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Industry / Ecuador

Efforts To Reduce Reliance On Imported Pharmaceuticals

February 2011 | Industry Trend Analysis

BMI View: Ecuador's need to decrease its trade deficit will increasingly lead to pro-domestic industry policies and protectionist measures. While the country's growing demand for pharmaceuticals bodes well for local generic drugmakers, we believe investment in local manufacturing capabilities by multinational pharmaceutical firms will be limited by the country's relatively small market size.

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