Economy

Business Forum   |   23 January, 2026 at 11:34 AM

CEOs bet on AI and M&A despite economic uncertainty

CEOs are more confident in their own companies' prospects than they are in the outlook for the global economy, according to the latest EY-Parthenon CEO Outlook Survey, a quarterly survey of 1,200 global CEOs across 21 countries.

Business Forum   |   20 January, 2026 at 9:23 AM

Only 30% of CEOs confident in revenue growth for 2026, says PwC survey

Only three in ten (30%) global CEOs are confident their companies will have higher revenues in the next 12 months, according to the PwC Global CEO Survey 2026, launched at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. This percentage is the lowest in five years.

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