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The Egyptian steel industry is faced with major challenges over 2012 with political instability, a removal of energy subsidies, a poorer export environment and an expected collapse in construction activity, according to BMI's latest Egypt Metals Report.

BMI View: Oil sands-based liquids supply and shale gas production form the foundation of Canada's energy supply outlook. Conventional sources of crude oil and natural gas output are in decline, with little immediate prospect of a reversal in this trend. The overall picture is therefore complex but encouraging, as long-term volumes of oil and gas protect Canada's position as a key supplier to the US.

BMI View: A worsening outlook for the French economy has resulted in BMI downgrading its forecast for the country's construction industry value from growth of 1.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) last quarter to a modest 0.8%. However, our view that the infrastructure sector will outperform the residential and nonresidential construction segment in terms of growth over our forecast period to 2021 remains intact.

The Greek defence budget is expected to experience a serious reduction of around 16% compared to 2011 figures as austerity measures begin to bite.

Fast Market Research recommends "Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry Outlook in North America, 2012 - Details of Operating and Planned Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Natural Gas Pipelines to 2015" from GlobalData, now available

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Joint Pain Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012" provides data on the Joint Pain clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Joint Pain. It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers a preliminary coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides briefing pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating Joint Pain. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

GlobalData's report, "Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2012 - Review and Analysis" provides key information and analysis on the recently concluded HIMSS 2011 annual conference and exhibition. The report provides information on some of the key takeaways in terms of trends as well as technologies from the conference held at Orlando from February 20-24, 2011. The report also includes some of the key companies and their exhibited product portfolios.

Fast Market Research recommends "Plant Life Extension (PLEX) and Plant Life Management (PLIM) for Nuclear Reactors - Global Landscape Analysis to 2020" from GlobalData, now available

Recently published research from GBI Research, "Orphan Disease Therapeutics Market to 2018 - Improved Understanding of Rare Diseases' Heterogeneity and Novel New Clinical Trial Designs to Foster Innovation", is now available at Fast Market Research

Canadean's, "Wine in G20 to 2016: Market Guide" provides in-depth detail on the trends and drivers of the Wine market in G20. The quantitative data in the report (historic and forecast market values) analyses the dynamics in the G20 countries, providing marketers with the essential information to understand their own and their competitors' position in this market and the information to accurately identify where to compete in the future.