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A recent report from PwC found that Indian businesses report a much higher incident of financial crimes than their global peers

Indian companies reported a higher exposure to fraud (59 per cent) than the global average (41 per cent), with procurement fraud emerging as the top concern and forced labour risks

44% of global business leaders expressed a similar opinion about the economy in their countries or territories

The proportion of CEOs who believe global economic growth will improve over the next 12 months has more than doubled since last year, the annual PwC Global CEO Survey showed on Monday. The survey, released on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, also showed that almost half of CEOs do not believe their businesses will be viable in a decade amid acceleration of technology and climate pressures. The survey, which interviewed over 4,700 CEOs across 105 countries and territories, found that 38 per cent of CEOs are optimistic about global economic growth prospects in the next one year, up from 18 per cent in 2023. CEOs' expectations of economic decline have also tumbled from a record high of 73 per cent in the 2023 survey to 45 per cent. Despite ongoing conflicts, the proportion of CEOs who felt their company is highly or extremely exposed to geopolitical conflict risk fell 7 percentage points to 18 per cent. CEOs in most regions of the world were found to be

The PwC survey also highlighted that 62% of Indians believe that the skills required for their jobs will change significantly over the next five years

PwC India has launched a framework for the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessment of cities, developed in partnership with the Centre for Water and Sanitation (CWAS), CEPT Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) at CEPT University. The framework is aimed to encourage Indian cities to become ESG-ready and create an enabling environment for investors in the country. It includes 62 indicators covering themes on global development goals and national commitments, in addition to the municipal functions mandated to local governments, PwC India said in a release. The ESG rating system developed for the assessment of cities starts with 'Initiators', which are cities that have indicated their intent to undertake a few actions on the E, S and G fronts. An increasing score leads to a city being ranked as an 'Aspirant', 'Performer' and subsequently an 'Achiever', it said. Speaking on the launch of the framework, Meera Mehta, Head, CWAS-CRDF-CEPT University, said, infrastructure

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Nearly half of Indian consumers said rising prices remain the biggest issue when shopping in-store

In spite of a planned cut in spending and challenging economic conditions, Indian consumers say they are still willing to pay more for sustainable products

In the most pessimistic outlook in more than a decade, a global survey of CEOs showed 73 per cent of them expecting the global economic growth to decline over the next 12 months. Releasing the annual survey on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here on Monday, PwC said this is a significant departure from the optimistic outlook of 2021 and 2022 when more than two-thirds thought economic growth would improve. This is the most pessimistic CEOs have been regarding global economic growth since PwC began asking this question 12 years ago. The survey further showed that nearly 40 per cent of CEOs do not believe their organisations would be economically viable in 10 years if they do not transform. Inflation, macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical conflict ranked as the top global threats while cyber and health risks fell from a year ago. The survey also showed that companies are cutting costs but do not plan yet to reduce headcount or salaries in their fight to .

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More than 82 per cent of business executives surveyed in India anticipate an increase in cybersecurity budgets in the coming year, according to a PwC report. The survey highlights that of all the risks affecting organisations, India respondents consider a catastrophic cyberattack, a resurgence of COVID-19 or a new health crisis, and a new geopolitical conflict among the top three risks. "Over 82 per cent of business executives in India foresee an increase in cybersecurity budgets in 2023," said the PwC survey. According to the survey, 89 per cent of Indian business executives say their organisations' cybersecurity team detected a significant cyberthreat to business and prevented it from affecting their operations, as against 70 per cent globally. "It also highlights that 83 per cent Indian business executives say their organisation's cybersecurity team has improved supply chain risk management," according to PwC release. The 'Global Digital Trust Insights' survey captured views o

However, investors have already raised a lot of capital which needs to be deployed and this will ultimately find its way to the Indian start-up ecosystem

Most employees in India may not return to offices yet and are more inclined towards the remote and hybrid work model, shows PwC survey

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The pandemic coupled with other health crises remains the top threat for companies in 2021, say executives

This, despite the fact that as many as 79 per cent said that their income levels have been impacted due to Covid-19

PwC's 2017 Global E&M Outlook projects will clock 4.2 per cent annual growth between 2016 and 2021