Understanding Regional Chinese Health Markets

The Malaysian medical tourism industry is going through a phenomenal growth phase, offering immense opportunities for players involved in the business. Despite the global economic downturn, the market is growing exceptionally in each and every  |  read more...

BMI View: As a developed market, Australia represents opportunities for risk averse pharmaceuticalinvestors, given its ageing and generally affluent population. Importantly, the government is implementingcost-cutting measures to cope with escalating healthcare costs, therefore generic drugmakers  |  read more...

BMI View: We expect Namibia's negative pharmaceutical trade balance to widen as demand for medicinescontinues to be met by imports, and poor local manufacturing sees exports contract in the medium term.Headline Expenditure Forecasts Pharmaceuticals: NAD2.20bn  |  read more...

BMI View: Commercial incentives for foreign drugmakers to expand in the Central Americanpharmaceutical market are limited by the region's relatively low per capita pharmaceutical spending andmarket growth. However, the heavy reliance on imported medicine in  |  read more...

Executive Summary BMI View: Boosting bilateral co-operation between Nigerian buyers and Indian drugmakers will directlyobstruct the Nigerian government's goal to increase self-sufficiency in medicines production. We do notbelieve implementing a selected import ban on pharmaceuticals should  |  read more...