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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in LATAM (2025)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Latin American (LATAM) region is projected to increase in 2025, sculpted by commodity demand, competing US-Chinese investments, and expanded bilateral trade agreements conductive of FDI inflows. According to GlobalData’s FDI database, opened Greenfield FDI projects are projected to increase by ~1.8% in 2025, preceding consecutive years of growth in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Bucking the global trend, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Latin American (LATAM) region is projected to increase in 2025, sculpted...
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Analyst Opinions
Tokenization: Market Trends and Innovations
Report Value Proposition – Why This Matters for You Tokenization is rapidly evolving from an emerging blockchain application into a foundational layer of modern financial infrastructure. Financial institutions, asset managers, governments, and technology providers are increasingly adopting tokenized assets, smart contracts, and blockchain-based ecosystems to improve efficiency, liquidity, transparency, and asset accessibility. This report explores how tokenization is transforming financial markets and digital ecosystems through innovations in blockchain infrastructure, real-world asset tokenization, digital identity, ESG assets, interoperability, and decentralized finance....
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Consumer Insights
New Zealand: The Future of Foodservice to 2029
This report provides an in-depth evaluation the New Zealand foodservice market, including analysis of the key issues impacting on the industry. This report includes: - Consumer insight and analysis to provide a clear view of prevailing need states, trends and demands of consumers, including segmentation analysis and channel preference, all fully supported by comprehensive market data and occasions and locations analytics. - In-depth analysis of channel performance, detailing the winning formats, with supporting analysis to provide comprehensive understanding of the...
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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in the Middle East (2025)
Following a period of significant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) growth from 2019 to 2023, the inflow of FDI into the Middle East (ME) has slowed down due to risk premiums affecting investor confidence. Capital market reforms, eased equity caps, and limited FDI screening adopted by the likes of Saudi Arabia and the UAE have made material differences to making nations more compatible with global markets. Still, FDI projects opened in the ME region declined by 10.6% YoY in 2024, according...
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Consumer Insights
United Arab Emirates: The Future of Foodservice to 2029
The foodservice profit sector generated revenues of AED74.9 billion ($20.4 billion) in 2024, recording a CAGR of 2.3% during 2019–24. Growth of the sector was majorly supported by an increase in tourism. FSR was the largest channel in the UAE in 2024, accounting for a 44.6% share of total sales, followed by QSR with a 26.7% share. Driven by the demand for quick and convenient dining options, the QSR channel recorded the highest CAGR of all segments during 2019–24, at...
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Consumer Insights
Greece: The Future of Foodservice to 2029
In 2024, the Greek profit sector’s revenue reached EUR14.3 billion ($15.4 billion), registering a CAGR of 1.5% from 2019 to 2024. However, the number of transactions declined at a CAGR of 0.5%, mainly due to operational constraints during the pandemic. The pub, club, & bar channel was the largest channel within the profit sector in 2024, capturing 26.6% of the market share, driven by its appeal regarding entertainment and socializing. Among foodservice channels, QSR recorded the highest value CAGR during...
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Consumer Insights
Saudi Arabia: The Future of Foodservice to 2029
The foodservice profit sector generated revenues of SAR126.1 billion ($33.6 billion) in 2024, recording a CAGR of 3% during 2019–24. Growth of the sector was majorly supported by the increase in both domestic and foreign tourism.QSR was the largest channel in Saudi Arabia in 2024, accounting for a 41.9% share of total sales, followed by FSR with 31.4%. Supported by domestic and foreign tourism, the travel channel recorded the highest CAGR of 7.1% during 2019–24. During 2024–29, the profit sector...
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Thematic Analysis
FDI Trends in APAC (2025)
Overall, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region experienced significant growth in inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for 2024. This growth was primarily focused on sectors such as renewables, communications/media, and electronics, with the United States, United Kingdom, and France identified as major investors. In 2025, increasing trade barriers and geopolitical tensions are altering the landscape of APAC FDI. While protectionist measures and security-driven screening are redirecting some investments, such as semiconductors from Taiwan, towards the United States, resilient markets like India and...
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Company Insights
Starbucks Corporation: Digital Transformation Strategies
Starbucks Corporation (Starbucks) is a specialty coffee retailer that roasts, markets, and sells premium coffee. The company purchases and roasts high-quality coffee and sells it through company-operated stores, offering handcrafted beverages, tea, and food. It also sells coffee and tea products and licenses its brands through licensed stores, grocery and foodservice channels (including the Global Coffee Alliance with Nestlé). In addition to the Starbucks Coffee brand, the company operates under Teavana, Ethos and Starbucks Reserve. Starbucks reports three segments: North...
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Company Insights
Restaurant Brands International: Digital Transformation Strategies
Restaurant Brands International Inc (RBI) is a quick-service restaurant (QSR) operator that owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the Popeyes, Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Firehouse Subs brands. Popeyes features fried bone-in chicken, chicken sandwiches, tenders, wings, fried shrimp, and regional specialties. Burger King offers flame-grilled hamburgers, chicken, and other specialty sandwiches. Tim Hortons serves a variety of hot and cold specialty beverages and a full range of breakfast, lunch, and dinner items, including sandwiches, wraps, and flatbread pizzas. Firehouse...
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