2021. The SaaS adoption is growing strongly among SMEs, and cloud computing is enabling big data technology in the country. GDPR will act as a driver for data center investment and regional cloud network development in Sweden.

The cloud spending in the UK market was estimated at $8 billion in 2018.The adoption of SaaS dominated the data center market in UK. Around 35% of UK businesses have adopted cloud services. Banking, retail, and manufacturing sectors constitute over 40% of the cloud spending in the UK. Increased internet penetration, growth in smartphone and social media usage, and the rise in digital payment services are likely to the demand for cloud services in the UK. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the Brexit will have a low impact on the data center investment. This might be due to the transfer of data between the UK and the European Union. However, the situation might change after success of Brexit

Cookies made from oatmeal and lentils are witnessing significant demand in the United States, as they are rich in energy, carbohydrate, and fat, and contains more protein, iron, folate, and total dietary fiber. This is driving the demand for raw materials, such as oatmeal and lentils. • Canada, Poland, and Australia are major oat-producing countries in the world. All key players in the United States have increased their import of oats from Canada and Poland, which has affected the raw material prices for cookie manufacturers.

As per the scope of this report, the healthcare BPO (business process outsourcing) refers to a process, in which the healthcare providers select the most suited thirdparty vendor for specific business processes. Offshore medical care is a swiftly growing in the United States. Americans spend more on health care than do people in any other nation. Healthcare outsourcing allows the hospitals and medical professionals to save their energy and valuable time on patient care.

The global online clothing rental market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 10.76% during the 2018-2023 period, and will reach a value of USD 1.96 Bn by 2023, from USD 1.18 Bn in 2018  The online clothing rental market comprises parties and wedding wear, formal wear, ethnic wear, and casual wear. Service providers enable customers to rent different types of clothes for a predefined period The apparel are rented through online channels by both men and women, who are mostly in the age group of 18-40 years