Businesses today are called upon to operate in an environment characterized by constant upheaval and increasing uncertainty. Geopolitical conflicts, regional tensions, economic turmoil, cyberattacks and extreme natural phenomena have long ceased to be local events, but now affect organizations on a global scale. Instead, they operate like dominoes, causing powerful ripple effects with consequences that …
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What makes a business truly strong today?
Until a few years ago, a strong business was one that grew quickly. Increasing turnover, expanding its customer base and expanding into new markets were the key indicators of success. Today, however, the business environment has changed radically and with it the criteria by which an organization’s potential is assessed have been redefined. The successive …
The architecture of investment decisions in times of crisis
Recent developments in the Middle East are a stark reminder that geopolitical tension can, almost overnight, translate into energy insecurity, trade disruptions, inflationary costs, and heightened financial uncertainty. These changes affect not just the general economic climate, but the very core of strategic and investment decisions: the way boards, investment committees, and senior executives evaluate …
The Defense Plans that companies will have to implement in the interest rate increases
With the… “cloud” of uncertainty over the future of interest rates looming thick, the business world is scrambling to build ramparts in order to cope with the pressure on financial costs and beyond. The messages sent by the central bankers in Europe, the UK, and the USA, with none of them categorically rejecting the possibility …
The New Successful Business Model
What do tech giants like Apple and Microsoft, global online retailers like Amazon and Ebay, leading payment and financial services companies like Visa and Mastercard, popular online game developers like Riot Games have in common, but also social media companies such as Meta (Facebook) and TikTok? While at first glance it may not be obvious …
Risk Management in the Digital Transformation of Businesses
The rapid scaling of innovation and emerging technologies have fundamentally changed the way products, services and business operations are delivered. Recognizing, understanding and addressing new risks associated with digital transformation and innovation will help businesses take the right actions and decisions to deliver greater value in the future. Risk management should be an integral part …
Persistent High Inflation Prices Reflect Changes in the Real Economy
The inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment has been shown to be temporary-short-term and does not stem from inflation per se, but from unexpected inflation, which contributes to maintaining inflation. By the fact that inflation can contribute to the development of an economy, we mean the positive relationship between rising inflation, that is, the increase …
What Does “Climate Neutral” Business Mean?
The number of companies announcing that they are or will become climate neutral is growing. Accepting a company as “climate neutral” means that they will absorb more greenhouse gas emissions than they produce. It is the trend of the time, companies to realize the changes that are taking place and in turn try to co-shape …
Large Properties: Why Targeted Business Facilities Are Depreciated
In many countries of the world, it is common for dozens of large-scale properties to be displayed with images of abandonment and devaluation, and this is often the case with real estate equipment that may in some cases have been left inside these abandoned facilities. These facilities once housed powerful businesses and industries. The reason …
Climate Change the Greatest Threat to the Global Supply Chain from Global Pandemics – Business Strategies
In recent years, humanity has witnessed extreme climatic and environmental phenomena such as huge fires, terrible heat waves, long droughts, severe floods and heavy snowfalls and frosts, the appearance of which create fragmentation and fragmentation. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced countries around the world to adopt unprecedented situations of restricting the movement of people and …