KPMG has published the results of their latest Business Outlook Report, which reveals a sharp improvement in corporate confidence worldwide. Economic activity will pick up considerably in the next 12 months. However, the recovery could be less marked in Europe and Japan, where manufacturers expect to continue shedding jobs over the next 12 months. Optimism [...]
This report by KPMG identifies commonalities and variations in the financial reporting practices of central banks. The study focuses on the annual reports of 13 central banks from around the globe. It also contains an essay by IMF staff on the range of financial safeguards adopted by the various central banks.
The report is freely available [...]
This publication from KPMG provides an overview of the trade & customs policies and rules applying across 17 countries in Asia-Pacific. It provides key insights for enterprises engaged in cross-border trade in the region on how to develop a cost-effective customs management plan, from the perspective of opportunities planning and customs compliance.
The report is available [...]
Life is tough for businesses with expansion plans. The high leverage, liquidity and low funding costs that fueled growth may have stopped, but activist investors are still demanding increased shareholder value. Meanwhile, investors such as private equity and sovereign wealth funds are eager to take advantage of falling asset prices.
Do joint ventures offer an opportunity [...]
KPGM has just published the latest report in a series of business research projects accompanying KPMG’s long-running program of International Tax Summits, as an attempt to capture the current experiences and future plans of business people around the world as they struggle with the effects of recession. The study, Never Catch a Falling Knife: Global [...]
The Energy and Natural Resources sector must cope with many, sometimes unique challenges that make the task of financing large-scale projects extremely difficult. These include remote and dispersed operations, tough and varied political and regulatory environments, the finite nature of exploration finds, and significant merger and acquisition activity. This has helped to shape a narrow [...]
This report by Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by ACE, KPMG, SAP and Towers Perrin explores current thinking around risk management and proposes ten practical steps that financial institutions could take to strengthen their governance and management of risk. The report is based on a program of in-depth interviews with leading participants from the financial [...]
This new report by KPMG provides an overview of the CEE tourism market, as well as offering insights into the costs, timeframes, challenges and financing issues of hotel developments in the CEE region. The following are its main conclusions:
1. The average development costs per hotel room range from €51,000 for a budget/economy hotel to €143,000 [...]
Has the market finally hit bottom for the metals industry? Or are we still in a downturn that will continue to strip demand and prolong financial stress for manufacturers and suppliers? This report by KPMG tries to find answers to these questions as well as analyzing key issues in areas such as customer demand, cost [...]
This report, published by KPMG, provides an overview of some of the key issues currently affecting pharmaceuticals sector. The latest edition includes articles on the integration of pharmaceuticals and healthcare, the impact of the financial crisis on the biotech sector and the use of information technology in clinical trials.
The report is freely available on the [...]
