• Global economy in 2013

    The 'Global economy in 2013: uncertainty weighing on growth' draws together insight gathered from more than 12,000 interviews with senior executives in 41 economies. It looks at business expectations on a range of macro indicators including optimism, demand, profitability, inflation, employment, investment and access to fiance.

  • Data visualisation tool

    Our new data visualisation tool allows users to interrogate the IBR data, going back to 1993 for some European economies. See how regions, sectors and the 41 participating economies compare against each other.

  • Future of Europe 2013

    The second edition of our ‘Future of Europe’ series draws both on data from leading economic forecasting houses and on 3,100 interviews conducted with senior executives from in and around Europe. The report deals with three distinct aspects of the ongoing sovereign debt crisis: the stagnation of Europe’s economies, the closer integration suggested as a means to mitigating uncertainty and what this means for the future expansion of Europe.

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    Women in business 

    Our annual look at women in business shows a slight uptick in females occupying the top positions. Led by emerging markets, women now hold as many senior management roles as they did before the financial crisis.

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8 May 2013
Future of Europe
Business views on the future shape of the European Union, integration and what to do about the crisis.

18 April 2013
EU businesses feeling more upbeat but employment outlook remains gloomy
EU businesses are feeling more optimistic about the economic outlook for 2013 and are looking to invest in the future growth of their operations.

16 April 2013
BRIC growth wobbling on shaky foundations
Businesses in the fast-growing BRIC economies increasingly view under-investment in national infrastructure as a major constraint on their ability to grow.

8 April 2013.
Businesses in mature markets break investment inertia
Businesses in mature economies are betting on future growth, finally releasing their cash reserves and beginning to invest again. This comes as global business optimism, spurred on by improving order books, is up to its highest level since early 2011.

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