04 July 2011
Euromonitor International, the world's provider of global business intelligence and strategic market research has appointed Abdelwahid Afennas as Senior Consultant for Government Relations in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Euromonitor International has a long history of working with government agencies on trade, investment and development projects around the world. We help countries and international organisations improve exports, attract inward investment and target development funding.

Our government clients include: export promotion organizations, departments of trade and industry, finance, economy, and agriculture, departments of tourism and tourist offices, trade boards and associations and foreign affairs.

Using Passport, our global market research database, government organisations can gain an in-depth understanding of export markets around the world. They can assess the relative sizes, strengths and trends in each market and formulating strategies to improve the competitive positioning of their domestic industries. Specific uses include: export development programmes, marketing and promotion of specific sectors, trade missions, foreign direct investment (FDI) programmes, providing research support and encouragement for small and medium enterprises and regional development.

We help our government clients achieve their specific objectives by providing product and country specific research that helps their domestic industries compete more effectively in international markets. They use our research to help identify where best to put their development resources and measure the effectiveness of specific strategies.

The newly released Passport features intuitive search functionalities and new tools for visualizing large amounts of data in a quick and interactive way.  Passport's newest feature, Dashboards, allows users to map data for industries and product segments and easily access key figures including leading markets, companies and channels for a given category.

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About Euromonitor International
Euromonitor International is the world's leading provider of global business intelligence and strategic market analysis. We have more than 39 years experience of publishing international market reports, business reference books and online databases as well as a large Consulting division.

Our research offers insight into industries, countries and consumers. We deliver quality information solutions to support strategic business planning.

Euromonitor International is headquartered in London, with regional offices in Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai, Vilnius, Santiago, Dubai, Cape Town, Tokyo, Sydney and Bangalore. It has a network of over 800 analysts worldwide.

Passport is a finalist for the 2011 Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) Codie Awards for Best Business/Competitive Intelligence Solution.

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For further information, please contact:
Kim Perks
Communications Executive, Euromonitor International
Tel: +971 4 372 4363 Ex.4364
kim.perks@euromonitor.com

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