Real declarative titles from real consulting decks.

“To realize value and top-line growth, firms must move beyond Gen AI pilots to incorporate Gen AI into workflows, with a roadmap to embed and expose more capabilities”

“We uncovered the percent of total working hours impacted by gen AI by analyzing time spent on language-based tasks across occupations and industries in 22 countries.”

“Recent data show moderating services growth in most regions, still-sluggish manufacturing activity, mixed consumer spending trends, and loss of disinflation momentum”

“Europe's overall performance shows mixed signals, with Spain and Ireland expanding solidly while France remains a key laggard and UK sees a drastic slowdown in April”

“Saudi Arabia continues to lead emerging markets with strong economic activity, while Brazil has seen a sharp deceleration and Mexico and Turkey remain in contraction”

“Recent data shows strong services growth in most India, still-sluggish manufacturing activity in Europe, mixed consumer spending momentum, and continued disinflation”

“Defeating virus is critical to economic recovery | Strong correlation between local infection level and consumer spending; limited correl. with govt. restrictiveness”

“Touchpoint: WeChat is a key discover & research platform for the segment, with Brand-owned WeChat Mini Program and SA recommendations being the more effective levers”

“Two-thirds of all respondents express confidence in their internal capabilities to deploy GenAI use cases, with data privacy and accuracy/reliability as top concerns”

“According to World Economic Forum, 54% of employees are expected to need reskilling due to an anticipated shift in the division of labour between humans and machines”

“The integration of analytics, AI, data platforms, and automation—the ‘quadfecta’—is poised to be enterprises' most significant growth catalyst in the next 2–3 years.”

“L.E.K. helps leading provider organizations avoid these pitfalls and take decisive action rooted in a deep understanding of their local market and physician dynamics”

“Upskilling, LMS and digital courseware in Brazil have the highest number of scaled assets, while the major subsegment in other Latin American countries is upskilling”

“Provider strategic priorities include both operational efficiency and care outcome improvements, with an increasing emphasis on standardization of clinical protocols”

“Over 20% of APAC hospitals are using digital solutions to improve operational efficiencies and increase patient satisfaction; EMR is the top digital solution adopted”

“75%-90% of hospitals have achieved a balanced budget or positive EBITDA margin; public hospitals have significant improvement on economic conditions compared to 2020”

“Seizing Low-Hanging Fruit: About 8 Mt p.a. of 2030 clean demand with a positive business case driven by REDIII quotas in the EU and clean power policies in East Asia”

“Domestic recovery stalled in June; fiscal and credit expansions continue amid returning inflationary pressures; foreign trade surplus shrinks with impact on currency”

“Autonomous driving is a highly exciting function for upcoming generations, which assign responsibility to insurance companies in case of autonomous driving accidents”

“The relative attractiveness of an outperformance-only EBS mechanism and a symmetrical mechanism depends on how TOCs price these two mechanisms, and this is uncertain”

“Almost 50% of global warehouse automation is expected to come from e-commerce and grocery end markets by 2027, with a geographic focus in the U.S. and Western Europe”

“SIMILAR TO ITS ROLE IN THE PAST 4 YEARS, ACCENTURE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS (ADP) IS COLLABORATING WITH TEF TO SELECT THE TOP 3,050 BUSINESSES FOR THE 2019 PROGRAMME”

“Accelerating biofuels | SEA is positioned to be a leading 2G supplier on the back of global trend towards 2G; several factors need to align to realize full potential”

“Cosmetics and fragrances companies are larger on the whole than other companies in the Top 100, with average annual luxury goods sales of US$3,103 million in FY2016.”

“Depending on the geological and reservoir condition, natural gas may contain CO2 at different levels that needs to be removed prior to transportation and consumption”

“Companies working with a managed services partner experience higher top-line growth and capture better operating margins — an advantage that is expected to continue.”

“Outcome-oriented training providers either provide a guaranteed outcome to the student or focus on an industry that structurally has guaranteed outcomes for learners”

“Upskilling, LMS and digital courseware in Brazil have the highest number of scaled assets, while the major subsegment in other Latin American countries is upskilling”

“Geopolitical fragmentation and “slowbalization” could have short-term consequences in growth, but they also weigh on potential growth, especially in emerging markets”

“Excluding some lagging economies, real economic activity is set to remain relatively strong across Africa, with inflation and interest rates set to decline post-2023”

“COVID-19: Analyzing symptoms from over 4 million contributors detects novel disease symptom ahead of public health community and could inform diagnosis without tests”

“We are likely still in the early stages of wealth creation related to the evolution of the Internet, but the number of companies that are real winners will be small.”

“By linking long-term productivity gains and performance metrics to new solutions, leaders can measure the benefits of modernization—and put a price tag on shortcuts.”

“Artificial intelligence has arrived in the workplace and has the potential to be as transformative as the steam engine was to the 19th-century Industrial Revolution.”

“Generative AI will transform banking roles in different ways and to different degrees, depending on the specific nature of their tasks and the time that each takes.”

“Oil prices have remained relatively stable to start 2025 despite geopolitical uncertainty and supply tailwinds from new US administration's pro-fossil fuel policies”

“The slowdown in global consumer spending does not yet appear widespread, but rather concentrated in US and China, where tariff developments have been most impactful”

“Labor market tightness continues to ease across major economies, and is now back its to pre-pandemic average in the US, and comfortably below it in the UK and Japan”

“Leading MRO providers are scaling capacity, upskilling workers and adopting digital tools to meet rising demand while navigating labor and supply chain constraints.”

“Another factor that will determine the global impact of the new U.S. tariff regime is the extent to which other countries retaliate by increasing their own tariffs.”

“UAE rise of insurance premiums remains high at 8%, exceeding inflation rate; UAE percentage rise of insurance premiums in ‘20 exceeds that of some developed nations”

“Forty-four percent of investors—almost a series high—want companies to prioritize repurchasing shares, and many strongly support paying dividends and issuing equity”

“Voice of investors: Innovations and scaling of catalytic financing are needed to address emerging market risks, higher cost of capital, and optimize green economics”

“การฟื้นตัวของภาคการท่องเที่ยวกระตุ้นการเติบโตในระยะสั้น แต่อีคอมเมิร์ซยังคงเป็นแรงผลักดันหลักให้มูลค่าเศรษฐกิจดิจิทัลมุ่งหน้าสู่ 5 หมื่นล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐภายในปี 2025”

“Data and analytics may have gained prominence over creativity in addressing modern marketing challenges, but the latter can still be valuable—if done the right way.”

“Firms are motivated by enhancing client experience and automating tasks, as they view increasing resource efficiency and improving decision-making as major benefits”

“More than two-thirds of firms believe they are equipped to implement GenAI, but are still concerned about the unknown regulatory environment and impact of use cases”

“Based on the key economic and healthcare indexes comparison of China, U.S., and European Union countries, China has a strong foundation for healthcare market growth”

“Within private K-12, the international and bilingual curricula school market with fee point >$6K is sized at $45B-$55B in annual revenue across key cities, globally”

“The FAAC allocation in 2025 will be driven by the outcome of the implemented fiscal reforms, exchange rate fluctuations, oil production levels, and global oil price”

“The dominance of the US dollar has been built on the strong role of the US following World War II – In more recent times, the dollar's dominance is being challenged”

“Bottom-up analysis of CO2 emissions in cell production and production of necessary material shows impact of production locations, supply chain design and technology”

“TOCs could be given a partial exposure to changes in FTAC charges (Option 5) in order to incentivise them to proactively engage with the ORR during periodic reviews”

“The global process automation market is growing rapidly, driven by a range of structural drivers. 85% of the process automation market is focused on six key sectors”

“SEA has high potential for climate action; effectively tackling environmental issues requires holistic view across the multiple building blocks of the green economy”

“Example: STARK is the Kearney Gen AI solution that provides quotation of new IT projects, breaking down in elementary building blocks, classifying and quoting them.”

“DEXs are gaining more market share compared to CEXs due to a.o. self-custody, easier entry for issuers, fewer regulatory obligations, and additional investor access”

“Across 30 countries, parents with children in school have a much more positive evaluation of schools when it comes to providing safe spaces and embracing diversity.”

“Labor market tightness continues to ease across major economies, and is now back its to pre-pandemic average in the US, and comfortably below it in the UK and Japan”

“Manufacturing activity is struggling to regain consistent momentum across major economies, while the services sector has slowed notably outside of the UK and the US”

“Across 30 countries, parents with children in school have a much more positive evaluation of schools when it comes to providing safe spaces and embracing diversity.”

“Sharply higher interest rates have exposed vulnerabilities; central bankers must tread carefully as they balance financial stability risks and price stability risks”

“Slower global economic activity and reduced supply constraints have led to a notable easing in commodities prices, providing a welcome relief on the inflation front”

“Most EU countries will avoid recession in 2023 and grow at a modest pace with a notable exception of Germany; in 2024, economic growth will only slightly accelerate”

“China to experience lackluster growth amid industrial sector slack, high precautionary savings, elevated youth unemployment, and property sector and export weakness”

“A “higher-for-longer” scenario: a delayed easing cycle by central banks amid sticky inflation trends could lead to recessionary conditions in key advanced economies”

“Analysis of 16,625 AI papers over 25 years shows immense growth in publication output with machine learning and reinforcement learning being the most popular topics”

“Companies must be prepared for a "winter of economic uncertainty" as many economies transition from post-pandemic normalization to structurally-weaker growth paths”

“M&A transactions are likely to rebound—a combination of opportunities in take-private, carve-outs and add-on acquisitions—alongside continued thawing in IPO market”

“It seems like a daunting balancing act—and it can be. But it's already happening, with some sales leaders moving quickly to neutralize threats and getting results.”

“Around 80% of Automotive – OES leaders fear significant escalations in cost (>5%) alongside losing talent (>5%), if they fail to overcome organizational challenges”

“We see PE firms gravitating toward two main paths to investment value. Doing either successfully means adopting new strategies and driving operating model changes.”

“A tariff-driven growth slowdown and above-target inflation are the base case for the US, with continued stagnation or mild recessions most likely throughout Europe”

“Firms in the UK struggle to pass along costs to consumers, while the US, Euro area, and China show slightly stronger cost absorption amid differing market dynamics”

“Prioritization: ~100 investable ideas assessed based on abatement potential and deployability, leading to short list of 16 with top 13 investable ideas prioritized”

“Structural challenges: Government action to support green economy needs to contend with fundamental economic and societal challenges as well as inherent trade-offs”

“Doing the actual AI is the easiest part of these projects. The hardest part is helping everyone involved understand what the problem is that we're trying to solve.”

“Some innovative assets also managed to obtain FDA special designation through filling unmet needs on serious conditions or significant improvement on effectiveness”

“North American education activity, driven by the U.S., has seen consistently high transaction value, representing about 50% of the global transaction value in 2022”

“In soft tissue, Intuitive leads the market, and CMR and Medtronic have just started to operate; in orthopedics, Zimmer is key player, followed by Stryker and Smith”