Emerging markets provide unique challenges for executives, and contingency planning is one way to better navigate these waters. Since the November 1 publication of FSG’s 2018 Events to Watch report, our analysts have continued to monitor and update their scenario analysis. This…
The chart of the week is from Athanasia Kokkinogeni, Analyst for Europe: “Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Fixed investment) is one of the most important indicators we follow in developed markets. We recently hit a major landmark: across the 5 largest…
This is the first in a 7-part update series on FSG’s 2017 Events to Watch. Additional updates can be found below: US Infrastructure Boom: Dead on Arrival? Events to Watch for 2017 Update (1/7) China Loses Control: Heading for a crash? Events to Watch…
Last week, Frontier Strategy Group held an exclusive webinar, Brexit: Global Implications for Business Leaders, to help clients better understand and respond to the fallout of the Brexit vote. Consequences for business are widespread, ranging from: major economic and political uncertainty…
FSG believes there is a 30% chance of Brexit – the UK’s exit from the EU – actually occurring. While far from a likelihood, the possibility remains significant enough that multinationals need to have at least a basic plan that…
On February 19th, the EU reached a final agreement renegotiating the United Kingdom’s membership status. The proposed treaty changes would have minor impacts on business, but the result in the upcoming referendum on June 23rd has significant consequences both for…
Europe’s headline-grabbing financial crises in 2009 and 2012 were not strictly sovereign debt crises – they were also banking crises. While concern regarding European sovereign debt has abated, the systemic issues of Europe’s derelict banking system have yet to be…