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Civil engineering to be a driving force of the Romanian construction industry April 2012
Romanian civil engineering construction has registered considerably better performance in 2011 compared to the residential and non-residential segments, which posted decreases. The reason behind this is increased capital expenditure on infrastructure projects, particularly road and railway construction. Despite the strong economic downturn Romania experienced in 2009…
The Developers Act: are property developers and banks destined to be at odds? April 2012
A loophole in the Polish law, which existed for many years, concerning the sale of housing units under construction has been finally closed. Signed by the President of Poland at the end of 2011, the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Buyers of Housing Units or Single-Family Houses, commonly referred to as the Developers…

First signs of recovery on the Polish HoReCa market April 2012
The year 2011 marked a turning point for the Polish HoReCa market, which showed the first signs of recovery since the outbreak of the financial crisis. According to our latest report, entitled "HoReCa market in Poland 2012", the restaurant market itself rose by 0.8% last year, lower than the two other HoReCa segments. A further…
Poles buy cosmetics at cosmetics store chains March 2012
Poles prefer to purchase cosmetics at cosmetics shops; large-format shops – hypermarkets, supermarkets and discount stores – rank second. These are only some of the findings of a consumer survey conducted among Poles purchasing cosmetics, conducted by PMR Research for the latest PMR Publications report…

How will the Reimbursement Act impact the Polish pharma market? April 2012
The Reimbursement Act, which came into force on 1 January 2012, will have an adverse effect on the growth recorded by both original and generic drugs in Poland, according to our latest report, entitled “Generic and innovative drugs market in Poland 2012. Development forecasts for 2012-2014.” The Reimbursement…
Legislative changes to hamper innovative drugs market in Central Europe between 2012 and 2014 April 2012
Due to legislative changes implemented during 2011 in most of the Central European (CE) countries, the innovative drug market in the region will decline in 2012 by 1%, to €6.1bn at manufacturer prices, according to information contained in our latest report entitled “Generic and innovative drugs market in…

Data centre market in Central and Eastern Europe expands rapidly April 2012
In the next three years a total of 50,000 m2 net floor surface for colocation and hosting services in commercial data centres in Central and Eastern Europe will be added. Poland will continue to be the leading data centre location. Consolidation tendencies will gather momentum. According to PMR estimates the combined…
Business generates a half of revenues for telcos in Poland April 2012
Telecommunications services for companies and other operators (wholesale market) are an important element in the structure of revenues in the telecommunications industry in Poland. By the most recent measurement, the revenues generated by telco services rendered to business customers amounted to approx. PLN 18bn in 2011,…

Higher sales fuelled by concerns over prices? May 2011
In February retail sales in Poland grew at their highest rate since the outbreak of the global crisis, sharply exceeding market expectations. This coincided with a substantial drop in consumer confidence. The question therefore arises, was the uptick in retail sales a reflection of improving economic conditions, or…
Competitive Intelligence in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia June 2009
The Central Eastern Europe is not as low cost as China or Vietnam for most areas anymore but with the somewhat higher costs comes other important features. Especially if one plans to start manufacturing for export into the European Union or Middle East. The total logistic cost including time to market is far lower and customs…