Replies to post #5370 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Re: Pharma and TGDT:

The emerging markets will make up 30 percent of spending by 2016, compared with 20 percent in 2011. The report lists these countries as China, India, Brazil, Poland, Mexico, Romania, Turkey, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Argentina, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan, Vietnam and Venezuela.

The report overlooked Korea, which ranks ahead of several of the countries on the above list.

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Takeda ups presence in Latin America:

http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/takeda-presses-emerging-markets-peru-operation/2013-08-23

Takeda said today it is opening a subsidiary in Peru, after already establishing a presence in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Citing IMS Market Prognosis statistics, the company said drug sales in those countries hit $60 billion in 2012 and are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 12.5% between 2013 and 2017.