Deloitte and Kellogg School of Management Chief Strategy Officer Study: Most CSOs Lack Understanding of How to Capitalize on Disruptive Technologies
Inaugural CSO study provides insights into the role, opportunities to evolve the corporate strategy function and perspectives on leveraging technology to drive disruptive growth Deloitte…
Alternative Data in Financial Services
Alternative data generally refer to information used to determine a consumer’s creditworthiness that the national consumer reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — do…
Autonomous Vehicles Can Open Up Greater Economic Opportunities For Low-Income Communities
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) hold significant potential to open up wider economic opportunities currently beyond the reach of many low-income households due to inadequate transportation, a…
World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power
– By 2100, projected fertility rates in 183 of 195 countries will not be high enough to maintain current populations without liberal immigration policies. –…
Rapidly Changing Behaviours In 2020 Are Accelerating Consumer Embrace of Digital, Health, and Sustainability Trends
45% of global consumers say healthcare is one of the top three reasons for living in a city 69% of global consumers are more focused…
Now That Digital Transformation Is Commonplace, People Want Companies to Intensify Their Efforts, Involve Them in the Process, and Increase Training and Support
Digital transformation has widespread support among managers and employees, but some think that the pace of change at their companies could be faster, they could…
Keystone XL Pipeline: Permit Issues and Recent Developments
On May 25, 2020, TC Energy (previously named TransCanada) announced completion of the 1.4-mile segment of the Keystone XL Pipeline crossing the U.S. border from…
An Economic Analysis of the Mortgage Interest Deduction
This report provides an economic analysis of the mortgage interest deduction. Although other tax benefits for homeowners exist, the deduction for mortgage interest is arguably…
Analysis: THE BIG potential of nuclear micro-reactors
“The U.S. nuclear energy sector is going through one of the most innovative and transformative times in its history. More than 50 U.S. companies are…
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline: A Push for the Finish Line
Recent reports suggest that the Russian government is trying to complete construction of Nord Stream 2, a controversial natural gas pipeline that will enable Russia…
Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability
On Thursday, 14 May 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released its position paper on the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and…
Viet Nam Global Value Chains: Creating More Value Added to Local Economy From Rising Exports Is a Remaining Question to Tackle by the Government
While Viet Nam — one of the poorest nations in the world in the 1980s — has become today a market-based and remarkable growth economy,…
Analytics leader debuts virtual SAS Global Forum
SAS reboots world’s premier analytics conference, inviting participants to learn, share and get inspired on May 19 and June 16 As the global community confronts…
Nearly Half of Export from Thailand Undertaken Through New Forms of Trade
Thailand’s trade is no longer to take place between independent exporters and importers, or between intra-firms of transnational corporations (TNCs), but also through non-equity modes…
Global Economic Effects of COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 outbreak was first diagnosed, it has spread to over 190 countries and all U.S. states. The pandemic is having a noticeable impact…
230,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair, New Analysis of Federal Data Finds
Nearly 231,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to an American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of the…
Only Two-thirds of Export Value of Textiles and Clothing From ASEAN Constitute Their Own GDP
Textiles and clothing1 are archetypal industries through which ASEAN member states achieve industrialization and integration into the global economy, according to Global Value Chains in…
Mobile Money Accounts Now Exceed One Billion Worldwide, Mobile Money Industry Processed US$2 Billion in Transactions Per Day in 2019
The GSMA today unveiled the annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’, offering a view of the mobile money landscape and highlighting the…
Comparing the Current Crisis and the 2008 Crisis
Sharp declines in the stock market and broader financial sector turbulence; interest rate cuts and large-scale Federal Reserve intervention; and discussions of massive government stimulus…
MIT Sloan professor designs model to limit price manipulation
Algorithm produces cleaner data for robust pricing CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 18, 2020 – Data is an important part of decision-making for pricing, but what happens…
User Experience, Analytical Power Among Highlights of New @RISK Version 8 Risk Analysis Software from Palisade
Palisade Company, the leading provider of risk and decision analysis software solutions for science and industry, today announces the latest version of their market-leading risk…
The Economic Cost of Quarantine
As efforts to contain the COVID-19 epidemic continue, it is important to give consideration to the implications of the response for the economy and life…
Moody’s Analytics Enhances Flagship CRE Platform with Climate Risk Data and Analytics from Four Twenty Seven
Moody’s Analytics is pleased to announce that data and analytics from Four Twenty Seven are now available on the REIS Network, its flagship commercial real…