WORLD REPORT

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Pages

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& Illustrations

Spreadsheets

& Databases

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Base Reference Country

This report is produced from the standpoint of the business norms and perceptions in the client’s own country and covers a large number of issues which the client must consider when planning overseas or export developments in world markets.

This report provides market, financial and industry data on each of the 205 world markets and once this data is viewed, and target countries selected, the client can proceed to a more detailed analysis of individual world markets.

Each of the following chapters address particular facets of business activity and each of these facets are important in every overseas market. Once a client has focused on a particular overseas market then a Country Report (or a Country & Cities Report) on that particular market can be obtained and this will provide the same information headings as found in the following chapters. In this way a client can compare his home industry and market situation with that of an overseas market and thereby business planning can be more realistically undertaken.

SPREADSHEETS

CHAPTERS

1

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT

2

ADMINISTRATION

3

ADVERTISING

4

BUYERS – COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

5

BUYERS – COMPETITORS

6

BUYERS – MAJOR CITY

7

BUYERS – PRODUCTS

8

BUYERS – TRADE CELL

9

COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

10

COMPETITOR ANALYSIS

11

COUNTRY FOCUS

12

DISTRIBUTION

13

FINANCIAL - BUSINESS DECISION SCENARIOS

14

FINANCIAL - CAPITAL COSTS FINANCIAL SCENARIOS

15

FINANCIAL - CASHFLOW OPTION SCENARIOS

16

FINANCIAL - COST STRUCTURE SCENARIOS

17

FINANCIAL - HISTORIC INDUSTRY BALANCE SHEET

18

FINANCIAL - HISTORIC MARKETING COSTS & MARGINS

19

FINANCIAL - INVESTMENT + COST REDUCTION SCENARIOS

20

FINANCIAL - MARKET CLIMATE SCENARIOS

21

FINANCIAL – MARKETING COSTS

22

FINANCIAL - MARKETING EXPENDITURE SCENARIOS

23

FINANCIAL – MARKETING MARGINS

24

FINANCIAL - STRATEGIC OPTIONS SCENARIOS

25

FINANCIAL - SURVIVAL SCENARIOS

26

FINANCIAL - TACTICAL OPTIONS SCENARIOS

27

GEOGRAPHIC DATA

28

INDUSTRY - NORMS

29

MAJOR CITY MARKET ANALYSIS

30

MARKET CAPITAL ACCESS SCENARIOS

31

MARKET CASHFLOW SCENARIOS

32

MARKET ECONOMIC CLIMATE SCENARIOS

33

MARKET INVESTMENT + COSTS SCENARIOS

34

MARKET MARKETING EXPENDITURE SCENARIOS

35

MARKET RISK SCENARIOS

36

MARKET STRATEGIC OPTION SCENARIOS

37

MARKET SURVIVAL OPTION SCENARIOS

38

MARKET TACTICAL OPTION SCENARIOS

39

MARKETING EXPENDITURE -v- MARKET SHARE

40

MARKETING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

41

MARKETS

42

OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS

43

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

44

PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION + CUSTOMER HANDLING

45

PRICING

46

PROCESS + ORDER HANDLING

47

PRODUCT ANALYSIS

48

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

49

PRODUCT MARKETING FACTORS

50

PRODUCT MIX

51

PRODUCT SUMMARY

52

PROFIT RISK SCENARIOS

53

PROMOTIONAL MIX

54

SALESFORCE DECISIONS

55

SALES PROMOTION

56

SURVEYS

57

TARGETS -  PRODUCT + MARKET

58

TECHNOLOGY

59

TRADE CELL ANALYSIS

 

COUNTRY

Market

Market

Forecast

Financial

Forecast

Financial

Margins

Historic

Financial

Historic

Costs

Industry

Norms

Afghanistan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Albania

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Algeria

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

American Samoa

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Andorra

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Angola

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Antigua & Barbuda

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Argentina

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Armenia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Aruba

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Australia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Austria

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Azerbaijan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bahamas

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bahrain

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bangladesh

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Barbados

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Belarus

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Belgium

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Belize

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Benin

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bermuda

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bhutan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bolivia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Botswana

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Brazil

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Brunei

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Bulgaria

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Burkina Faso

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Burma

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Burundi

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Cambodia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Cameroon

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Canada

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Cape Verde

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Cayman Islands

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Central African Rep.

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Chad

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Chile

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

China

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Colombia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Comoros

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Costa Rica

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Cote d'Ivoire

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Croatia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Cuba

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Cyprus

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Czech Republic

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Dem. Rep. Congo

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Denmark

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Djibouti

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Dominica

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Dominican Republic

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Ecuador

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Egypt

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

El Salvador

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Equatorial Guinea

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Eritrea

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Estonia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Ethiopia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Faeroe Islands

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Fiji

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Finland

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

France

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

French Guiana

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

French Polynesia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Gabon

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Gambia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Georgia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Germany

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Ghana

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Greece

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Greenland

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Grenada

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Guadeloupe

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Guam

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Guatemala

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Guernsey

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Guinea

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Guinea-Bissau

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Guyana

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Haiti

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Honduras

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Hong Kong

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Hungary

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Iceland

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

India

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Indonesia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Iran

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Iraq

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Ireland

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Israel

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Italy

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Jamaica

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Japan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Jersey

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Jordan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Kazakhstan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Kenya

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Kiribati

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Kuwait

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Kyrgyzstan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Laos

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Latvia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Lebanon

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Lesotho

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Liberia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Libya

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Liechtenstein

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Lithuania

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Luxembourg

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Macau

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Macedonia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Madagascar

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Malawi

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Malaysia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Maldives

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Mali

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Malta

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Martinique

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Mauritania

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Mauritius

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Mayotte

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Mexico

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Micronesia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Moldova

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Monaco

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Mongolia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Morocco

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Mozambique

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Namibia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Nepal

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Netherlands

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Netherlands Antilles

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

New Caledonia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

New Zealand

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Nicaragua

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Niger

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Nigeria

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

North  Korea

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Norway

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Oman

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Pakistan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Panama

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Papua New Guinea

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Paraguay

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Peru

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Philippines

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Poland

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Portugal

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Puerto Rico

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Qatar

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Republic of Congo

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Reunion

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Romania

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Russia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Rwanda

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Saint Kitts & Nevis

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Saint Lucia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

St Vincent/Grenadines

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Samoa

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Sao Tome/Principe

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Saudi Arabia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Senegal

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Serbia & Montenegro

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Seychelles

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Sierra Leone

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Singapore

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Slovakia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Slovenia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Solomon Islands

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Somalia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

South Africa

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

South Korea

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Spain

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Sri Lanka

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Sudan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Suriname

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Swaziland

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Sweden

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Switzerland

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Syria

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Taiwan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Tajikistan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Tanzania

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Thailand

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Togo

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Tonga

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Trinidad & Tobago

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Tunisia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Turkey

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Turkmenistan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Uganda

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Ukraine

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

United Arab Emirates

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

United Kingdom

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

United States

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Uruguay

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Uzbekistan

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Vanuatu

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Venezuela

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Vietnam

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Virgin Islands

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Western Sahara

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Yemen

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Zambia

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

Zimbabwe

Market Forecast Forecast Forecast Historic Historic Norms

 

 

 

WORLD REPORT INTRODUCTION

This is an entry level product which provides users with commercial intelligence on the Product markets and industries in 205 countries. The report analyses the world markets with a basic point of reference, namely the Country. The report is formatted to give both a narrative description of the various matters covered as well as provide readers with the ability to directly use the Chapters (via Microsoft Word or compatible word processors) to produce their own reports and documentation.  Experienced users will be able to use the spreadsheet and databases to generate highly detailed narrative reports, charts and graphics - as well as sophisticated business and commercial forecasts and models. The databases are provided in both Excel spreadsheets and an Access database. Explanatory notes are provided as word processor documents or in PDF formats.

As an entry level product the narrative is necessarily illustrative in its terminology and seeks to provide a basic degree of business logic and theory which indicates the rational applied in the forecasting and modelling methodology.

The databases provided are specifically designed to provide users with a uniform and consistent numeric measure of both (normally) quantifiable values as well as conceptual factors which are (usually) only capable of qualification. Experienced users will know how to apply forecasting and modelling software to the numeric data provided to generate highly detailed and discrete business planning models. The databases provided in this report can be used directly with databases on other product, markets and industries in other countries. The databases are specifically designed to be trans-national, currency neutral, inflation and purchasing parity adjusted, product parity and product equivalent adjusted, opportunity cost adjusted, and numerically compatible; they all can be linked or merged programmatically in business planning models to provide multi-national and multi-level analysis.

Before using the data provided please read the Database Introduction as well as the Notes and Definitions links found in each Chapter. There are subtle statistical nuances to some of the spreadsheets and databases which will help the user to fine-tune their models and forecasts to obtain maximum effect and greater accuracy. The database flow chart and database description should be consulted when applying statistical and modelling software.