After several years of strong growth, the solar-energy industry has fallen on hard times, hurt by the economic downturn and regulatory changes in Spain, one of the industry’s biggest markets. This study from Boston Consulting Group provides an analysis of the industry’s current status and prospects. It also maps out potential next steps for the [...]
By 2020 the R&D workload undertaken by pharmaceuticals could decrease by as much as two thirds; success rates are expected to improve enormously and the costs of clinical tests are likely to drop significantly. Theses are just some of the forecasts featured in the latest report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The report is available to download from [...]
The International Monetary Fund has just published the October 2009 “Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific”. Although the region was hit extremely hard during the global crisis, it has rebounded fast. Asia’s growth is forecast to accelerate to 5.75% in 2010 from 2.75% in 2009, both higher than previously projected. Starting in February 2009, the [...]
The global food and beverage industry in 2008 was worth around $5.7 trillion, a value which is expected to rise to over $7 trillion by 2014. In Europe the food and beverage industry is the one of the largest manufacturing sectors, employing over 4m workers and accounting for around $1.4 trillion of total manufacturing turnover [...]
Cebu City (Philippines) heads the latest edition of the ‘Top 50 Emerging Outsourcing Cities’ report conducted by Global Services-Tholons. Shanghai and Beijing were in second and third place, respectively.
The report aims to cast light on the growing ranks of globally recognized cities that have emerged as outsourcing hotspots. It also seeks to identify each city’s [...]
The World Economic Forum has just published the Global Gender Gap Index 2009, which assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities. The study measures the size of the gender inequality gap in four areas:
1. [...]
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has just published the “Information Economy Report 2009: Trends and Outlook in Turbulent Times.” The study monitors global trends in the information and communication technologies (ICTs) sector as they affect developing countries, with particular emphasis on the impact of the global financial crisis on ICTs.
The report [...]
We have entered into an entirely new era, an age of increasingly frequent and intense periods of turbulence in the global economy. Unlike past recessions, today’s crises have precipitated a need for businesses to develop a new mindset, one that takes into account intermittent periods of disturbance, allowing them to thrive while under the constant [...]
The International Monetary Fund has launched its latest Regional Economic Outlook, entitled “Crisis Averted, Western Hemisphere Report”. The study explores the consequences and policy implications of the recent global crisis and recession for the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC region). Although the impact of the crisis was substantial, the worst is over for most countries. [...]
ReachLocal is ranked number 1 on the 2009 Technology Fast 500, Deloitte’s ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. ReachLocal was followed by Infinera Corporation and Affymax, Inc. in second and third place, respectively.
The rankings are based on the percentage of fiscal year revenue growth [...]
