A high degree of government intervention and an opaque business environment will erode Chad's attractiveness to foreign investors. Despite this, the 2010 production sharing agreements are reasonable in their proposals and clear in their framework.

Investment in Mexico's supply chain will enable the country's manufacturing sector to become less reliant on imported parts as trade uncertainty, such as the ongoing renegotiation of NAFTA, poses a threat to manufacturing. The large concentration of investments around Nuevo Leon and Coahuila suggests that this is where a supply chain hub is developing. In our regular round-up of production investments, we track the latest projects from the production side of the industry and analyse regional trends that we see developing. In doing so, we hope to build a picture of any potential hubs that may be developing, as well as company strategy in terms of production bases and export programmes.

A large tourism sector fuels consumption in a number of food and drink sectors, including soft and alcoholic drinks. Across the region, any fluctuations in tourism levels have a noticeable impact on the premium alcoholic drinks sector, where the majority of consumption can be attributed to affluent tourists. In the food sector, segments that are particularly reliant on the tourist dollar include convenience and brand-name products from the US.

Brunei has plans to expand exploration and production in the upstream sector. For the downstream sector, the new refinery and petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar will support the further diversification of Brunei's economy from crude oil exports, creating new revenue streams from more specialised products.

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.

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.