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An overview of PwC global news:

Peru

Ex-PwC tax partner Javier de la Vega joins law firm Garrigues Javier de la Vega has joined the Garrigues tax and financial services team in Peru. The move will see De la Vega appointed as a partner at the firm’s Lima office.
06 June 2018
Middle East

Spending on Middle East capital projects expected to rise in next 12 months PwC Middle East has released its biennial ‘Capital Projects and Infrastructure Survey.
06 June 2018
United States

PwC plans $20 million expansion of Stamford IST division headquarters Up to 400 new jobs will be generated when PwC’s plans to expand its Insourced Solutions for Tax (IST) division are realized.
05 June 2018
United Kingdom

Consulting firms named best employers for graduates in Ireland Five consultancies were among the biggest winners at the 2018 Graduate Recruitment Awards in Ireland.
04 June 2018
United Kingdom

Big Four maintains dominance of FTSE 100 and 250 audits Despite building pressure on watchdogs and UK lawmakers to break up the Big Four, the top accounting and advisory providers remain dominant in the UK auditing market after the first quarter of 2018.
04 June 2018
Middle East

Financial sector activity heating up in Middle East, shows PwC M&A report Financial sector mergers and acquisitions were the most expensive deals in the Middle East last year, spearheaded by the massive $14.
01 June 2018
Mexico

Andersen Tax & Legal grows Mexican presence with new office in Monterrey As part of Andersen Tax & Legal’s global expansion, the firm has opened a new office in the Mexican city of Monterrey.
31 May 2018
Poland

Bain, BCG and Big 4 lauded for M&A services to private equity in Poland The corporate finance arms of five consulting firms – Bain, BCG. Deloitte, EY and PwC – have in Poland been lauded for their private equity expertise.
31 May 2018
United Kingdom

Drones to add £21 billion to UK public sector and financial services New research by PwC suggests that the ‘drone economy’ could add £42 billion to UK GDP by 2030.
29 May 2018
India

Artificial intelligence could be critical to India's economic advancement, says PwC As robotics and automation seep deeper into every aspect of daily life in India and across the world, global professional services firm PwC argues that the phenomenon will drive India’s economic grow
28 May 2018
United Arab Emirates

PwC first of Big Four approved as a registered tax agent in the UAE Big Four firm PwC is the first of the group of accounting giants to be accepted as a registered tax agent by the UAE.
28 May 2018
United Kingdom

PwC gives all its 16,000 UK employees day off on 29 June Big Four firm PwC has handed its UK employees an extra day of holiday this year, in praise of their hard work over the previous financial year.
25 May 2018
United Kingdom

PwC bolsters digital transformation consulting offering with Tom Adams PwC has continued to bolster its end-to-end digital transformation offering, hiring a new Experience Centre Leader for its UK operations.
23 May 2018
United States

Elixirr welcomes Katherine Johnson and Mary Carol Gilreath London-based Elixirr, one of Europe’s fastest-growing consultancies, has continued its US expansion with the hiring of two new Principals.
22 May 2018
Brazil

Consulting industry leaders join Women’s Economic Empowerment conference This year’s annual Women’s Economic Empowerment in Brazil conference will be held in São Paulo on the 23rd of May.
22 May 2018
United Kingdom

Parliamentary report prompts Big Four to prepare for forced break-up The Big Four professional services firms are preparing for state intervention forcing them to separate their auditing and consulting wings in the UK, after a damning parliamentary report further sugg
22 May 2018
United Kingdom

UK gender pay gap costs £6,300 per woman Large organisations across the UK were recently called upon to report their gender pay gap, with those failing to do so facing a summary conviction.
17 May 2018
Canada

PwC elects Nicolas Marcoux as new Canada CEO Nicolas Marcoux has been elected the new CEO of PwC in Canada. The 29-year veteran of PwC is currently National Managing Partner of Consulting and Deals, as well as the Montreal office head.
16 May 2018
United States

PwC advises lenders on client engagement in Digital Mortgage 2.0 era An emerging ‘homeownership ecosystem’ will bring technology firms and other outsiders into the mortgage mix, a new report from PwC predicts.
16 May 2018
Middle East

Middle East tourism sector can capitalise on global trends, says PwC On the verge of massive growth, the tourism and hospitality industry of the Middle East must act now to respond to and capitalise on the global trends which will impact the regional sector, as outlin
09 May 2018
United Kingdom

Maplin faces store closures as demise leaves creditors owed £150 million UK electronics retailer Maplin is facing store closures, according to PwC administrators, after the store-chain began liquidation proceedings earlier in 2018.
02 May 2018
United Kingdom

16 consulting firms recognised for client excellence at MCA Awards The annual MCA Awards has celebrated the work of Management Consultancies Association members in 2017, handing award nods to 16 different firms at a ceremony in London’s Westminster Bridge Hotel.
01 May 2018
United Kingdom

PwC Advisory and Deloitte Consulting steal the show at MCA Awards The Management Consultancies Association has hosted its annual awards ceremony with numerous firms in total honoured on the night.
01 May 2018
United Kingdom

Clearwater International and PwC advise on MBO of Pizza Hut UK Pizza Hut UK has successfully completed its management buyout (MBO) with the support of consultants from PwC and Clearwater International.
30 April 2018
Europe

CEOs in Cyprus optimistic about growth, Greece remains top trade partner Cyprus CEOs, like their global counterparts, are optimistic about global economic growth and their firm’s prospects over the next year.
26 April 2018
Middle East

Over one third of Middle East businesses subject to fraud in past two years Reported rates of economic crime are growing both in the Middle East and worldwide.
26 April 2018
Europe

Amsterdam, Lisbon, Porto and Prague lead hotel growth in Europe Record tourism in Europe is providing more than enough business to satisfy hotels and the disruptive shared economy led by Airbnb.
24 April 2018
Asia

Renewable energy investment in Asia-Pacific booms to $114.8 billion Renewable energy investment is booming in Asia-Pacific, accounting for 47% of worldwide new investment in the sector.
24 April 2018
Africa

Fifteen African firms collectively raised nearly $2 billion last year, says PwC As Africa’s economy becomes an increasingly integral part of the global business world, a handful of businesses from the region are beginning to get recognition for their rapid expansion.
23 April 2018
United Kingdom

Big Four pull trigger on Initial Coin Offerings advisory services Responding to client demand, the Big Four consulting firms are finally pulling the trigger on years of accumulated digital currency expertise.
23 April 2018
Malaysia

Former PwC partner named chairman of Pos Malaysia Dato’ Mohammad Zainal Shaari, a former Partner at professional services firm PwC, has been named chairman of postal delivery service Pos Malaysia Bhd.
23 April 2018
United Kingdom

PwC cautions clients to prepare for a Hard Brexit Big Four professional services firm PwC has maintained its view that a Hard Brexit is the most likely outcome of the UK Government’s negotiations with Brussels, with less than one year to go until Br
19 April 2018

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