Business Monitor International (BMI): An Introduction

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With a corporate mission to be the world No.1 Independent Information Provider on Country Risk and Industry Research, BMI's client-base already spans across 140 countries worldwide, including over 400 of the Global Fortune 500 companies. For 25 years, BMI's analysis, data and forecasts have been relied upon by businesses, banks, financial service companies, governments, academia and research centers .

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BMI History
1984: Founding | BMI was founded by Richard Londesborough and Jonathan Feroze, the company's joint CEOs who both continue to play active roles. BMI is today recognized as a leading source of specialist news analysis, data and forecasts on Country Risk (political, economic, business and financial risk) and Industry Research across the globe, with a strong emphasis on emerging markets. August 22, 2012: Espicom Acquisition | BMI has strengthened its pharmaceutical and medtech portfolio with acquisition of Espicom Business Intelligence. The acquisition has brought Espicom's wide-range of information and business intelligence services for the global healthcare industries. September 9, 2011: Strategic alliance with Solidiance in Asia | BMI formed a strategic alliance with Solidiance in Asia, for bridging and connecting BMI's systematic market research, ratings and forecasts with Solidiance's bespoke consulting services, both of which serve the top 1,000 multinationals operating in the region. September 9, 2009: Substantial Investment by Spectrum Equity Investors | BMI received a substantial, non-controlling equity investment from Spectrum Equity Investors, for accelerating the expansion of BMI's portfolio of services, and promoting BMIs global expansion strategy.
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BMI: Key Personnel

Jonathan Feroze CEO

Richard Londesborough CEO

Simon Longfield, CFO Terence Alexander, Head of Country Risk & Industry Research

Stephen Potter, CIO

Simon Elgar, Director of Marketing

Matthew Brooks, Head of Strategic Analysis & Product Development Diane Milliard, Head of Human Resources & Recruitment

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Why BMI?
Proven Expertise: Read our enviable Track Record to see how our forecasts precisely match with the business results BMI Advantage: The subsequent slides show BMIs edge in terms of versatility, geography, country risk expertise, industry intelligence, company data, financial markets, and special offerings.
Diverse Talent: Highly skilled analysts' team work in tandem with political scientists, economists, and experienced financial market analysts.
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BMI Edge: Versatility

Global Geography Global Market | Regional | Country-Specific Formats Online | CD-ROMs | Online | Regional Monitors | Email Products Frequency Daily Alerts | Weekly Market Reports| Monthly Insights and Monitors| Quarterly Forecasts | Annual Reports| 2-Year, 5-Year, and 10-year Publications Perspectives Country risks | Companies | Industries | Financial Markets Publication Types Business Forecasts | Company and Industry Reports | Insights | Regional Monitors | Special Reports | Databases

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BMI Edge: Company Reports

Global Company Intelligence: Latest research data on 141,000 senior executives at 43,000 leading multinational companies across emerging markets worldwide Global Competitive Intelligence: Profiles of leading players in 6 major industries across 96 key emerging markets Company Reports: Independent, in-depth assessment of country-specific performance and strategy information of over 60,000 companies
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BMI Edge: Industry Verticals

Industry-Specific Sites
AutoInsight.com: PharmaceuticalsInsight.com TelecomInsight.com FoodAndDrinkInsight.com OilAndGasInsight.com

Vertical Coverage
24 Individual Industry verticals covered through a portfolio of services, including Daily Alerts, monthly regional Insights, and in-depth quarterly Country Sector Reports.

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BMI Edge: 24 Industries

Agribusiness

Automotives

Commercial Banking

Consumer Electronics

Defense & Security

Food & Drink

Freight Transport

Information Technology

Infrastructure

Insurance

Medical Devices

Metals

Mining

Oil & Gas

Petrochemicals

Pharma & Healthcare

Power

Real Estate

Renewables

Retail

Shipping

Telecom

Tourism

Water

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BMI Edge: Financial Markets

Metrics include daily analysis and forecasts on all regional asset classes, available in the following products: Daily Financial Alert A daily email product analyzing both short and long-term financial market trends, detailing specific trade ideas. This analysis is backed up by an in-depth assessment of economic and political developments across the world and our leading macroeconomic forecasts. Emerging Markets Monitor Weekly publication assembling key global financial market views and developments, also featuring BMI's Sovereign Risk Ratings. Corporate Financing Week Weekly publication containing news and analysis on mergers & acquisitions, corporate financing activity and private equity across global markets. Global Macro Monitor BMI's flagship monthly publication, contains all our key global macro and financial markets views and forecasts, as well as our key commodity views and forecasts. Methodology: BMI's follows a rigorous three-step process: Fundamental Analysis Technical Analysis Sentiment Analysis

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BMI Edge: Country Risk

Metrics Comprehensive analysis and forecasts on economic, political and business environment developments in 175 countries across the world. 97 quarterly Business Forecast Reports analyzing the latest economic and political developments, together with 10-year forecasts, with key focus areas such as: Real GDP growth, monetary policy, exchange rates, the balance of payments, foreign debt and FDI. 26 monthly Monitors, incorporated with our very latest 2-year forecasts across a dozen key indicators, as well as BMI's view of the latest developments affecting all regional economies. Methodology Based on a qualitative and quantitative approach, BMI's rigorous and systematic analysis of key macroeconomic trends on a country-by-country basis is combined with an in-house econometric model to benchmark and stress-test research findings. In coherence with a top-down global macro and global asset class view, a more holistic insight is provided on the individual countrys economy. A Complementary Commodities service provides short-term targets, medium-term forecasts, views and analysis on over 16 key commodities, including oil, industrial and precious metals, softs and grains. Country Risk sites: Asia Monitor Emerging Europe Monitor Latin America Monitor Middle East & Africa Monitor Risk Watchdog

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BMI: Geographical Expanse

Forecasts and rankings of 175 Country markets worldwide segmented into the following 6 geographic regions:

1. Africa 2. Asia 3. Caribbean 4. Europe 5. Latin America 6. Middle East 7. North America

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Africa
Countries Covered
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep., Chad, Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep., Cote d`Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Asia
Countries Covered
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

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Caribbean
Countries Covered
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Europe
Countries Covered
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.

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Latin America
Countries Covered
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela.

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Middle East
Countries Covered
Bahrain Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates West Bank and Gaza Yemen

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North America
Countries Covered
Canada and United States

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BMI Edge: Special Offerings

Special Reports: A series of Ad-Hoc reports with in-depth, granular analysis of key industry and market events as they happen.

DNA Toolkit is BMIs proprietary daily news analysis (DNA) that is deployed onto corporate and departmental intranets for customized news and views across the enterprise.

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BMI: FAQ Links

Pricing and Payment BMI's Money-Back Guarantee Formats and Delivery Communications

Contact Details Legal Media Enquiries

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Business Monitor International (BMI)

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