Middle powers – countries such as India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are playing an outsized role in moving the global agenda forward. Today, at a time of geopolitical turbulence, middle-power leadership – particularly from the Middle East…
Every day, more than one thousand satellites capture detailed images and data from around the world. These satellites are used to create breathtaking images of our planet — and, when combined with tech on the ground, they can help us…
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) has released its real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for 2024, and while global growth is projected to stay steady at 3.2%, various major nations are seeing declining forecasts. Read more in visual capitalist…
For companies that depend on crops such as rice and wheat or minerals such as lithium and iron, climate change has become a real and present threat. Rising temperatures result in more heat stress and more drought. That puts pressure…
Chips are the building block of a new type of economy. No matter what industry you are in—consumer goods, health care, shipping—the business processes are becoming AI-enabled Read more in BGC The Race for Advanced AI Chips By BCG was…
Japan and the Philippines are teaming up with the US to form a new alliance to prevent cyberattacks. The three nations agreed to share intelligence and expertise at a summit in early April.The Indian government says it has rescued more…
Analyzing five consumer goods categories across five sales channels in USA, we see that consumers shifted their spend away from traditional brick-and-mortar channels and toward online and value channels. Still, the volume losses in brick-and-mortar outweighed the volume gains made…
In fewer than 50 years, the world population has doubled in size, jumping from 4 to 8 billion.In this visualization, you can see the populations of major regions at three different points in time: 1900, 2000, and 2050 (forecasted). Read…
Reforestation is tricky business: it’s expensive, difficult to plan, and even harder to execute. And this is without all the associated environmental obstacles: weather, pests, and natural calamities.However, some countries have prioritized replanting their lost forests, especially in the last…
Consumers are more motivated than ever to choose healthcare options that offer a better experience, higher quality of care, and greater value. As the shift to consumerism continues, organizations that embrace it most successfully will emerge as leaders of the…
