Economy news in the UK | Page 16

An overview of news, trends and research in the category Economy in the UK:

McKinsey: Polish economy can grow to €850 billion by 2025 The Polish economy can grow to $850 billion by 2025 if focus is placed on pulling up its socks toward higher productivity in key sectors, according to a recently released report from McKinsey & Compa
10 March 2015
Strategy&: Private wealth in GCC doubles to 2.2 trillion Private wealth in the GCC has more than doubled from 1.1 trillion in 2009 to 2.2 trillion in 2013.
23 February 2015
Bain: Investing in health creates competitive advantage Healthy populations can create competitive advantages for economies, a newly released report by Bain & Company and the World Economic Forum shows. While unhealthy people put a strain on economies, healthy people result in higher productivity an
23 February 2015
PwC: UK to fall out of top 10 largest economies by 2050 The UK is expected to be kicked out of the top 10 world’s largest economies by 2050, a new study by PwC shows. The shift in the top 10 is, according to the firm, the result of a global economic power shift. The firm however also no
17 February 2015
West Midlands firms see strong post-recession revival The West Midlands has seen solid financial progress in the past year, with net profits of the top 200 companies growing with 52% and international sales doubling in two years, a report by BDO shows. According to the firm, this post-reces
05 February 2015
Industrial Internet of Things adds 14.2 trillion to GDP The Industrial Internet of Things has the potential to add 14 trillion to the global GDP, new research by Accenture shows. According to the firm, this could only be reached if both governments and companies step up their game and increase investmen
03 February 2015
Grant Thornton: Higher MSB output propels economy UK MSBs are contributing considerably to the UK economy and the mid-market segment represents the most productive segment in the UK, new research by Grant Thornton shows.
03 February 2015
McKinsey: Increase productivity to save global growth The world has enjoyed unprecedented economic growth since the 1950s, with the world economy growing six fold in the decades since 1964, boosted by a booming population and the development of highly productive technologies and practices. Demographic
02 February 2015
16 consulting firms partner of World Economic Forum Coming Wednesday the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off in Davos. Approximately 2,500 CEO’s of the largest corporations globally, international politicians and high-profile scientists and academics will make their way to the now
19 January 2015
McKinsey: Government digitalisation can save $1 trillion When done successfully, worldwide government digitalisation can save $1 trillion annually in economic value, says consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
19 January 2015
L.E.K. Consulting: US manufacturing industry buoyant Is there a renaissance in U.S. manufacturing afoot? The media says ‘yes’ with many examples including a $4 billion investment by Dow Chemical to boost its ethylene and propylene capacity on the U.S. Gulf Coast; an announcement by Flextr
16 January 2015
Marsh highlights challenges foreign investors in 2015 The Central African Republic, Sudan and Syria are identified by consulting firm Marsh and Business Monitor International as the countries with the highest political risk.
07 January 2015
McKinsey: Obesity costs UK society 73 billion per year Obesity is not only a global issue, also in the UK overweight comes with a hefty price tag.
05 January 2015
Mercer: The most popular holiday days of the globe Staying on top of public holiday types and meanings, as well as their statutory requirements can be, in an international businesses setting, complex and vexing. To make things easier, Mercer releases guidelines that covers a broad range
29 December 2014
BearingPoint: Irish online economy to reach 21.1 billion The Irish internet economy will grow to €21.1 billion, 10% of GDP, by 2020, and as currently less than 25% of all online revenues go to national retailers, Irish companies should develop digital technologies to avoid losing out on this growth,
16 December 2014
Deloitte: MSBs essential to the economic recovery UK The Businesses Leading Britain 1,000 (BLB1000), which Deloitte has identified as the fastest-growing medium-sized businesses in the UK, are essential to the economic recovery of the UK.
16 December 2014
PwC: Cities must adapt to the increasing urbanisation Mega cities must adapt to the rapid urbanisation to stay liveable, says PwC. The firm predicts that by 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, a percentage cities are not built for.
16 December 2014
Roland Berger: Defence spending halved in 3 decades With recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan behind the UK, the level of defence spending is trending downward. According to a research from Roland Berger, the UK’s spending on defence relative to GDP has halved over the past three
15 December 2014
Poor MSB productivity costs UK economy 117 billion The productivity of the UK’s medium-sized businesses is floundering behind Germany and France, costing the economy an estimated £117 billion, concludes a research from Grant Thornton.
11 December 2014
Dominic Barton and Rich Lesser agree on India outlook The winds of change are blowing across India’s wide fertile plains.
08 December 2014
EY: EU Cultural and Creative Industry employs 7 million A new study from EY finds that the European Cultural and Creative industry is a vibrant and growing driver of the European Union’s economy.
08 December 2014
BCG: Nordics must transform to secure future prosperity The once so flourishing Nordic model that has served its people well for many decades is facing increasing challenges, such as a decreasing economic complexity, lack of investment in the future and an aging population. In order for the region not t
04 December 2014
Roland Berger: Car sharing to grow exponentially The market for sharing one’s car – car sharing and ride sharing – is expected to explode over the coming years, according to Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. The consultancy has projected that the market will grow between 30% a
02 December 2014
McKinsey & Co. sees bright future for Indian economy After India’s decade of average growth, marred by bureaucratic and global economic pressures, the recent government stability, a will to push through reforms and rapid urban development are all expec
01 December 2014
PwC: Top 5 and Worst 5 UK cities to live and work in Reading and Bracknell, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are according to professional services firm PwC the cities with the best medium to long term economic potential. University cities Oxford and Cambridge complete the top five, while Middlesbrough fi
01 December 2014
Tractus Asia: Indonesian manufacturing on tipping point Indonesia’s manufacturing industry is on the verge of a tipping point with the potential of creating millions of new jobs and evolving its economy away from its natural resource base.
01 December 2014
Chinese urbanisation leads to big mobility challenges The big increase in Chinese urbanisation expected in the coming years, as a result of economic growth, will produce huge challenges to urban transportation, concludes Arthur D.
01 December 2014
PwC: UK sharing economy generates 9 billion by 2025 The sharing economy is expected to grow significantly in the coming decade; by 2025 it has the potential to reach revenues on par with its retail counterparts, concludes a research by PwC.
25 November 2014
EY: Rugby World Cup adds 1 billion to UK economy The economic benefit of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, hosted by the UK, is estimated to be an around 1 billion pound boon for the national economy, an economic impact report from EY indicates.
25 November 2014
McKinsey: Obesity costs global society 2.0 trillion a year Obesity is one of the three top social burdens generated by humanity’s contemporary social lifestyle.
24 November 2014
Deloitte: Debt of UK Government 79 per cent of GDP At current state, the debt of the UK Government is as high as £1.4 trillion, which is 79% of its GDP. This debt is caused, among others, by the Government’s decision to borrow funds to balance its deficit. This decision is part of its d
20 November 2014
BDO: Mid-sized businesses essential part of UK economy As the UK mid-sized businesses account for 75% of the UK exports and are responsible for 25% of all private sector employment, these businesses are essential to the UK economy, concludes BDO. Even though, the mid-sized businesses are an ‘expo
20 November 2014

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