Business Services & Administration Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis
As the name suggests, the service sector consists of the service-focused portion of the economy, such activities where companies or individuals offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity, performance, or opportunities. The basic characteristic of this sector is the production of services instead of tagible products. Services (also known as "intangible goods") include attention, advice, experience, and discussion.
For decades, there has been a substantial shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector in industrialized economies. This sector is now the largest sector of the economy in the Western world, and has also seen the fastest growth.
The business services industry, a subset of the Services sector, is focused on services explicitly offered to businesses and includes accounting, human resources, consulting, facilities management, leasing, security, and numerous other functions.
The market reports available in this Business Services category will help you research specific topics or organizations providing support to other businesses and in many cases will be focused on a specific topic, such as collections services, intellectual property, or corporate finance. Our collection of market research reports provides insights into product and market trends, opportunities, projections, sales, and marketing strategies. Specifics on market share, segmentation, size, and growth by country are also featured.
Business Services & Administration Industry Research & Market Reports
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Country Forecast World April 2019
... foreign investors. These reports have been recently updated to include more practical data. The business environment rankings allow comparisons to be made quickly and easily on business conditions in different countries. The labour market forecasts ... Read More
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Russia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... poor business environment, and lack of structural reform momentum. Vladimir Putin's overwhelming election victory presages a continuation of his tough foreign policy towards the West, and an economic policy that will deliver only limited reforms. ... Read More
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Saudi Arabia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... investment and consumption. That said, OPEC+ oil supply restrictions will limit oil exports, preventing a more robust recovery. In the long term, further business environment reforms are needed to boost job creation and stability. We ... Read More
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Czech Republic Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... the absence of strong productivity gains, the country's tight labour market will put upward pressure on unit labour costs and begin to weigh on the country's competitiveness. With a budget surplus in 2018 and an ... Read More
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Denmark Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... Democrats do not appear to have enough support at this stage to set up a minority government, even with backing from the Danish People's Party. Against this backdrop, we believe that the SD's campaign will ... Read More
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Armenia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... other factors, the new government's sizeable majority and a decreasing risk of it being overthrown in the years ahead has led us to significantly upwardly revise our Short-Term Political Risk Index score for Armenia. While ... Read More
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Lebanon and Syria Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... new government in Lebanon has returned some stability to the country and averted crisis, we at Fitch Solutions believe that it is only the first among many steps needed in order to ensure long-term stability. Read More
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Australia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... that between the US and China, are likely to weigh on growth in the Chinese economy, which would in turn reduce demand for Australia's mineral and coal exports; (2) high levels of household indebtedness. This ... Read More
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Ethiopia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... After slowing somewhat in 2018, an improvement in fiscal revenues will likely see public investment speed up, boosting project momen-tum. In the longer term, our core view is for Ethiopia's growth prospects to remain favourable ... Read More
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Malawi Country Risk Report 2019
... 3.7% in 2018. As agriculture employs 84.6% of Malawi's population, we expect a subsequent increase in household income and spending power to boost demand for consumer products, supporting stronger activity in the key wholesale and ... Read More
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Jamaica Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... Accommodative monetary policy and an expanding labour force will also provide tailwinds. Fitch Solutions forecasts real GDP growth to average 2.0% from 2019-2028, compared to 0.1% over the previous decade, amid the country's improved business ... Read More
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Liberia and Sierra Leone Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... weigh on exports and investment. In the meantime, ongoing price pressures caused by currency weakness will put pressure on consumers. That said, road projects will offer some upside risk over the medium term and provide ... Read More
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Latvia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... in 2017. This still implies considerable growth outperformance relative to the rest of the eurozone due to ongoing business environment improvements and EU fund inflows. Rapidly rising wage growth, an external economic shock emanating from ... Read More
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Sri Lanka Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... print of 2.9% y-o-y. We are also revising our 2019 growth forecast to 3.1%, from 4.0% previously. We expect the heightened domestic political uncertainty to weigh heavily on the growth of the industrial and services ... Read More
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Sudan and South Sudan Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... protests which began in mid-December underscore weaknesses within Sudan's leadership. We retain our core view that Bashir will be able to cling to power and continue to lead his National Congress Party (NCP). This view ... Read More
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Iceland Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... will struggle in early 2019 following a reduction in capacity by one of the country's important airlines, while domestic demand will flounder amid deteriorating consumer and business sentiment. However, we believe that these challenges will ... Read More
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Barbados and Guyana Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... sector will remain a primary engine of growth and draw of foreign investment. Financing assistance from the IMF will support Barbados' efforts to cut government expenditures and reduce public debt, which will support the long-term ... Read More
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Uruguay Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... growth over the medium term. We at Fitch Solutions expect the Uruguayan government will fall short of its fiscal targets over the coming quarters, as the upcoming election will discourage fiscal adjustment. Debt growth will ... Read More
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Libya Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... and west of Libya remain reluctant to make substantial compromises in negotiations over power-sharing, and may refuse to accept any eventual election result. As a result, the stabilisation process in Libya will continue to proceed ... Read More
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Bosnia-Herzegovina Country Risk Report Q2 2019
Bosnia-Herzegovina Country Risk Report Q2 2019 Key View: There is little to suggest an improvement in Bosnia's complex political climate, with recent events heightening tensions between the country's different ethnic communities. Read More
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Macedonia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... obstructive opposition. The country's name deal with Greece, ratified by both countries in January 2019, paves the way to Macedonia's NATO membership and the start of EU accession talks. While we do not expect the ... Read More
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Mauritius Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... to the agricul-tural, manufacturing and financial services sectors. From 2020 onwards, however, we expect that the benefits of deepening trade ties with China and mainland Africa will help boost output in several sectors, leading to ... Read More
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Switzerland Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... note that the country's growth profile is better than the neighbouring eurozone, and a low public debt load and independent monetary policy regime mean that the country is better placed to cope with any potential ... Read More
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Mozambique Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... However, real GDP growth will remain far below its 2000-2015 trend due to a continued absence of foreign budgetary assistance and weaker tailwinds from the mining sector. Negotiations between Mozambique's government and the main opposition ... Read More
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Romania Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... its EU convergence story. Growth will be relatively broad-based, with private consumption, exports and investment all performing well. However, loose monetary and fiscal policies have contributed to the strong economic performance of late, and with ... Read More
