Institutional Channels

The global education industry is set to experience strong expansion, due to government support, increasing enrolment ratios and growing importance of adult education. The vast youth population will be the major factor pioneering growth in the Asia ...

The new federal budget announced in May 2016 highlighted a number of funding cuts which will allow better control of government spending, while balancing the budget over time. The most affected channels included higher education, care for the ...

Institutional services saw stronger growth in 2016 in comparison to the review period CAGR. This was due to more favourable economic circumstances in the UK in general. Growth was also supported by the ongoing outsourcing of all non-core activities ...

Public institutions are still recovering from the economic recession and focus on cutting expenditure as much as possible, with public tender offering extremely low prices. Private institutions started to see the results of a slight boost in the ...

The number of establishments increased each year driven by retail and wholesale, which accounted for around half of all institutional establishments. Education as well as health and social care are two key categories that use the services of ...

Germany’s economy is expected to achieve modest growth in 2016. Increases in private and public spending, along with modest growth in private consumption and wages, are set to help offset a struggling export sector. Consumer spending is supported by ...

Brazil as of 2016 was undergoing a severe recessive cycle, with consumers’ disposable incomes suffering noticeable constraints. Therefore, Brazilians who climbed up to the middle class during times of economic prosperity and had the opportunity of ...

The current government’s aim to increase the share of private schools in formal education continues to have a positive impact on the number of private formal education institutions. One of the most prominent examples of this initiative is the ongoing...

Over the years, India has witnessed strong growth in its economy, and outpaced China as the fastest growing emerging country in 2015. India saw real GDP growth of 7.6% in 2015, following a 7.2% rise in 2014. With a growing economy, many new companies...

The institutional market in South Africa is diverse and includes a variety of public and private channels. During 2016 retail and wholesale recorded the highest growth in the number of establishments, which boosted demand for janitorial services, ...

The economic slowdown significantly devaluated the Russian rouble during 2014-2015, and decline in disposable incomes significantly affected institutional channels in Russia by reducing the profit margin of institutions due to growing costs and ...

Malaysia’s economy is expected to see slower growth in 2016, arising from the declining Malaysian currency, weak exports and political instability. Furthermore, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced in 2015, is still poorly received by ...

In 2015-2016, the government has been continuing its national campaign of privatising 100% state-owned businesses. While fully state-owned companies have been converted into joint stock companies, privatised companies have been continuing their ...

The elections in late 2015 in Argentina brought about a surprising change to the political scene. Not only did the President-elect party change, but in many provinces and municipalities there was also a change of political party, such as in Buenos ...

State organs and institutional units have been gradually shifting from employing and managing people for food and cleaning services themselves to outsourcing in order to peel off the logistic work and focus on the core functions, such as governing, ...

In effort to develop the United Arab Emirates as a global medical tourist destination, the government is taking rigorous and strategic actions by focusing on developing new infrastructure, human resources and partnering with the travel industry. The ...

The fast pace of Japan’s ageing society has resulted in a shortage of institutions not only for the elderly but also for children. The population aged over 65 reached more than 33 million in 2015, which represents some 27% of the total population in ...

Economic growth in the US has steadily accelerated over the past few years after the economy posted tepid growth rates in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 economic recession. This overall recovery has been a boon to institutional channels in the ...

The structure of the Canadian population is changing; not only is the 65-year-old-and-over population increasing, but life expectancy is also rising year-on-year. Thus the demand for residential care products and services grew fastest in 2016, as the...

The total number of establishments, employees and residents/patients/enrolment in France progressed slightly over 2015/2016. Coupled with the high number of private companies and public entities that outsource foodservice, cleaning or maintenance, ...