PMR Publications

The forthcoming year 2011 can be a breakthrough year for the construction industry in terms of construction output.

After a difficult 2009 the cement markets in the countries of the former Soviet Union are expected to witness growth again.

After the difficult 2009, cement markets in former Soviet Union countries have seen some improvement so far this year, with a full recovery to pre-crisis levels expected in most countries in 2010-2011.

Despite sharing a common past CIS countries are very different as regards their: size, number and density of their populations, economies, business and legal environments, political systems and even the mentality of the people living in each state.

The growth rate of the Russian retail sector dropped severely last year due to worsening economic conditions, weakening purchasing power growth and the depreciating rouble.

Russia’s economy is recovering rapidly after last year’s slump, together with the country’s construction industry.

In 2009 the value of the Polish telecommunications market went down, mainly due to the Mobile Termination Rate cuts and erosion of mobile operators’ wholesale revenues.

Według szacunków zawartych w ostatnim raporcie firmy PMR pt. „Prywatne marki detalistów w Polsce 2010” wartość polskiego rynku marek własnych wzrosła o 29% w 2009 roku.

The value of the Polish private label market jumped by 29% in 2009, according to estimates presented in "Private label in Poland 2010", a new report from PMR.

Global economic slowdown hampered the development of the Russian retail market in 2009, when the market growth rate decreased significantly.