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Sector Analysis
Middle East and Africa (MEA) 5G Operator Proposition Assessment
The majority of 5G networks in Africa and the Middle East (AME) region are in the Middle East with all of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Israel, and Iran having 5G networks in 2022. On the African continent, there have been fewer launches with 5G networks being available, for instance in South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Togo. Some telcos in AME have utilized their 5G networks to offer 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) to provide fixed broadband services...
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Sector Analysis
Ukraine Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report
The telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Ukraine was valued at $2.3 billion in 2021 and is forecasted to register a growth of more than 2% during the period of 2022-2026. The growth during the forecast period is driven by growth in the mobile data, fixed broadband, and pay-TV segments. Mobile data is the largest contributor to total service revenue in 2021, followed by mobile voice, fixed broadband, pay-TV, mobile messaging, and fixed voice. Ongoing investment by MNOs Vodafone Ukraine,...
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Company Insights
Future Unicorns in Fintech
Based on the GlobalData Machine Learning Model’s proprietary ranking of 10,000 top startups, 120 fintech startups have been shortlisted globally with 50 of them predicted to become future unicorns. The 10k top startups in the scorecard have spread over 70 countries with the US accounting for half of them, followed by China. Positive sentiments in news, continued VC investments, increase in hiring clubbed with growing fintech mentions in company filings indicate that the fintech sector has high interest for both...
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Government & Regulation
Norway Upstream (Oil and Gas) Fiscal and Regulatory Guide
Norway governs upstream petroleum operations through a royalty and tax framework. In June 2020, the government approved an investment tax relief package that temporarily amends the rules on depreciation, tax-free income (uplift), and losses as defined in the Petroleum Tax Act. The package allows development expenses and uplift (temporarily increased to 24%) to be immediately deducted from the special tax base for 2020 and 2021. The tax value of losses incurred in 2020 and 2021 will also be refunded. After...
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Government & Regulation
Angola Upstream Fiscal and Regulatory Report – Government Introduces Incentives to Spur Upstream Recovery
The overall structure of Angola’s upstream fiscal and regulatory regime has remained relatively stable since a legislative overhaul in 2004. However, faced with declining production, the government has recently introduced a number of significant incentives aimed at promoting new developments, particularly for gas and marginal fields. It is expected that the government will continue it its efforts to drive recovery in the sector, including through the opening of new licensing opportunities. The government has stated that a new licensing round...
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Sector Analysis
Retailing in Italy – Market Shares, Summary and Forecast to 2021
"Retailing in Italy, Market Shares, Summary and Forecasts to 2021", provides data for historic and forecast retail sales, and also includes information on the business environment and country risk related to Italian retail environment. In addition, it analyzes the key consumer trends influencing Italy retail industry. Retail spending shrank between 2011 and 2013 as consumers cut back on discretionary spending as the weak economy hit jobs and consumer confidence. It returned to growth in 2014 as confidence improved and is...
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Sector Analysis
Coal Mining in Australia to 2021 – Increase in production supported by Commencement of New Projects
GlobalData’s “Coal Mining in Australia to 2021” report covers comprehensive information on Australia’s coal mining industry, coal reserves and reserves by grade, the historical and forecast data on coal production, by type, by grade, by state and prices. The report also includes the historical and forecast data on coal consumption, consumption by type; exports, exports by type and exports by country. Detailed analysis of the Australian mining industry’s regulatory structure, factors affecting the demand for coal, competitive landscape, and mining...
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Track & Monitor
Cross-Border Electricity Trading in South Asia, Myanmar, and Southeast Asia-2017
The South Asian economy continues its optimistic growth trend projected at 6.8% in 2017 and an average growth of 7.2% in 2018–2019 which is likely to increase the power demand of the region in the coming years (World Bank, 2017). But lack of adequate and reliable energy, seasonal hydro availability, stagnant natural gas production, and expensive oil imports act as roadblocks in the region’s economic growth. Furthermore, the region is home to 300 million poor which accounts for one-third of...
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Government & Regulation
Mexico Upstream Fiscal and Regulatory Report – Continued licensing expected but 2018 election adds risks
“Mexico Upstream Fiscal and Regulatory Report - Continued licensing expected but 2018 election adds risks”, presents the essential information relating to the terms which govern investment into Mexico’s upstream oil and gas sector. The report sets out in detail the contractual framework under which firms must operate in the industry, clearly defining factors affecting profitability and quantifying the state’s take from hydrocarbon production. Considering political, economic and industry specific variables, the report also analyses future trends for Mexico’s upstream oil...
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Government & Regulation
Brazil Upstream Fiscal and Regulatory Guide
Brazil offers regular licensing rounds as defined in the 2017-2021 bidding schedule. Each year a concession round and a production sharing agreement round are held, in addition to the open acreage round. In Q3 2019, Brazil will hold the Transfer of Rights Round in which four fields, initially assigned to Petrobras (under concession agreements), will be offered under production sharing agreements. Brazil’s Bolsonaro administration continues to try to get more international investment in both the Pre-Salt polygon and more mature...