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An overview of PwC global news:

Australia

Luke Sayers faces heat over PwC ‘whistleblower’ complaint Former PwC boss Luke Sayers has been arguably the star attraction of the endless Senate inquiries into the consulting sector, bringing a certain impish charm to proceedings while his contemporaries w
09 February 2024
Middle East

CEOs in the Middle East most positive in the world CEOs in the Middle East have a generally positive outlook on the economy, which is reflected in confidence for regional growth and aspirations in the company’s own path.
01 February 2024
United Kingdom

PwC and Quantexa partner to provide tech-solutions The UK wing of PwC has announced a new partnership with Quantexa, to give its clients the ability to understand and visualise their complex data.
31 January 2024
Australia

PwC called in for Godfreys and Melbourne Rebels administrations Facing separate but challenging market forces, rugby union club the Melbourne Rebels and vacuum cleaning retailer Godreys have both entered voluntary administration, with PwC called in on both.
30 January 2024
Middle East

Greener built environment could meet over 50% of net zero goals Pushing for innovations in sustainability within the construction sector and overall built environment in the Middle East could eventually allow countries to meet more than 50% of the net-zero greenh
29 January 2024
Australia

PwC appoints Thomas Bowden as chief transformation officer Former Canberra managing partner Thomas Bowden has been appointed as PwC’s next chief transformation officer, with oversight for the firm’s large-scale reforms in Australia.
24 January 2024
Europe

Investors suspicious of greenwashing in CSR reports A remarkable 94% of investors distrust sustainability reports created by corporations, with this huge majority suspecting the reports of touting unsupported claims, a practice known as ‘greenwashing’
24 January 2024
Canada

PwC Canada acquires property tax consultancy Equitable Value PwC Canada has acquired Equitable Value Inc., a Toronto-based property tax and valuation consulting firm.
24 January 2024
Middle East

PwC invests heavily in Middle East managed services business Building on significant expansion of its Managed Services business across the globe, PwC is now following suite in the Middle East with the plan to add over 1,000 staff to the arm’s current headcount
16 January 2024
Saudi Arabia

Consumers in Saudi Arabia are happier with their banks Customer sentiment for leading banks in Saudi Arabia has improved in the past year, according to a new study from PwC, which analyzed customer attitudes towards seven leading KSA banks.
16 January 2024
Middle East

M&A firms advise Gulf Capital on 'highly profitable' AmCan exit Gulf Capital has exited its stake in AmCan, the Middle East’s largest distributor of sports nutrition products for an unknown but “highly profitable” stake.
09 January 2024
United Kingdom

Value of the 100 biggest unicorns falls by $10 billion A new study from PwC suggest that the 100 most prominent unicorns in global business attracted $10 billion less from investors in 2023 than the last year.
22 December 2023
Australia

Most Australians don’t know or care about Big Four consultants A new survey has found that half of Australian voters believe the government should reduce its consulting spend on the Big Four. More intriguingly, more than a third don’t know who they are.
21 December 2023
United Kingdom

Half of UK organisations using transactions to keep up with change The UK M&A market looks set to pick up in 2024, with firms increasingly looking beyond organic growth to transform their operations.
14 December 2023
United Kingdom

UK’s largest listed companies contribute £90 billion in taxes A new study suggests that the UK’s largest listed companies contributed nearly £90 billion in taxes in the last financial year.
12 December 2023
Africa

Accelerating renewable energy investment in West Africa Realizing West Africa’s huge potential for renewable energy generation will require an investment of over $540 billion in the power sector by 2050, according to a study from PwC in collaboration with
06 December 2023
Australia

KPMG and PwC welcome new chief executives in New Zealand The Big Four in New Zealand is in a period of transition, with Jason Doherty this month becoming CEO of KPMG and Andrew Holmes set to take over at PwC, both replacing seven-year incumbents.
05 December 2023
Saudi Arabia

Substantial progress booked at half-way mark of Vision 2030 In PwC’s latest report on Saudi Arabia’s progress towards Vision 2030, researchers look at where the Kingdom stands on key economic and non-economic objectives, as the country hits the half-way mark
02 December 2023
Australia

PwC’s Julie McKay among global top ten for diversity & inclusion Online specialist publication Sustainability Magazine has selected PwC Australia’s Julie McKay as one of the world’s leading figures for diversity & inclusion alongside nine of her global peers.
30 November 2023
United Kingdom

Consultancies warn autumn budget shortchanges SMEs While some leading consulting firms issued statements praising the implementation of new tax incentives for the mid-market, many more warned the measures did not go far enough.
28 November 2023
Australia

Big Four chiefs: Janet Truncale (EY) and Mohamed Kande (PwC) Big Four accounting and consulting firms Ernst & Young and PwC await new, culturally diverse global leaders, but both incoming chiefs face other internal culture challenges, especially in Australia.
22 November 2023
Asia

Agri-food sector in Asia can cut carbon emissions by 12% The Asian agri-food sector is a huge source of carbon emissions – but it has the potential to cut down emissions by 12% by 2030, which would be equivalent to the total amount of emissions from the en
21 November 2023
United Kingdom

Mohamed Kande in line to become PwC global chair Mohamed Kande is set to be confirmed as PwC’s next global chair.
13 November 2023
India

Central government spent Rs 450 crore on Big Four consultancy The Big Four accounting and consulting giants secured projects worth nearly Rs 450 crore from the central government between 2017 and 2022, according to analysis of public tender information.
10 November 2023
Australia

Consulting giants EY and PwC axe 570 staff in Australia In a clear sign of the struggling market, professional services firm Ernst & Young is slashing 230 jobs from its Australian headcount, just one day after PwC cut 344 of its own.
10 November 2023
United Kingdom

Nicola Quincey joins PwC as EMEA AWS alliance leader Digital services expert Nicola Quincey has joined PwC as a partner. She will lead the firm’s alliance with Amazon Web Services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
10 November 2023
Germany

PwC acquires specialist operations consultancy Schuh & Company PwC has acquired Schuh & Company, a German company that specialises in the optimisation of product management portfolios in the manufacturing sector.
08 November 2023
Middle East

PwC revenues up 10% with Middle East and India the star performers Big Four firm PwC has lifted its revenues by 10% in local currency terms to a record $53 billion, with the Middle East and India businesses receiving global praise for their star performance.
07 November 2023
Saudi Arabia

Halfway Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia seems on track to hit key goals With Saudi Arabia half way to the end date of its ambitious Saudi Vision 2030 goals, the country now appears to be on track to meet the targets, which include economic, social, and cultural diversifi
03 November 2023
United Kingdom

Half of UK public does not trust government with long-term planning The UK's public institutions face a multitude of systemic problems, which they must plan for to deliver a healthy and prosperous future for the country’s residents.
02 November 2023
United Kingdom

PwC UK founds alliance with human capital platform Darwinbox As the firm looks to grow its human capital management offering, PwC has announced a new alliance with Darwinbox.
01 November 2023
United States

PwC names Mohamed Kande as next global chair PwC’s board has selected Mohamed Kande, the US and global head of consulting, as its next global chair.
31 October 2023

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