Despite a global drive for the adoption of cloud services, Qatar’s private sector in particular has struggled to embrace the cloud with adoption rates that fall behind the global trend, said professional services firm PwC in a new report.
A record number of women in South Asia now use mobile internet services, helping shrink the gender gap to 15% from 19% last year in low- and middle-income countries despite the onset of Covid-19, said the GSMA in a new report.
A plurality of 44% of the respondents to a survey said they see the economy of their region recovering in the form of a K-shape, an economic course that affects different categories of people, businesses, regions, and industries in varying ways.
As spending habits continue to evolve, UAE consumers are staying cautious, with 46% expecting the effects of the pandemic to last at least another year, according to a study commissioned by global consultancy Kearney.
A combination of constructive demand growth stemming from vaccines, stimulus and reopenings and inelastic supply outside of core Opec+, has kept oil markets in firm deficit territory, continuing to propel prices higher, a report said.
The most successful businesses continuously assess their own performance to evaluate and introduce different ways to optimise their operations, whilst retaining a high standard of service excellence, says an industry expert.
Fifty-one per cent of all knowledge workers worldwide are expected to be working remotely by the end of 2021, up from 27% of knowledge workers in 2019, said global research and advisory firm Gartner in a new report.
Capital flows into private markets asset classes has driven rapid AUM growth of private markets relative to public markets and the investor base has broadened to include institutional and private investors, said Investcorp in a new report.
Consumers use 29% of global energy and contribute to 21% of resultant CO2 emissions, said the UNCTAD in a new report, noting that these emissions are rising at a time when they need to fall to achieve the UN SDGs.
The world is in the early stages of the economic cycle and though GDP is rapidly recovering to its pre-pandemic peak, past cycles have shown growth can continue well beyond prior peaks, said investment management firm Invesco in a new report.
