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India, Brazil, the Middle East, and China were projected to be the important emerging markets in the global power industry to offer growth in 2013. Market uncertainty, rising competition, regulatory changes, and responding to pricing pressure remained to be the leading business concerns for the global power industry in 2013. Price, level of service and delivery lead times is considered to be the most important factors for supplier selection in the global power industry. On the other hand, brand reputation, environmental records and CSR are considered the least important. Survey results showed that respondents from the global power industry identified Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the US, and Australia to offer the highest growth potential among developed countries during 2013 and 2014.

Rising competition, retention or recruitment of skilled staff, market uncertainty, and responding to pricing pressure were the leading business concerns for the global oil and gas industry in 2013. Middle East, Brazil, India, China and Indonesia were forecasted to be the important emerging markets to offer growth in 2013. Capital expenditure towards facility expansion, machinery and equipment purchase and new product development was estimated to increase in 2013. The top three priorities for global oil and gas industry upstream oil and gas companies in 2013 were to expand in current market, improve operational efficiency and focus on sustainability.

China, India and Brazil emerged as the most important markets in the construction industry in 2013. A construction market analysis revealed that market uncertainty, cost containments and retention and recruitment of skilled staff were the major concerns hindering the construction industry growth for 2013. Construction industry statistics reveal that the average size of the annual procurement budget was projected at USD 41 million, while the annual marketing budget was identified at USD 6 million in 2013. The future product investment areas unveil emerging opportunities attracting competition.