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United Kingdom

Blockchain could provide £57 billion boost to UK public sector The UK is one of four nations best positioned to take advantage of new Blockchain technologies, according to a new study.
21 October 2020
India

PwC names company veteran Sanjeev Krishnan as Chairman Sanjeev Krishan – a three-decade PwC veteran who helped establish and expand the firm’s Transaction Services vertical in India – will take the helm from incumbent PwC Chairman Shyamal Mukherjee on 1
20 October 2020
Canada

Alberta hires PwC to examine feasibility of provincial police force The Alberta government earlier this month announced the hiring of consulting firm PwC Canada to examine the feasibility of transitioning from the RCMP to a provincial police force.
19 October 2020
United Kingdom

Alison Breadon succeeds Paul Norbury at PwC East Midlands PwC has named announced the promotion of its new East Midlands Senior Partner.
19 October 2020
United Kingdom

Questions remain on net-zero resolve of Big Four Three of the world’s four largest professional services firms have recently committed to producing net-zero carbon emissions in the next decade, while the fourth has made noises toward the same goal
15 October 2020
Middle East

Despite Covid-19, PwC onboards close to 300 new graduates Despite the challenging environment for the professional services industry, PwC has stepped up its commitment to young talent with the intake of close to 300 new graduates.
13 October 2020
India

How India can become a $10 trillion economy by 2034 A new PwC report suggests that now is the time for India to comprehensively reinvent its economy in line with long-term needs and ambitions. All that’s required is a “full-potential mindset.
08 October 2020
Middle East

PwC acquires SAP enterprise consulting business of Tyconz PwC has acquired the Enterprise Business of Tyconz, one of the Middle East’s leading SAP implementation and technology partners.
06 October 2020
Asia

Simon Gealy takes the reins of PwC South East Asia Consulting Professional services giant PwC has promoted company veteran Simon Gealy to CEO of its South East Asia Consulting division.
01 October 2020
United Kingdom

PwC alumnus Melissa Nussbaum joins WeTransfer as CFO Capital markets and technology specialist Melissa Nussbaum has joined file-sharing platform WeTransfer as the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer.
01 October 2020
United Kingdom

Nine PwC firms working on UN-backed Covid-19 initiative Nine of PwC’s national and regional wings are teaming up to support a new global initiative and collaboration to help local communities recover better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
30 September 2020
Canada

Only 1 in 5 Canadians want to go back to the office, finds PwC Only 1 in 5 Canadians want to go back to the office full-time, according to a recent PwC Canada report.
24 September 2020
United Kingdom

Professional services giant PwC commits to net-zero by 2030 Big Four professional services firm PwC has announced it aims to bring its carbon impact to net-zero by the end of the decade.
17 September 2020
United Kingdom

8 charts on the economic cost of Beirut's port explosion The explosion in Beirut’s port on the 4th of August 2020 sent a shock through Lebanon, killing more than 220 people, injuring more than 6,500 and leaving some 300,000 people homeless.
16 September 2020
Lebanon

Economic damages of Beirut explosion over $20 billion While a month has passed since Lebanon was left reeling from a colossal explosion in its capital city, a new report has found that there is still a huge shortfall in funding for the rebuilding of Bei
16 September 2020
United Kingdom

PwC stops sponsor partnership with Irish university society Global professional services firm PwC has announced it is ending its sponsorship of the Dublin University Philosophical Society, having partnered the society for the last five years.
09 September 2020
Australia

PwC appointed 23 new partners in 2020 financial year Australia’s largest accounting and consulting firm PwC has taken on 23 new partners in its latest financial year. With revenues of $2.
08 September 2020
United Kingdom

PwC helps save 2,300 jobs with sale of vehicle repair business PwC has overseen the sale of Nationwide Accident Repair Services and a number of its subsidiaries, after being appointed for the company’s administration.
07 September 2020
China

M&A eyes China's booming sheconomy as women lift spending Women now account for 75% of all consumer purchases in Mainland China, and the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape has been quick to recognise this opportunity.
04 September 2020
Middle East

Transfer pricing to take centre stage in Middle East taxation As the global transfer pricing landscape becomes more sure-footed, businesses headquartered in the Middle East are still grappling with new legislation at domestic and multilateral levels.
02 September 2020
Australia

Revenues of Big Four in Australia pass $9 billion threshold Over the past five years, the revenues of the Big Four in Australia have boomed, leading to the aggregate revenues of the quartet surpassing the $9 billion mark for the first time in their history.
01 September 2020
Australia

US owner engages PwC to run sale of agribusiness Auscott PwC has been tasked with managing the sale of one of Australia’s largest land, water and infrastructure agribusiness – Auscott.
30 August 2020
United Kingdom

16 consulting firms awarded government coronavirus contracts The UK Government has once again come under fire for its spending on private consulting contractors, after it emerged the industry had received contracts worth £56 million to help with the national r
24 August 2020
United Kingdom

PwC UK and US advise Gymshark on unicorn valuation Following a successful minority investment drive, Gymshark has joined the ranks of the UK’s ‘unicorns’, as the start-up has been valued at over $1 billion.
24 August 2020
United States

CEOs prioritizing business models that are digital and flexible Post-pandemic, CEOs plan to make their companies more digital and virtual, while developing a more flexible and employee-oriented workforce, according to a new PwC survey.
18 August 2020
United Kingdom

PwC and legal advisers help Travelex restructure its debt Professional services firm PwC has clinched a restructuring deal for Travelex, which appointed administrators earlier in August. The news safeguards around 1,800 jobs in the UK.
17 August 2020
Middle East

PwC's partnership with Tanium lands in the Middle East PwC has extended its international alliance with cybersecurity firm Tanium into the Middle East market.
17 August 2020
Taiwan

PwC Taiwan promotes Kent Chong to managing director In Taiwan, accounting and consulting giant PwC has promoted Kent Chong to managing director in its Legal advisory arm.
10 August 2020
Australia

PwC stabilises revenue and limits Covid-19 job cuts to 250 Big Four firm PwC has stabilised its income in its latest financial year, despite seeing several months of its reporting period impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.
03 August 2020
United Kingdom

10 global consulting firms sign up to The Valuable 500 Global disability inclusion movement The Valuable 500 now has 300 signatories, including 10 global consulting firms.
03 August 2020
India

PwC asked to wind down consulting work for Space Park PwC is being taken off the proposed Space Park project in Kerala, after being held responsible for appointing an operations manager linked in a case of gold smuggling.
27 July 2020
Middle East

Middle East consumer behaviour changing and shifting online Despite feeling the financial strain from Covid-19, consumers across the Middle East are still willing to spend more in the near future, although patterns of consumption are likely to change.
24 July 2020

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