EY Holiday Shopping Survey: cost of living crisis spurs festive bargain hunting
45% of consumers globally are concerned about being able to pay for this festive season with half using loans or credit cards to fund their spending.
45% of consumers globally are concerned about being able to pay for this festive season with half using loans or credit cards to fund their spending.
An overwhelming majority of CFOs (87%) believe that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will drive efficiency in the tax area, compared to only 15% in 2023.
Latest EY Global Integrity Report shows 49% believe that integrity standards within their organizations have improved over the past two years.
The human element plays a crucial role in successfully increasing the chance of a transformation significantly, improving performance by up to 12 times.
European companies don't make the grade on DEI: the average DEI Index score is 5.69 out of 10. Only Switzerland got a passing grade (6.0)
New EY survey finds boards must lean in and play a challenger role to establish sustainable business models.

Oil major OMV Petrom has delivered the first electrolyser module for green hydrogen production at its Petrobrazi refinery, marking progress in the 20 MW green hydrogen project.
Turkish investor Yeşilyurt Enerji has successfully secured a €20 million financing package from the Netherlands-based bank YapiKredi
Restaurant technology startup Choice has secured €6.6 million in new funding and is accelerating its expansion across CEE, including Romania, where it entered in 2025.
PPC Blue Romania, part of the PPC group, has partnered with retailer Selgros to install a network of 100 charging points for electric vehicles across stores in 7 cities, with a total installed power of 5,800 kW.
Alive Energy has acquired Green Storage Farm, a battery energy storage system with 82.8 MW of installed power and 181 MWh storage capacity. The project has reached ready-to-build status and received foreign direct investment screening clearance.