Almost 60 percent of CEOs around the world expect global economic growth to increase during the next 12 months, according to PwC's 28th Annual Global CEO Survey.
The report, which surveyed 4,701 CEOs across 109 countries and territories, also finds that 42 percent expect to increase headcount by 5 percent or more in the next 12 months – more than double the proportion who expect headcount decreases (17 percent), and up from 39 percent last year. The percentage is highest (48 percent) among smaller companies (less than $100 million) and those in the technology (61 percent), real estate (61 percent), private equity (52 percent), and pharma and life sciences (51 percent) sectors.
While CEOs are optimistic about the global economy, macroeconomic volatility (29 percent) and inflation (27 percent) nevertheless remain the top risks for the year cited by CEOs globally, but with clear differences between regions. Geopolitical conflict is seen as the biggest ri
