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Investment in Energy: Electricity generation, distribution and production market status including power sector developments in Poland

Due to long-standing underinvestment, the Polish power sector is facing a genuine need of finding up to €50bn on investments in new power-production capacity and transmission systems in the coming years. However, only part of the projects initially announced by investors will be actually implemented. Thus, the amount of around ... read more »

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Telecoms market in Central and Eastern Europe: time for new strategies

The value of the telecoms markets in Central and Eastern European countries as measured in local currencies decreased but only slightly in 2009. However, due to financial crisis and those currencies weakening, in euro terms the market lost a sixth of its value. First signs of macroeconomic recovery have already ... read more »

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Rynek dystrybucji farmaceutycznej w Polsce w 2010 r.: konsolidacja, prywatyzacja i rozwój nowych form dystrybucji

W ostatnich latach rynek dystrybucji farmaceutycznej w Polsce podlegał licznym przemianom. W segmencie dystrybucji hurtowej dokonywała się konsolidacja, także pomiędzy czołowymi graczami, oraz prywatyzacja przez Skarb Państwa hurtowni będących w jego posiadaniu. Rozwijały się również nowe formy dystrybucji np. dystrybucja bezpośrednia/DTP. Ten artykuł został przygotowany na podstawie najnowszego ... read more »


Polski rynek spożywczy: sklepy convenience i dyskonty rosną najszybciej

Spowolnienie gospodarcze nie pozostało bez wpływu na polski rynek spożywczy, który znacznie zwolnił tempo rozwoju. Według naszego najnowszego raportu dynamika rynku spożywczego wyniesie 0,4% w 2009 roku w porównaniu do 8,9% przed rokiem. Segmentami, które najszybciej rosną w tym roku są sklepy convenience i dyskonty. ... read more »

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Global crisis changes face of the Russian retail industry

Russia’s exposure to the global financial crisis had become unquestionable by the end of 2008. After years of dynamic development, a result of the country’s stable economic growth, rising incomes and expansion of modern retail channels, the Russian economy started slowing down to encounter severe after-effects of the economic downturn ... read more »

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Polski sektor energetyczny wkracza w decydującą fazę gruntownej modernizacji

Polski sektor energetyczny, ze względu na wieloletnie niedoinwestowanie, stoi przed potrzebą pozyskania w ciągu nadchodzących lat nawet 200 mld zł na inwestycje w nowe moce wytwórcze i sieci przesyłowe. Jednak nie wszystkie wstępnie zadeklarowane projekty zostaną zrealizowane. Najbardziej realna wydaje się być kwota około 100 mld zł przeznaczonych na inwestycje ... read more »


IN RUSSIAN - Light at the end of tunnel for the Russian construction industry

Свет в конце тоннеля для российской строительной индустрии Строительная отрасль в России в целом довольно сильно пострадала от глобального экономического кризиса. Спад на внутреннем строительном рынке начался уже в 2008 году и усилился в 2009. Большинство строительных проектов было приостановлено и практически ни один новый проект в жилой или коммерческой недвижимости ... read more »

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$585bn stimulus plan provides ongoing impetus for Chinese construction boom

The multi-billion dollar stimulus plan rolled out by the Chinese government has resulted in very substantial orders for companies involved in construction-related business, including contractors and producers of building materials and equipment, as most of the money invested is being spent on infrastructure and residential construction projects. If you would like ... read more »

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The Polish Pharmaceutical Market. Its Condition and Prospects for Growth until 2011

PMR Research in cooperation with KPMG conducted in July this year survey among senior management of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in Poland. The main objective of the study was to assess the current situation of the pharmaceutical market and to explore the market players’ predictions concerning the growth of the ... read more »

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Cement market in Central Europe to grow slightly in 2010

Both the construction and cement markets in the Central European countries have been hit hard by the global downturn. The combined cement consumption in six countries of the region – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia – is set to fall from over 44 million tonnes ... read more »

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Pharmaceutical distribution market in Poland in 2010: consolidation, privatisation and development of new forms of distribution

In recent years the pharmaceutical distribution market in Poland has seen many changes. The wholesale distribution segment has experienced consolidation, including combinations between leading players, as well as the privatisation of State Treasury outlets. New forms of distribution have also been developed, such as direct/DTP distribution.The article is based on ... read more »



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