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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Azerbaijan Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... gas production, coupled with a rise in investment in the non-oil sector due to the government's improved ability to spend as oil prices rise gradually. Therefore, we forecasting real GDP growth to rise to 0.8% ... Read More
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Cameroon Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... gas (LNG) production will be the main driver of growth in the coming quarters. Investment into hydropower, road and rail will also significantly add momentum. However, elevated political risk in the country's northwest and southwest ... Read More
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Chile Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... quarters ahead, it is unlikely to maintain the same pace moving forward. The non-copper sectors of the economy will likely become increasingly important drivers of growth in the years ahead. Chile's current account deficit will ... Read More
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Cote d'Ivoire Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... decline in cocoa production relative to 2017 will add headwinds to the agricultural sector, leading to a modest deceleration in headline growth relative to recent years. Relations among high-level politicians in Côte d'Ivoire's ruling RHDP ... Read More
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Accounting Services
... Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, which all have international operations; other leading companies include US-based Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex, and H&R Block. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for accounting services depends on new business ... Read More
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Croatia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... Despite this, real GDP is only expected to have regained pre-crisis levels in 2018, according to our estimates. Public debt remains high by both emerging and developed market standards, leaving the country vulnerable to shocks. ... Read More
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Cyprus Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... external sector – led by tourism – will continue to help prop up growth, in part by helping to encourage stronger business investment. Over the longer term, once the economy has caught up to potential, ... Read More
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Bulgaria Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... domestic demand and a cyclical growth upswing among its European trading partners will help sustain Bulgaria's robust near-term growth outlook. However, over the longer term, greater structural reform is needed to curb stagnating productivity growth. 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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Ukraine Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... trade blockade in the Donbas, as well as lacklustre structural reform implementation, continues to weigh on the country's economic potential. Ongoing cooperation with the IMF will ensure fiscal and debt sustainability over the short term, ... Read More
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Estonia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... over the coming years. Estonia can continue to transition to a higher value added production and services-based growth model. Estonia will remain among the most structurally stable countries across emerging markets, in part due to ... Read More
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France Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... demand, compensating for a weaker external backdrop. While Macron's fiscal concessions to the Yellow Vests protest movement will widen the country's fiscal deficit in 2019, we believe that the president will remain committed to fiscal ... Read More
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Yemen Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... for ending the country's ongoing war. We highlight, however, that risks of the agreement breaking down are elevated amid deep mutual mistrust and as both sides likely expect to gain from carrying on fighting. A ... Read More
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Lesotho Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... 2018. Although the risks of an unconstitutional change in government remain low, there are tensions within the dominant party in the coalition and friction between junior parties in the coalition. Against this backdrop, we believe ... Read More
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Mexico Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... (AMLO). Over the coming quarters, AMLO will pursue populist, nationalist economic policies, rapidly making his mark on Mexican politics and institutions. Strong majorities in both houses of Congress will ease policy formation, with significant changes ... 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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Albania Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... political environment is not conducive to consensus building. This will lead to increased risks of instability and policy uncertainty as June local elections scheduled approach. Against this backdrop, the EU is extremely unlikely to approve ... Read More
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Central Asia Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... Asia. Growth will be supported by improved reform momentum, increasing regional cooperation, higher global energy prices, and China's 'Belt and Road' Initiative. We have decreased our estimate for 2018 real GDP growth owing to the ... 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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Japan Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... it rebounds from the contraction of 1.2% q-o-q seasonally adjusted annualised terms in Q318. The economy will face challenges over the coming quarters from a decline in consumer confidence, impending sales tax hike in October ... Read More
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Zimbabwe Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... to increase inflation, weighing on consumer demand. The new currency regime (leading to the introduction of a unit significantly weaker than the US dollar) will also push up costs for businesses. Given the introduction of ... Read More
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Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... supported by close ties to the US economy, will drive growth. A corruption trial against seven businessmen and public officials will dominate politics in the Dominican Republic over the coming quarters. In addition, we expect ... Read More
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Iran Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... there does not appear to be sufficient US pressure or incentive to bring Iran back into negotiations over a new deal, or to spur regime change. As such, Iran will probably adopt a wait-and-see approach, ... Read More
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Spain Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... coalition between the conservative People's Party and pro-EU Citizens, with support from the far-right VOX is on the cards. The Spanish economy will gradually lose steam over the coming years, largely on the back of ... Read More
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Kuwait Country Risk Report Q2 2019
... to feel the impact of the recent oil market weakness over the coming quarters. That said, with its immense fiscal and external buffers and limited pressures to reform fiscally, the impact will be comparatively muted. Read More
