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European economies had a challenging 2022 due to the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the heightened inflationary pressure. The war impacted national security and weighed heavily on regional companies' economic performance. Historic price levels mandated monetary policy tightening as energy and fuel prices reduced consumer spending. Moreover, r...

Spared of widespread coronavirus outbreaks, the Kenyan economy reported a small economic contraction in 2020 as robust growth across agriculture, financial services, real estate, and construction largely offset the sharp decline in hospitality, tourism, and transport services. The economy registered an impressive rebound in 2021, led by the broad-b...

27 Feb 2020  |  South Asia, Middle East & North Africa  |  Market Outlook

GCC Metal Industry Outlook, 2020

Non-oil Economic Diversification Policies, Localization Drives, and Growing Consumerism will Boost Growth in the Ferrous and Non-ferrous Industries in 2020

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The year 2020 is anticipated to be a step forward for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region's effort towards non-oil diversification and manufacturing sector growth. The nascence of the metal downstream industry has led to import dependency in the GCC. Government initiatives towards the development of the downstream metal industry have resu...

The past 2 decades have been characterized by a tectonic shift in the global economic and business environment, with emerging markets increasingly finding their way into the growth and expansion plans of businesses across the globe. Gross domestic product (GDP) rates of emerging markets have fast outpaced that of developed economies, with accelera...

The global economy is facing what is likely to be the worst economic disruption since World War II. As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly spreads globally, the concurrent economic fallout of this health crisis is expected to be grave. Frost & Sullivan has analyzed the scale of impact on global GDP growth and other macroeconomic elements through scenario...

Rapid urbanization is triggering a strategic necessity to upgrade existing city infrastructure and move toward a more agile administration model. Traditional governance techniques require gradual transformation to cater to citizens’ evolving requirements faster and more effectively. A digitized governance model not only helps create better soluti...

Tamil Nadu is one of the leading states when it comes to the tourism industry in India; the state has been promoting tourism under the ‘Enchanting Tourism’ program. The state has almost a one-fifth share in both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals and its tourism industry is a major contributor to the GDP. The tourism industry in Tamil Nadu is ma...

Smarter building infrastructure is expected to play a very important role in reducing the amount of energy required by the building stock globally. European Commission estimates that the energy needs of buildings in Europe corresponds to approximately 40% of the total energy generated in Europe and EIA estimates the energy consumed by the commercia...

The business environment in Developed Asia (Japan, South Korea, and Singapore) continues to be uncertain despite coordinated policy efforts and government stimuli to foster economic revival. The next few months are going to crucial for the region, as countries try to overcome the pandemic. This macroeconomic outlook for Developed Asia until 2026 w...