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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.

The South Korean pharmaceutical industry is highly fragmented, with almost all the domestic pharmaceutical companies having a strong portfolio of generic products rather than expensive, branded drugs. An increase in insurance coverage, an ageing population and favorable government initiatives are expected to drive future growth in the pharmaceutical industry in South Korea. Improved intellectual property rights, changing demographics and government support have contributed towards making the South Korean pharmaceutical industry attractive for MNCs.

Analysis of the power market scenario in Saudi Arabia in addition to an in-depth study of the active thermal power plants in the country, upcoming thermal installation details, and major equipment market size and company snapshots of some of the major market participants provides a future outlook of the industry with forecasts up to 2025. Key policies and regulatory framework supporting thermal power development assist in identifying key growth and investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia thermal power market. Company snapshots of some of the major market participants in the country facilitate understanding and responding to competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.

The natural gas sector in Kuwait will benefit from the strong financial deals in the gas sector of the country. Information relating to natural gas assets in Kuwait, historic and forecast data on production and consumption and the latest news on the sector provides vital clues on how the market will progress in the coming years. Companies operating in the natural gas sector can benefit by planning strategies based on the latest operational, financial, and regulatory events in the industry.