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Hearing loss is strongly associated with age, with at least moderate hearing loss becoming common above 65 years of age. The aging population combined with technological improvements in hearing aid circuitry and the increasing defrayal by the government will drive the market.

Vietnam's Travel and Tourism sector performed well during the historic period (2010-2014), driven by growth in both the domestic and inbound tourism markets. Government initiatives that focused on promoting tourism during the national holidays contributed to the growth in domestic tourism. In 2014, Thua Thien Hue registered the largest annual growth of 8.1% in the number of domestic trips, driven by various discount offers on tour packages. The tourism industry of Thua Thien Hue also held road shows in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to attract more domestic tourists. Infrastructural development and tourism investment in emerging source countries such as Russia, Japan, and South Korea contributed to the growth in inbound tourism. Although China remains the leading tourist inbound country in 2014, the growth in tourist arrivals from China was significantly slow in the months of May and June, due to anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam in May 2014.

The travel and tourism sector witnessed strong growth in 2014, particularly in terms of inbound arrivals and inbound tourist expenditure. Inbound tourist arrivals grew by 7.1% in 2014, totalling 10.4 million while expenditure expanded by 7.5% reaching CZK130.3 billion (US$6.6 billion). Increase in arrivals from key source countries, particularly Germany and Italy, has been a key driver of this growth. With an improving economic scenario, arrivals from both, Germany and the Czech Republic increased by 8% in 2014 over the previous year.

The report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Polish life insurance segment, including:

At the end of 2013, Top Ten Trends for 2014 were revealed, which are shown in the table below:

Roaming prices have confronted criticism in recent years and are undergoing significant changes at this present time. The European Commission has imposed regulation to the pricing of voice roaming charges and it saw the introduction of capped wholesale and retail voice prices for calls made within the EU on 30th August 2007, followed by capped SMS prices in July 2009 and wholesale and retail data prices also with further prices changes each year thereafter including SMS. Roaming is to be abolished in the EU at the end of 2015, with many operators already offering roam like home options.

This report is the result of Publisher's extensive market research covering the construction industry in the United Arab Emirates. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Construction in the United Arab Emirates to 2018: Market Forecast' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the construction industry in the United Arab Emirates. It is an essential tool for companies active across the UAE construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

This report provides detailed market analysis, information and insights into the Qatari construction industry, including:

Chile had the world's fourth-largest gold and silver reserves, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with 3,900 tonnes (t) of gold and 77,000t of silver at the start of 2014. Chile accounted for 2% of global gold mine production in 2013, producing 1.7 million ounces, and was the fourth-largest producer in Latin America. Its silver mine production at 42.9 million ounces accounted for 4.6% of global silver mine production in the same year, and the country ranked third-highest in Latin America. The El Penon mine was by far the largest gold and silver-producing mine with production volume of 338,200 ounces of gold and 6.5 million ounces of silver in 2013. Over the forecast period 2014–2020, gold mine production is forecast to increase to 5.2 million ounces, and silver mine production to 82 million ounces.

Coal is by far the most abundant fossil fuel available in Canada, with recoverable reserves totaling 6.6 billion tonnes (t) at the end of 2013, which, according to BP Statistical Review of World Energy, accounted for 0.7% of global reserves. Around 53% of the reserves are of bituminous grade and coking type, with sub-bituminous and lignite-graded coal accounting for the rest and the majority of these are located in the western provinces of British Colombia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.