Saudi Arabia launched an ambitious 12 trillion riyal ($3.2 trillion) program on Tuesday to boost the role of the private sector in diversifying the economy, increasing resilience and supporting sustainable growth.
The increasing adoption of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and other technologies suggests that the role of humans in the economy will shrink drastically, wiping out millions of jobs in the process. COVID-19 accelerated this effect in 2020 and will likely boost digitization, and perhaps establish it permanently, in some areas
Boston Consulting Group has further geared up its sustainability efforts with the expansion of its existing Center for Climate Action into a global BCG Center for Climate & Sustainability, bringing together more than 550 individual experts with teams stationed in offices across the world. In addition, the strategic consulting firm has been announced as the consultancy partner of this year’s 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Banking giant BNP Paribas has inked a partnership with UK-headquartered management consultancy Baringa, for help with developing a comprehensive model for climate risk assessment.
The launch of the newly formed Thermal Management Solutions Group aims to take advantage of global growth opportunities in the electrified vehicles segment. Thermal Management Solutions Group provides players in the automotive landscape with powertrain thermal management systems and solutions.
Despite the pandemic, strategy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) saw global revenue rise by 8% (at constant rates) in 2020 to reach $8.6 billion.
Consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has bolstered its Middle East service offering with the launch of a transaction advisory practice.
Retail banks around the world reacted to the COVID-19 crisis with speed, dexterity, and purpose, while remaining true to their environmental, social, and corporate governance goals. Now, as the new reality starts to take shape, banks face further challenges
EY-Parthenon has added three new partners to its European Private Equity team – Georg Hochleitner, Simon Oertel, and Malvinder Singh
Global solution provider Accenture Wednesday unveiled the acquisition of Core Compete, a developer of cloud analytics and cloud-native artificial intelligence technologies.
The first three months of 2021 saw three billion-dollar-plus acquisitions in hardware, software, and services, and plenty of other merger activity in professional services.
Global strategy consulting firm Oliver Wyman has welcomed two new partners to its leadership team in Paris.
Apple says that 110 of its suppliers are moving to use entirely renewable energy, as tech companies continue to work towards high-profile climate targets.
IT major Cognizant said it has started a programme that aims to offer a 12-week paid experience for technology professionals looking at restarting their careers after a break. The Cognizant Returnship Programme, an India-first initiative, is a way to get diverse talent in the door, irrespective of when their last professional role was, according to the company.
Syneos Health has signed up with siteless trial specialist Science 37 to boost its decentralized clinical trial offerings.
This new venture brings together three existing companies whose leaders have decades of experience in helping innovative therapies, products and services reach patients and clinicians.
US-based multi-enterprise platform Bamboo Rose has partnered with packaging consultancy Sun Strategy to create sustainable and transparent packaging for the food, retail and manufacturing industries.
The rapid pace of digital transformation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw businesses move services online, supply chains disrupted and employees work from home, has pushed cybersecurity to the top of the agenda for UK CEOs.
The Cohesive Companies, a wholly owned but independently operated digital integrator business unit of Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, announced the acquisition of Ontracks Consulting, a leading implementer of IBM Maximo headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The consulting industry of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) contracted by nearly $400 million last year, marking its worst year on record, according to a new market assessment by a leading industry analyst.