South African Market for Building Management Systems

Country Forecasts focus on the key factors affecting a country's political and economic outlook and its business environment five years ahead. Each report covers an individual country and is written from the perspective of foreign  |  read more...

Core Views Recent economic data releases suggest that the slowdown ineconomic activity in Australia is becoming increasingly evident. Wemaintain our outlook for real GDP growth to come in at a sombre paceof 2.1% in 2013, as  |  read more...

Core Views The second half of 2013 will be a difficult period for the Egyptianeconomy, as ongoing concerns surrounding a potential devaluationof the pound's de facto fixed exchange rate are likely to continueundermining investment patterns. Sporadic  |  read more...

Core Views We expect economic activity in Mauritius to gradually pick up overthe coming quarters as improving (albeit still challenging) externalconditions precipitate a tentative recovery in key export-orientedindustries. Improvements in the traditional growth pillars of theeconomy  |  read more...

Core Views We are forecasting real GDP growth of 2.5% in 2013, down from3.1% in 2012. The export sector in particular is likely to be subdued,due in large part to sustained weakness in the eurozone.The Norwegian  |  read more...