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International business report 2011—Managing through uncertainty: Food and beverage industry in transition
Food and beverage: privately held businesses in the food and beverage sector are less confident than those in other sectors about their economic prospects. [December 12, 2011] More...
Canadian businesses remain relatively optimistic in the face of global economic uncertainty
In light of the recent economic troubles in Europe and beyond, the IBR Q3 results point to a global business community not wholly optimistic about the year ahead. However, despite the significant drop in optimism in Canada, businesses in the country still rank as the sixth most optimistic in the 39 economy survey. This report provides some Canadian insight into the IBR Q3 results. [December 5, 2011] More...
Private company succession planning: where do you stand?
Conducted by the Canadian Financial Executives Research Foundation (CFERF) and sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP, this research study delves into some of the challenges facing CFOs or senior financial executives managing a business transition—and features insight into overcoming those challenges. [October 18, 2011] More...
The DB pension promise: Keeping the faith
Results from a Grant Thornton and RBC Dexia sponsored survey—how plan members view thier employer-sponsored nest egg. [October 4, 2011] More...
International Business Report 2011—Mergers and acquisitions: global prospects for growth
Privately held business: Backed by stronger credit and equity markets going into 2011, privately held businesses (PHBs)show renewed confidence about their M&A plans as the global economy gradually emerges from the downturn. [August 25, 2011] More...
International Business Report 2011—Mining hot topic: government intervention
Mining: The mining sector faces an uncertain future. Increasing and unpredictable government intervention across the globe is adding further complexity to a sector that is already heavily laden with risk. [August 18, 2011] More...
Canadian manufacturing outlook: 2011 survey
Innovation advantage: With the worst of the recession behind us, the 2011 outlook for Canadian manufacturers is most definitely looking up. Despite the challenges that lie ahead, many have already begun making positive changes, including investing in new employees, investing in new lines of business and expanding into new markets. [December 17, 2010] More...
International Business Report 2010—global sector trends
Manufacturing: The manufacturing sectors of many economies across the globe have led the recovery from the deepest recession since World War II. The collapse of world trade, a lack of access to credit and declining consumer confidence saw demand plummet across the sector, but in recent months output and orders have increased dramatically. Privately held businesses in the sector are markedly more confident about their current prospects compared to this time last year. [December 2, 2010] More...
International Business Report 2010—global sector trends
Retail: The retail industry suffered during the global economic downturn as declining GDP growth and falling personal disposable income hit retail sales. Having slowed down in 2008, global non-food retail sales growth contracted in 2009 as fears over fiscal austerity measures and unemployment impacted on consumer confidence. The outlook for this sector is a changing business environment, in both the short and the longer-term. [December 1, 2010] More...
International Business Report 2010—global sector trends
Healthcare: While the future of the private healthcare market does not appear to be under threat in the long term, the short-term prospects are less clear. Due to this uncertainly, it’s no surprise that privately held businesses in the healthcare sector are less confident about their economic prospects for the year than other sectors. [September 15, 2010] More...
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