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"Refining Industry in Asia-Pacific - Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Capacity Forecasts to 2016", is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists, that analyzes the oil refining industry in the Asia-Pacific region. The report provides information about Asia-Pacific's oil refinery market with forecasts until 2016 and gives information on the key oil refinery projects and companies in the region. The report also provides details of the key trends and issues in the refining industry. The report is compiled 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 mining industry offering, 'Russia Nickel Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends, Fiscal Regime, Major Projects, and Competitive Landscape' provides a comprehensive understanding of the Nickel mining industry in Russia. This report provides historical and forecasted data on Nickel mine production, metal consumption, and ores and concentrates trade (export and/or imports) to 2020. In additions to this, the report also includes drivers and restraints affecting the industry, profiles of major Nickel nickel mining companies, information on major active and planned mines and regulations governing the industry. 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 "Partnerships, Licensing, Investments and M&A Deals and Trends in Pharmaceuticals - March 2012" report is an essential source of data and trend analysis on partnerships, licensing, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and financings in the pharmaceuticals industry. The report provides detailed information on partnership and licensing transactions, M&As, equity/debt offerings, private equity, and venture financing registered in the pharmaceuticals industry in February 2012. The report portrays detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value in the last six months, subdivided by deal types, various therapy areas, and geographies. Additionally, the report provides information on the top financial advisory firms in the pharmaceuticals industry.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Dyslexia Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012" provides data on the Dyslexia clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Dyslexia. 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 Dyslexia. 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.

The Fourth Generation (4G) of cellular communications based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard promises much great network capacity. This greater supply of bandwidth will stimulate the development, implementation and operation of many new applications, each with very unique quality of service, bandwidth, and performance needs. It will be a much more complex network and this will facilitate a need for improved operations and OSS. A key driver for improving OSS for 4G systems, the so called Self Organizing Network (SON) has been introduced as part of the 3GPP LTE network framework. SON is expected to be deployed over time and ultimately have a dramatically positive effect on network operations and OSS.

Service Delivery Platform (SDP) can be loosely defined as a standards based framework that facilitates the design, development, implementation and management of services required to run the operations of network services providers. The services could range from the basic voice connectivity to the state-of-the-art rich multimedia services. The most critical value-addition offered by the SDP methodology lies in its ability to abstract controlling parameters such as location, media control, integration and others. SDP interface with the network elements, OSS/BSS, telco IT infrastructure and partners such as application developers and content providers. Projected to grow at a CAGR of 19 % over the next five years, the SDP industry is set for healthy growth. Mind Commerce estimates SDP revenues will reach USD 7.6 at the end of 2016.

GlobalData's new report, "Australia Surgical Equipment Market Outlook to 2018- Electrosurgical Devices, Hand Instruments and Surgical Sutures" provides key market data on the Australia Surgical Equipment market. The report provides value (USD million), volume (units) and average price (USD) data for each segment within three market categories - Electrosurgical Devices, Hand Instruments and Surgical Sutures. The report also provides company shares and distribution shares data for each of the aforementioned market categories. The report is supplemented with global corporate-level profiles of the key market participants with information on company financials and pipeline products, wherever available.

In 2011 wound care grew by 1% in current value terms to reach Mx$242 million. This is a mature category with low rates of new product technologies or delivery formats. The main innovations generally come in the form of new characters on adhesive bandages for children. In 2011 the main innovation was from BDF Curitas with Distroller, an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The growth rate of 1% was in line with the previous year due to the lack of aggressive investment in new product development or...

BMI's Q212 report on the Russian telecommunications market provides analysis of operator performance and market development based on operator data for the country's mobile, broadband, fixed-line and pay- TV markets covering the whole of 2011, These include operational and financial results from the reorganised VimpelCom - following the incorporation of acquired assets from Wind Telecom, MTS, MegaFon, Tele2 and fixed-line provider ER-Telecom. The report also draws on data published by the incumbent Rostelecom covering the period to the end of September 2011, as well as other ad hoc sources of market level information. The report also includes BMI analysis of operator strategy and market developments including new service deployments, acquisitions and network infrastructure. Finally the report contains our five-year forecasts for the mobile, fixed-voice and broadband subscriber markets, as well as for monthly blended mobile ARPU.

While the 4.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) real growth we estimate took place within Egypt's construction sector in 2011 can be viewed as relatively positive, it does not reflect the underlying problems facing the sector. Although the swift resumption of stalled projects following the revolution ensured positive growth in 2011, persistent investor uncertainty and constraints on government capital expenditure have diminished project pipelines. We expect the government's fiscal problems to remain a major drag on growth. However, the potential for a stabilising in the political and economic situation in H212 (following elections in May 2012) means that risks are weighted to the upside.