Research Reports

Hydrogen has number of applications from chemical processing, petroleum recovery and refining, metal production and fabrication, aerospace, and fuel cells. The sectors which impose the largest demand for hydrogen are petroleum refinery

Since Q108, we have described numerically the banking business environment for each of the countries surveyed by BMI. We do this through our Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating

BMI View: Gas, in particular coal bed methane (CBM), may be the future for Australia’s energy export industry.

Australia is a leading player in many segments of the global mining industry. Owing to its substantial deposits, the country possesses an array of minerals including iron ore, nickel, bauxite, copper, gold, silver, uranium, diamonds, zinc and coal.

Australia’s consumer electronics devices market, defined as including computing devices, mobile handsets and AV products, is projected to be worth around US$16.8bn in 2012.

BMI View: Argentina’s infrastructure sector remains dependent to some extent on a US$10bn credit agreement from China. The latest quarter has seen the launch of a third nuclear power plant

Figures released by the Association des Concessionaires Automobiles d’Algerie (ACAA) show that 226,073 new cars were sold in Algeria during the first nine months of 2011

BMI View: Another disease outbreak in the livestock sector has renewed concerns over the industry's outlook in 2011/12.

The combination of ongoing political tensions and a weak economic outlook is taking its toll on consumer confidence in Bahrain,

BMI View: Algeria’s attractiveness to foreign drug makers remains tarnished by the heightened political and security risks, despite its relatively attractive demographic and socio-economic profile