Is the world sleepwalking into a crisis? Global risks are intensifying but the collective will to tackle them appears to be lacking. Instead, divisions are hardening. The world’s move into a new phase of strongly state-centred politics, noted in last year’s Global Risks Report, continued throughout 2018. The idea of “taking back control”— whether domestically from political rivals or externally from multilateral or supranational organizations— resonates across many countries and many issues. The energy now expended on consolidating or recovering national control risks weakening collective responses to emerging global challenges. We are drifting deeper into global problems from which we will struggle to extricate ourselves.

Is the world sleepwalking into a crisis? Global risks are intensifying but the collective will to tackle them appears to be lacking. Instead, divisions are hardening. The world’s move into a new phase of strongly state-centred politics, noted in last year’s Global Risks Report, continued throughout 2018. The idea of “taking back control”— whether domestically from political rivals or externally from multilateral or supranational organizations— resonates across many countries and many issues. The energy now expended on consolidating or recovering national control risks weakening collective responses to emerging global challenges. We are drifting deeper into global problems from which we will struggle to extricate ourselves.

The report provides market dynamics and trends related to the global ambulatory blood pressure monitoring devices market. In addition, it presents market estimations and forecast for the devices used for detection of ambulatory blood pressure. The estimations comprise revenue generated from the sales of the devices directly from the company. It does not include the revenue generated by the dealers, traders, or brokers of the market during the supply of these devices in hospitals or clinics for measurement of blood pressure. In addition, the report excludes revenues generated from other costs incurred such as doctor fees, nursing fees, hospital stay charges, and pharmacy cost, during ambulatory blood pressure detection.

The EU economy is entering its sixth year of uninterrupted growth and all Member States are expected to grow over the forecast horizon. But the moderation of momentum since the start of the year and leading indicators both suggest that economic growth has peaked in 2017. The extraordinary impulse from the rebound in global growth and trade enjoyed by the European economy last year is already wearing off, as the outlook for global growth is weakening and trade tensions have risen.

On the back of positive and strong economic growth outturns in both advanced as well as emerging market and developing economies (EMDE), the World Bank (World Bank, 2018) reports that global output expanded by 3.0 per cent in 2017. This represents an improvement of 0.6 percentage point over the preceding year’s growth rate of 2.4 per cent and the largest broadbased growth since 2010. The modest acceleration in global economic activities was driven largely by growth in trade, investments and manufacturing.

Single-mode optical fiber cables are designed for the transmission of a single ray or mode of light as a carrier and are used for long-distance signal transmission. As compared to multi-mode fiber, they can carry higher bandwidths and provide users with a greater transmission rate in addition to nearly 50 times longer distance. This type of optical fiber has wide usages in fiber-optic communications, where they allow transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths than wire cables. Instead of using metal wires, the adoption of single-mode optical fiber cables has increased over the period to send signals with lesser amounts of loss. Increase in internet penetration is the primary growth factor for the global single-mode optical fiber market. The number of internet users is continuously on the rise, and consumers are using various online platforms for different purposes. To keep up with the growth in demand for higher bandwidth and high-speed data and to meet the rise in data traffic, network operators are upgrading their networks and are deploying optical fiber technologies. Single-mode optical fiber enables faster data transfer, provides greater bandwidth, and has a very less chance of data loss when compared to the electric signals of copper wires.

The report covers the detailed analysis of the trends, future estimations, and a thorough study of the global market based on type, distribution channel, and region. It analyses government regulations, policies, and patents to provide information on the current market trends in different regions and suggests the future growth opportunities. This in turn increases consumer acceptance in that region. The report covers the overall net value of different types of pet grooming products consumed by various pets such as dogs, cats, bird, and other animals across the globe. The study highlights Porter’s five forces analysis to determine the factors affecting the market growth. These factors include raw material prices, intense competition, end users, manufacturers, and suppliers. To understand the market, drivers, restraints, and opportunities are explained in the report.

The global economy is currently at a turning point. Until early 2018, there had been a confluence of positive events including relatively strong global economic growth, low inflation, low borrowing costs, easy monetary policy in major markets, recovery in troubled emerging markets, and rising asset prices. Yet something changed in 2018. Growth decelerated in Europe, China, and Japan; inflation accelerated in major markets; borrowing costs increased as major governments embarked on a shift in monetary and fiscal policies; global equity and commodity prices fell; and major emerging markets experienced significant currency depreciation. The shift in the global economy was, in part, brought on by a change in policy in the United States (US). There, a combination of easier fiscal policy, tighter monetary policy, and restrictive trade policy contributed to a change in the direction of the global economy. For retailers, this change will mean slower consumer spending growth, higher consumer prices, and disrupted global supply chains. In what follows, we will examine how the global economy is likely to unfold, and the potential implications this will have on the retailing industry.

The report analyses the global synthetic rope market based on raw material, end use, and region. In this report, revenue generated by the sale of synthetic rope is considered for deriving the market numbers. The production of synthetic ropes, price of raw materials, and financial information of major key players have been considered for analyzing the global synthetic rope market.

Optically clear adhesive is a liquid-based bonding technology normally used for display technology and touch panels to bond display components. These adhesives are used in display applications to enhance contrast and brightness and to improve electrical and mechanical performance of the displays. They are specialized optically clear film adhesives that exhibit and offer superior as well as excellent adhesion to various types of transparent substrate. It is a liquid-based bonding technology, usually used for durability of displays as they improve contrast and brightness along with improved electrical and mechanical performance of displays. As this technology finds its major application in display technologies, the overall application scope of optically clear adhesives are covered in consumer electronics application from mobile to LCD screens and outdoor digital signage. The report is segmented into resin type, application, and region. Based on resin type, the market is divided into acrylic, polyvinyl acetate, polyurethane, silicon, epoxy, and others. Based on application, it is classified into mobile phone, tablet, televisions, monitors, outdoor signage, automotive, and others. Based on region, it is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.