Present fourth survey of CEOs worldwide
June 26th, 2013
According to the fourth international CEO survey, “Times of Opportunity, Confidence and Strategy”, the leaders of various organizations worldwide consider that the current environment is not favorable and is generally pessimistic, although the CEOs of Russia, India and Mexico expressed confidence in the 60% in the market.
The report explained 10 main findings about the world economic powers, as well as the features of emerging markets.
Among them, it was indicated that a finding is perceived, called: "political and macroeconomic risks", in which the 81% (with the exception of Mexico and Brazil) of CEOs at a global level perceive uncertainty in relation to economic growth.
Regarding corporate and market risks, the survey indicates that the increase in the tax burden worries 62% of international leaders, in addition to other factors such as the slowdown of the Chinese economy by 7.5%, as well as the stagnation of the United States in the global environment.
As a key finding, it was found that CEOs' perception of the most important markets is concentrated in three countries: China, the United States and Brazil. India is losing ground and Russia remains, while in the so-called emerging markets, the one that has made the most progress is Indonesia, which is placed in 11th place. In the case of Mexico, it is within the first 15 of the emerging powers.
On the other hand, CEOs in a 73% recognized that these (emerging markets) will be more relevant for their growth, which is why they constitute, for the 80.8% of CEOs at a global level, engines for the economy in the coming years.
The three investment priorities of the CEOs for the short and medium term are based on activities aimed at increasing, retaining and ensuring the loyalty of their customers, improving operating efficiency and improving customer service, for which the Mexican directors agree on these axes.
In conclusion, the document revealed that we are experiencing a new era, in which the king of business is the client, in such a way that good strategies must be integrated, talents kept within the company and the support of new technologies to maintain productivity in organizations.
Source: Logistics Emphasis Magazine http://www.logisticamx.enfasis.com