TOTAL S.A. (TOTAL) completed the sale of its 48.83% stake in Compania Espanola de Petroleos, S.A. (CEPSA) to International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), an investment company, for a consideration of approximately €3,700m ($4,997.29m). Following the acquisition, IPIC holds arou...

This report gives a view of the country’s thermal energy market and provides forecasts to 2020. This report includes information on thermal (coal, oil and gas) installed capacity and generation. It provides information on key trends, profiles of major industry participants, informati...

Sepsis has high mortality levels; however, only few therapeutic strategies exist. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) has helped to increase global awareness, standardize patient care, and reduce levels of mortality for sepsis. Negative clinical trial data have dented the commer...

Building meaningful relationships with customers should be a critical goal of any institution. Through a successful online marketing strategy and customer-centric offerings, Saffron Building Society is showing UK financial services (FS) institutions a path to greater customer sa...

Although the majority of HIV drug developers already offer most of their antiretrovirals under differential pricing schemes for lower income countries, few can compete with the lower prices of available generics offered through donor-funded programs. Innovative ways must be foun...

The country analysis report on Austria provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Austria analyzes the political, economic, social, ...

The country analysis report on Russia provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Russia analyzes the political, economic, social, te...

Consumers are increasingly looking to boost their fiber intake, in an evident shift towards positive nutrition. Cereal products traditionally dominated high-fiber offerings given their inherent health credentials. However, industry players are finding it progressively more diffi...

Rising consumer interest in natural products coupled with growing concerns over specific preservative ingredients has fuelled a recent demand for preservative-free cosmetics. Yet logistical problems, such as a shorter shelf-life and rapid loss of sterility after opening, has cre...

Unit-dose packs have achieved wide acceptance in some categories such as laundry detergents, but progress has been slow in the personal care sector. This case study analyzes the key consumer trends influencing demand for unit-dose packaging within the sector and examines the ext...