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The global commercial helicopter market is expected to get a boost in the leading defense spending nations. Forecasts of commercial helicopter spending sheds light on the opportunities in the key markets in each region. Comprehensive market values and forecasts offers an analysis of the top segments of commercial helicopter expected to be in demand.

The market consists of four major categories of radar systems ground-based, naval, airborne and space-based. The global military radar market is estimated to be valued at USD 9.1 billion in 2013. The value of the market is expected to increase marginally at a CAGR of 1.58% during 2013 to 2023. A comprehensive analysis of the spending and modernization patterns in different regions around the world helps in ascertaining the demand drivers and growth stimulators for the military radar market.

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 global body armor and personal protection market primarily consists of five categories including soft armor, hard armor, protective headgear, clothing and boots. The global body armor and personal protection market is estimated to value USD 2.4 billion in 2013. It is also anticipated to increase at a CAGR of 4.58% during 2013 to 2023 and peak at USD 3.7 billion by 2023.

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.

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.

India and China are the major emerging contributors to Asia-Pacific's mass affluent population growth. Insights about the mass affluent banking market in addition to the spending behavior of the mass affluent with an emphasis on the banking sector offers a perspective on the key factors that are driving and generating new opportunities for the mass affluent market. Europe has the largest mass affluent population, while Asia-Pacific's is the fastest-growing.

Saudi Arabia is estimated to have the fourth largest defense budget in the world, behind the US, China, and Russia. Valued at USD 52.9 billion in 2013, the country's defense expenditure is at the seventh position among the top 10 military spenders. An underdeveloped domestic defense industry coupled with the country's high spending power makes the competitive landscape for Saudi Arabian defense favorable presenting ample opportunities for foreign OEMs to enter the market through an alliance route.

The Market Overview section emphasizes on global and domestic market state of m-Engagement business. It features various qualitative and statistical information including global mobile ad servings, global mobile ad spending, India mobile ad serving scenario, current scenario of mobile ad and location based services market in India, m-Engagement market overview and major m-Engagement activities types in India, amongst others.

Home to one of the world's most glamorous A-list film festivals, Cannes is well-known for being wealthy, pretty, and, apparently, a bit snobby. "[Cannes'] charm is fading away," said T+Lreader Kathleen Dwyer. "Cannes is like an aging beauty," another agreed. The fading movie star is most accommodating to visitors with major cash to spend.