Metros that have lagged others in the pace of the recovery thus far will see the fastest growth in 2022, but the medium-term outlook favours the...
Five Takeaways from Our Digital Assets Survey
Posted by Thought Leadership on Feb 7, 2022
The financial industry is being transformed by increasing supply and demand of digital assets. We partnered with State Street to conduct a study of...
Sustainability as a transformation catalyst: Trailblazers turn aspiration into action
Posted by Thought Leadership on Feb 3, 2022
Becoming a sustainable enterprise is not easy. Many corporations are committed to sustainability, but only a few have a clear strategy to achieve...
IBM: Cloud's Next Leap
Posted by Thought Leadership on Nov 12, 2021
The pandemic has greatly accelerated digital transformation and, in parallel, the need for better digital infrastructures to support these changes....
Merck: The State of Scientific Research Productivity
Posted by Macroeconomic Consulting & Thought Leadership on Nov 10, 2021
A new report from Oxford Economics and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, identifies common issues linked to lagging research productivity, along with...
Global | US tech cities compete with Chinese rivals for top spot
Posted by Richard Holt on Oct 27, 2021
We forecast that over the period 2020-22 Shenzhen will be the fastest growing of the world’s major cities, not only in terms of GDP growth, but also...
US | A post-pandemic productivity resurgence
Posted by Lydia Boussour on May 25, 2021
We expect a mix of cyclical and structural factors will power above-trend productivity growth in the US in the post-Covid era. These factors include...
US | The big West Coast tech metros will continue to thrive
Posted by Barbara Byrne Denham on May 12, 2021
Many Pacific, South West & Mountain area metros suffered minimal losses in 2020. We expect them to see healthy growth over the next five years. The...
Pandemic to accelerate global digitalization
Posted by Noel Saraf on Mar 18, 2021
The global communication sector output has increased above its pre-crisis levels heading towards growth of 6.5% this year. Recovery profiles across...
Chip shortages driving growth in electronic components
Posted by Abby Samp on Mar 16, 2021
After a relatively robust 2020, global electronics is seen strengthening in 2021, driven by the electronic components sector. Upgrades to office IT...