The global economy has been shaped by a cumulative series of major shocks in recent years. The pandemic disrupted supply chains and accelerated digital adoption. More recently, energy price spikes and resulting inflationary pressures have increased costs and created uncertainty. At the same time, headwinds have reshaped trade relationships, strategies, investments and capital reallocation, while rapid advances in AI and technology are changing how businesses operate.
The incremental impact of volatility over the past decade has been lasting. It has created a more unpredictable and faster-moving global economy. Global economic volatility is now seen as an anticipated feature of the operating environment.
This report provides fresh insights from 3,000 senior global leaders, business owners and institutional investors in 10 markets on how they are responding to the current climate and how this is informing their current and longer-term plans.
Are businesses pulling back? Or are they adjusting their strategies and identifying new opportunities for growth? And how are institutional investors responding? Are they reallocating capital and finding new routes? Download the report and the institutional investor factsheet to find out.