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Laura Wood
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Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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Third generation (3G) mobile services have taken off in a number of countries
and could take place in two more in the very near future.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
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The older generations may seem traditional consumers, the younger is
definitely not. Policies
Regional expansion by local players
Infrastructure, GSM, CDMA, GSM, iDEN
Satellite Mobile, Push-to-Talk
Mobile Data Services, SMS, MMS, WAP, M-Commerce
Major mobile operators

Countries covered: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey United Arab Emirates and Yemen

Observations: -
Iran has a huge unmet demand for mobiles, evident by the run out of new
blocks of SIM cards within days of issue and the exorbitant prices paid for
mobile SIM cards on the black market, but challenges lie ahead due to the
change in power to a conservative-dominated government.

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Even western food products show a significant growth in volume and value.

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Not only with regard to the production and export of a large variety of
products but also the import of European and American products.
The Asian food retail market has opportunities for many western products
and the key for entering this market is knowledge of the retailers and the
ability to create contacts with them.

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Of each country a ranking is given
of the most important 130 retailers as well as a profile of the major
retailers in the countries, the company name, the banners, number of shops,
types , sales surface, address and other coordinates.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Asia is growing in many aspects.

Contents of the report are as below:
Introduction

1 Macro Economic Data
2 Exchange rates
3 Population Development
4 Top 18 retailers in Asia

5 Australia
6 China
7 Hong Kong
8 India
9 Indonesia
10 Japan
11 Malaysia
12 New Zealand
13 Philippines
14 Saudi Arabia
15 Singapore
16 South Korea
17 Taiwan
18 Thailand
19 Turkey
20 Vietnam

Below is an example of the top-ranking retailers:

Company name Number of outlets Turnover 2003
euro million

Tesco Lotus 48 1,368
Big C (Central Group) 40 912
Makro 25 859
Carrefour 19 406
TOPS 48 277
Siam Jusco 14 86
The Mall 8 327
7-Eleven (CP Group) 2397 850
Family Mart 337 n/a

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But that goes for European
countries also. This report can help you to make the
first steps to the fastest growing market.com/reports/c18876) has announced the addition
of 2005 Middle Eastern - Mobile Communications and Mobile Data Markets to
their offering.

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It gives an account of 16 major
countries that are open for western products and in many cases also have
retailers that you know from home markets.

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For each country also a
shortlist of independent food importers is included .
Saudi Arabia has also made significant progress in the mobile market with
a second GSM licence awarded with plans to award a third licence in late-2006.
The increasingly crowded regional mobile market has not only diversified
the availability and increased the sophistication of services offered , but has
also led to two major regional players looking afar for growth opportunities,
namely the African continent.

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also see many European and American retailers conquering their positions in
the retail market, primarily with local produced products but they also use
their family roots to import western products that meet this increasing
demand.

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Research and Markets: The Asian Food Retail Market Has Opportunities for Many Western Products

Of course we must accept differences in cultures and must not
try to push identical products at all costs.
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This annual report provides an insight into the disparate mobile markets
of the Middle East.

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The increasing
standard of living creates a demand for "western" products in many categories.

Research and Markets: Saudi Arabia Makes Significant Progress in the Mobile Market With a Second GSM Licence Awarded With Plans to Award a Third Licence in Lat

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Notable exceptions are Israel and Turkey, which are members of UEFA.

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Regional mobile market developments and analysis
Spectrum Auctions, Developments, Govt.