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An overview of PwC global news:

United Kingdom

Seven professional services firms offering top social mobility in UK A new ranking of UK employers has revealed that some of the professional services sector’s biggest players offer recruits the best opportunities for social mobility in the country.
12 November 2020
United Kingdom

Two-thirds of UK banks have no net zero target While a glut of private and public entities have been publicising plans to become carbon neutral before 2050, a new study has revealed that only around one-third of Britain’s largest banks have net z
09 November 2020
Middle East

HR needs to step up its digital transformation efforts As Covid-19 pushes the value-adding potential of human resources (HR) into the spotlight, businesses in the Middle East are scrambling to catch up their digital HR capacity.
09 November 2020
India

India's media & entertainment sector over $55 billion by 2024 Driven by online channels, India’s media & entertainment (M&E) sector is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 10% in the lead up to 2024, passing the $55 billion mark
09 November 2020
United Kingdom

Cabinet Office regularly hires MBB and Big Four consultancies New analysis has shown that Cabinet Office spent £120 million on consultants over a period of three years.
06 November 2020
United Kingdom

27 consulting firms sign Race at Work Charter An array of consulting firms have signed up to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, an initiative that aims to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in
05 November 2020
Norway

PwC Norway partner Ole-Alexander Palm joins Seafood People Ole-Alexander Palm, a partner at Big Four firm PwC in Norway, is joining Seafood People. Palm has been with the Big Four firm since 2014, and became a partner in the summer of 2019.
02 November 2020
Canada

Le Château files for creditor protection, appoints PwC as monitor Le Château, a Montreal-based fashion retailer, has filed for creditor protection.
28 October 2020
United Kingdom

Four UK consultancies among Appian's top partners in EMEA Appian, a provider of a low code automation platform, has unveiled its top consulting partners in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
27 October 2020
Europe

Sionic, PwC and EY named Europe's top wealth management advisors More than 50 companies have been recognised as top providers to Europe’s wealth management industry, with three leading advisory firms to the sector taking home awards.
26 October 2020
Singapore

Singapore tech startup scene poised for rebound after Covid-19 Funding has dried up for technology startups in Singapore since the start of this year, although PwC expects a resurgence in the near future as new opportunities emerge.
26 October 2020
United Kingdom

Blockchain could provide £57 billion boost to UK public sector The UK is one of four nations best positioned to take advantage of new Blockchain technologies, according to a new study.
21 October 2020
India

PwC names company veteran Sanjeev Krishnan as Chairman Sanjeev Krishan – a three-decade PwC veteran who helped establish and expand the firm’s Transaction Services vertical in India – will take the helm from incumbent PwC Chairman Shyamal Mukherjee on 1
20 October 2020
Canada

Alberta hires PwC to examine feasibility of provincial police force The Alberta government earlier this month announced the hiring of consulting firm PwC Canada to examine the feasibility of transitioning from the RCMP to a provincial police force.
19 October 2020
United Kingdom

Alison Breadon succeeds Paul Norbury at PwC East Midlands PwC has named announced the promotion of its new East Midlands Senior Partner.
19 October 2020
United Kingdom

Questions remain on net-zero resolve of Big Four Three of the world’s four largest professional services firms have recently committed to producing net-zero carbon emissions in the next decade, while the fourth has made noises toward the same goal
15 October 2020
Europe

Bain and Big Four advise on APi's acquisition of SK FireSafety US-listed APi Group has acquired SK FireSafety Group, a European company that offers critical safety products and solutions in the active fire safety market.
14 October 2020
Middle East

Despite Covid-19, PwC onboards close to 300 new graduates Despite the challenging environment for the professional services industry, PwC has stepped up its commitment to young talent with the intake of close to 300 new graduates.
13 October 2020
India

How India can become a $10 trillion economy by 2034 A new PwC report suggests that now is the time for India to comprehensively reinvent its economy in line with long-term needs and ambitions. All that’s required is a “full-potential mindset.
08 October 2020
Middle East

PwC acquires SAP enterprise consulting business of Tyconz PwC has acquired the Enterprise Business of Tyconz, one of the Middle East’s leading SAP implementation and technology partners.
06 October 2020
Asia

Simon Gealy takes the reins of PwC South East Asia Consulting Professional services giant PwC has promoted company veteran Simon Gealy to CEO of its South East Asia Consulting division.
01 October 2020
United Kingdom

PwC alumnus Melissa Nussbaum joins WeTransfer as CFO Capital markets and technology specialist Melissa Nussbaum has joined file-sharing platform WeTransfer as the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer.
01 October 2020
United Kingdom

Nine PwC firms working on UN-backed Covid-19 initiative Nine of PwC’s national and regional wings are teaming up to support a new global initiative and collaboration to help local communities recover better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
30 September 2020
Germany

Strategy&'s Peter Gassmann leads PwC's global ESG practice PwC has appointed the German Peter Gassmann as Global Head of its newly launched Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice.
30 September 2020
Canada

Only 1 in 5 Canadians want to go back to the office, finds PwC Only 1 in 5 Canadians want to go back to the office full-time, according to a recent PwC Canada report.
24 September 2020
Cyprus

PwC remains the largest Big Four in Cyprus (by a distance) PwC in Cyprus has booked a solid performance in its latest financial year, retaining its position as the largest Big Four on the island of 1.2 million people.
24 September 2020
Europe

Europe's top OutSystems consultants and delivery partners
23 September 2020
United Kingdom

Professional services giant PwC commits to net-zero by 2030 Big Four professional services firm PwC has announced it aims to bring its carbon impact to net-zero by the end of the decade.
17 September 2020
United Kingdom

8 charts on the economic cost of Beirut's port explosion The explosion in Beirut’s port on the 4th of August 2020 sent a shock through Lebanon, killing more than 220 people, injuring more than 6,500 and leaving some 300,000 people homeless.
16 September 2020
Lebanon

Economic damages of Beirut explosion over $20 billion While a month has passed since Lebanon was left reeling from a colossal explosion in its capital city, a new report has found that there is still a huge shortfall in funding for the rebuilding of Bei
16 September 2020
United Kingdom

PwC stops sponsor partnership with Irish university society Global professional services firm PwC has announced it is ending its sponsorship of the Dublin University Philosophical Society, having partnered the society for the last five years.
09 September 2020
Australia

PwC appointed 23 new partners in 2020 financial year Australia’s largest accounting and consulting firm PwC has taken on 23 new partners in its latest financial year. With revenues of $2.
08 September 2020

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