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The economic outlook for Western Europe is expected to stay muted in 2020. The US-China trade wars, global economic slowdown, and the uncertainty surrounding Brexit have softened external demand, affecting export-based economies such as Germany. While unemployment rates have been low and stable across most of Western Europe, job growth has plateaue...

The global economy witnessed a lot of turbulence in 2019, with intensified trade wars and Brexit delays influencing the growth story tremendously. Should businesses expect more volatility in 2020 or are global economic prospects looking up? This 2020 Global Economic Outlook research has been designed to answer this question and more by providing in...

The Americas are expected to record tepid growth in 2020, higher than that of 2019. Advanced economies such as the US and Canada are likely to witness an economic rebound in 2020. Other smaller economies like Panama and Chile are poised to grow as well. However, Argentina’s growth is likely to remain contracted on account of currency deterioratio...

This paper looks at the future of microjobs from the perspective of a microworker and an employee at a microjob platform company, set in the year, 2030. It provides a delineation of employment definitions, along with a comparative analysis of microjobs today and expectations on how they will evolve by 2030. The key areas of microwork explored in th...

Cloud computing is predicted to be the main IT trend in the upcoming years and will have a huge impact on world economy. A wide range of organizations—from small start-ups to global corporations, and from government agencies to non-profit organizations—have begun using cloud computing applications. Besides Microsoft, the main contributor behi...

This report looks at global trends set to make an impact in 2020. Every year Frost & Sullivan's Visionary Innovation Team of futurists, consultants, and analysts scans the short-term horizon and looks across industries to identify areas of disruption in the new year. Along with the top trends, the study also analyzes key growth opportunities with t...

Women are the major providers of healthcare worldwide, in both the informal and formal healthcare sectors. Yet they struggle to meet their own healthcare needs. Gender inequality in social, environmental, and biological terms has made access to healthcare for women a challenge, exposing them to health risks. According to a study done by AIIMS and H...

27 Feb 2020  |  South Asia, Middle East & North Africa  |  Market Outlook

GCC Metal Industry Outlook, 2020

Non-oil Economic Diversification Policies, Localization Drives, and Growing Consumerism will Boost Growth in the Ferrous and Non-ferrous Industries in 2020

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The year 2020 is anticipated to be a step forward for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region's effort towards non-oil diversification and manufacturing sector growth. The nascence of the metal downstream industry has led to import dependency in the GCC. Government initiatives towards the development of the downstream metal industry have resu...

The macroeconomic outlook for the Middle East is expected to remain modest in 2020, with the expected strengthening of non-oil sectors and increased infrastructure spending in the region. The oil-dependent economies are prioritizing non-oil sectors for economic diversification. Unemployment across the region is expected to fall and remain stable du...