Category Archives: Emerging Economies

Market insights about emerging economies

Problems Met With Foreign Investors In Uzbekistan: It’s Just Clumsy Regulation

In his comments to FDI Magazine, Mr. Ignatov analyzes the probable reasons for incidents occured with few foreign investors in Uzbekistan. By his opinion, it’s not the evidence that the Uzbek Government doesn’t like FDI – but just the clumpsy attempt to redirect FDI to the less profitable industries that have higher priority for the officials. Continue reading

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Watch, Listen and Buy: Indoor TV and POS Radio In Central & Eastern Europe

The post provides a brief overview for use of Indoor TV and POS Radio in Russia and other CEE countries. Continue reading

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TV & Radio Win The Battle: Media Landscape in Slovakia

TV and radio are the main media in the country – in terms of penetration and coverage. The post provides main indicators for media usage in this country. Continue reading

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Oriental Breakthrough: Ignatov Starts Services in South and Southeast Asia

Ignatov & Company Group began to provide markets researches and other services in South Asia and Southeast Asia on a regular basis; we did successful projects in these markets in 2006-2010 but they were sporadic until now. Continue reading

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Generics Heaven: GX Authorization in Brazil

The general approach in Brazil now (supported with legislation) is to give preferences to GX (no difference done domestically or imported) towards original drugs; based on that input the Brazilian authorities made it quite easy to register GX in the country. The post provides the brief overview for the GX authorization in the country and explains the reasons for why India’s GX producers are so active there. Continue reading

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Central & Eastern Europe’s Markets That Will Grow Fast In 2011

A brief overview for the Central & Eastern Europe’s markets that will grow fast in 2011 Continue reading

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Non-Abstract Market: Concrete in Kazakhstan

Domestic sources dominate in concrete supply in Kazakhstan. The article provides a brief overview of concrete and ferroconcrete supply organization in Kazakhstan. Continue reading

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Antimony Fallen Giant: Mining in Tajikistan

At the USSR time Tajikistan was a large producer of animony ore, but in the 1990s it lost this status. Currently gold dominates in the country’s mining. The article provides a brief overview for Tajikistan’s mining industry and market. Continue reading

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We Are Plastic: Ukraine’s Market of Common Plastics

Plastic market in Ukraine is presented mainly with 5 types of so-called “high-tonnage” plastics – such as PE, PP, PVC, PS and PET; other types of plastics are either not been used there or have a very small share in consumption. The post contains a brief overview for Ukraine’s plastic market. Continue reading

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A Battle Begins: An Article In World Coal Magazine

World Coal magazine (Issue October 2010) published an article “A Battle Begins” written with Mr. Ignatov, the president of our company; he analyzes the coal privatization in Ukraine in this publication. Continue reading

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Poor In Ores, Rich In Iodine: Mining In Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is rich in oil and gas, but poor in minerals. However it owns large deposits of iodine, sodium chloride and of fossil wax. The post provides an overview for mining industry in the country – with a “Major mining facilities” map. Continue reading

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Power-It-Yourself: Corporate Power Plants in Kazakhstan

Currently there are 74 PP (power plants) and 1831 heat boilers (other than TPP) in Kazakhstan. They are managed with almost 350 energy operators. Most of the country’s largest mining, metallurgical and oil operators hold corporate (captive) energy-generation assets – used mainly for self-supply with electricity and heat. The post analyzes situation with corporate power plants in Kazakhstan. Continue reading

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Between the River and the Sea: Freight Transportation in Bulgaria

Domestic (internal) streams count for 17% of freight turnover and 80% of freight volume in Bulgaria, while international provide 83% of turnover and only 20% by volume; from international turnover which 58% are export-import streams, and 25% are transit streams (not counting pipeline transportation). The article provides a comprehensive view for Bulgaria’s freight transportation market, its major players, challenges and strategies. Continue reading

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Solid Arguments: Concrete Market in Ukraine

Currently domestic players provide 97% of concrete market deliveries, while importation counts for only 3% of consumption volume in Ukraine. Currently there are about 350 concrete plants in Ukraine and they provide up to 70% of concrete production in Ukraine; constructors directly produce 30% of concrete. Ukraine’s concrete market is highly fragmented – most of the plants are “regional” players, i.e. they make most of their deliveries within this or that concrete zone. The article provides a brief for Ukraine’s concrete market. Continue reading

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Duets For One: Foreigners in the Uzbek O&G Market

O&G industry in Uzbekistan is characterized with high regional concentration (6 regions provide 100% of the oil and gas production); the share of foreign players in the market is low; moreover the foreigners can’t participate in O&G projects solely in Uzbekistan – currently all projects in O&G in Uzbekistan are implemented with mandatory participation of the national operator, Uzbekneftegaz. The post provides a brief overview of the O&G market in Uzbekistan. Continue reading

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Phosphorus For Eurasia: Phosphate Rock in Kazakhstan

Since the USSR time Kazakhstan is the largest producer of phosphorite ore in Eurasia. Major of the country’s deposits are located in the Southern Kazakhstan. Kazphosphate – a national chemical company – processes all operable mines now. Continue reading

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Western Package for Western Goods: Flexible Package Market in Poland

Poland represents the second largest (after Russia) flexible packaging market in CEE. It supplies numerous FMCG/consumer good plants – located in Poland and owned with foreign/global players – as well as exports package in EU and other markets. About 80 flexible packaging producers operate now in Poland. Foreign-owned producers dominate in the market. The article contains brief summary for the market.
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Where Oil and Water Mix: Water Supply in Azerbaijan

Water supply is one of the most problematic industries in Azerbaijan. Low quality of water treatment, possibility of “water wars” with neighbors, use of 70% of water for irrigation – these are few of numerous challenges or the water market in the country. The blog contains a brief summary for the industry. Continue reading

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Another Brick in the Wall: Brick Production in Kazakhstan

58 brick plants now work in the Kazakhstan, providing 58% of brick supply in the country. All plants are owned with the local investors; most of plants are located in Almaty area. The blog contains a brief summary for brick production industry in Kazakhstan. Continue reading

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Mining In Uzbekistan: Summary Analysis

Uzbekistan plays important role in the global mining market, but it still operates Soviet-style mining industry. The post provides a summary analysis for the mining industry in Uzbekistan. Continue reading

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