Business Monitor Online’s Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare analysis has just published two new articles on trends in the sector. In the first article, we outline our belief that, in anticipation of an investment-led economic slowdown, the Chinese government will increase its efforts to boost the country’s social security net in order to control popular discontent. The… [Read more]
On February 21, 2011, BMI published an article stating that as well as possible downside pressures on pharmaceutical sales from the MENA political upheaval, there may be benefits for companies in the region’s healthcare industry. This view was based on the supposition that public healthcare expenditure would be increased by incumbent governments attempting to appease… [Read more]
President-Elect Barack Obama certainly has a strong political hand going into his inauguration on January 20. Not only did he secure an emphatic electoral college vote, and a six point lead in the popular vote, but the Democrats have secure majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as a majority… [Read more]