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United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Hotel demand slows amid price pressures in London Hotels form a key part of the wider tourism and business traveller ecosystem in the UK.
05 December 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC advises UK's largest private firm on $1.1 billion US acquisition The North West transactions services team of Big Four firm PwC has advised Ineos Enterprises on a billion dollar deal to purchase US-based Ashland Global Holdings.
03 December 2018
Africa

Africa | Regional

Africa's oil & gas sector is recovering from the global dip in prices After a prolonged period of financial struggles, the African oil & gas sector appears to be on the road to recovery, particularly as oil prices make their way back to the pre-crisis levels, according
03 December 2018
Luxembourg

Europe | Luxembourg

PwC Luxembourg partner Laurent Probst to speak at knowledge summit PwC Luxembourg partner Laurent Probst is due to appear among a range of international speakers at next week’s Knowledge Summit in Dubai.
30 November 2018
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Black Friday marketing initiatives are extending holiday shopping periods As South African consumers prolong their propensity to spend in and around Black Friday, and retailers prolong their targeted efforts to capitalise on this tendency, Black Friday appears to be result
29 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

British regulators catch breath amid Bitcoin slump A crash in the value of Bitcoin has bought UK regulators precious time to examine the market before deciding on a plan of action.
28 November 2018
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

PwC innovation leader Laurent Probst to speak at knowledge summit in Dubai
28 November 2018
Mexico

Latin America | Mexico

Mexican CEO’s have not-so-positive outlook after year of uncertainty At the beginning of 2018, the year to come looked rocky.
27 November 2018
Canada

North America | Canada

PwC's Sonia Boisvert among Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women
27 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC announces closure of 40-strong Hull office Big Four professional services firm PwC has continued its period of changing regional presences with the news that it will close its Hull office in 2020.
26 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Big Four rivals outline recommendations for changing UK audit market Some of the UK’s largest auditing and advisory firms have called for changes to the UK accounting scene, ahead of the Competition & Markets Authority’s industry probe.
22 November 2018
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Foreign investment could add billions in revenue to South Africa's GDP Having analysed the new policies under Cyril Ramaphosa and their potential economic impact, economists at global professional services firm PwC have estimated that the new investments that South Afri
20 November 2018
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

PwC Middle East partners with employee services provider Power2Motivate The Middle Eastern arm of global professional services firm PwC has partnered with human capital services provider Power2Motivate to launch PwC Champion.
20 November 2018
India

Asia | India

Indian NBFCs need to evolve in line with contemporary market trends Despite an expanding market across India for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), the number of NBFCs in the country has declined sharply over the last few years, primarily due to dominance of th
19 November 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Oceania’s billionaire club grows by nine The world’s rich-list got even richer this year and Oceania with its relatively low population density took its fair share of the pie.
14 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK retail net store closures quadruple in first half of 2018 The UK high street is enduring its most challenging period in five years, according to a new study.
14 November 2018
Latin America

Latin America | Regional

Growth of billionaires in Latin American stagnates Despite the fact that globally the amount of wealth amassed by the world’s richest people – billionaires – grew at record rates, Latin America only produced one new billionaire last year.
13 November 2018
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Middle East welcomes ten new members to billionaire's club The MENA region welcomed ten new billionaires to its exclusive fold in 2017 according to an analysis from USB and PwC, with their overall number swelling by 24 percent.
13 November 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Is Sydney on a set path for a third CBD in Liverpool? Australia’s largest city is at a critical moment of maturity and is expected to grow to over eight million inhabitants by 2050.
08 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC partners with UK Black Tech to bolster diversity in technology In order to encourage greater diversity in the technology sector, PwC and UKBlackTech have joined forces to host Tech Insight and networking events across the UK.
08 November 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Australia’s lucrative consulting market bares fruits from accounting switch-up Traditionally, audit and tax services were the primary functions of the Australia’s largest accounting firms.
07 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Compliance consultancy FSCom divests RegTech solution to PwC Big Four firm PwC has acquired KYC-Pro from FSCom for an undisclosed fee.
07 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Eight consultancies named best employers for race equality in UK A number of consulting firms have been commended for their work to create inclusive working environments, being named as part of a 70-strong list of industry leaders making a difference with their r
07 November 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC commit to go 100% renewable in sustainability pledge Global professional services firm PwC has joined the RE100 initiative led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP.
06 November 2018
Chile

Latin America | Chile

PwC celebrates opening of Latin America’s first Center of Artificial Intelligence The global professional services firm PwC have launched the Artificial Intelligence and Applied Analytics Center in Chile.
06 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The professional services firms that are helping NHS embrace technology The NHS has appointed nearly 80 consulting firms, IT consultancies, system integrators, healthcare specialists and other profesional services provides to its Health Systems Support (HSS) Framework.
29 October 2018
India

Asia | India

Smart cities in India need to enhance their capacity in the cybersecurity domain As the wave of urbanisation currently affecting India merges with the overall trend of technologically enhanced smart cities, cyber and information security has become an increasingly pertinent risk
29 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Event to address potential of AI & blockchain for professional services Alternative Events has brought back its popular Alternative AI series for another annual incarnation in London.
26 October 2018
United States

North America | United States

Global podcast ad revenues to boom to $1.6 billion by 2022 Though audio podcasts have been around for over a decade, only in recent years have they acquired the financial infrastructure and network structures to turn them into big business.
24 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC UK launches platform to help top Chinese talent progress Despite often boasting excellent qualifications and working credentials, workers originating from China often struggle to ascend through the corporate structures of Western firms.
24 October 2018
Canada

North America | Canada

CGI to replace EY with PwC as its next auditor Montreal-based tech consultancy CGI has chosen Big Four accounting and consulting firm PwC to replace previous auditor EY.
22 October 2018
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

MENA cinema market cracks $500 million revenue mark, finds PwC Ahead of the upcoming MENA Cinema Forum in Dubai, event partner PwC has calculated local box office revenues to have broken the $500 million mark.
22 October 2018

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