In the recently released report, FSG’s Events to Watch for 2017, we profiled what our analysts believe are the downside and upside scenarios that multinational companies should evaluate to ensure that strategic plans are resilient when the unexpected occurs. As…
This is the first blog of a three-part series. For part 2, please click here. For part 3, please click here. In the recently released report FSG’s Events to Watch for 2017, we profiled what our analysts believe are the…
Europe continues to be a key region within multinationals’ EMEA market portfolios, despite its slow economic growth. MNCs should continue expecting sluggish economic performance in Europe as the region’s financial sector weakness is depressing investment. Beyond low growth, however, Europe’s…
The “new normal” that started with the drop in global commodity prices in 2014 will extend well into 2017, with sluggish developed market growth, continued slowdown in China, and low commodity prices is creating a challenging environment for MNCs to…
This is the second part of our two-part series that covers what to expect from the European refugee crisis in 2016 and beyond. The first post covered background information on the crisis, and what is likely to happen over the next…
This Thursday, the United Kingdom (UK) will vote in a referendum on whether to leave the European Union (EU)—referred to as the “Brexit.” Opinion polls have shifted sharply over the past two weeks to indicate that the likelihood of Brexit…
While Europe’s refugee crisis has subsided from the urgent situation of 2015 and early 2016, it will cast a long shadow over European politics. Since the continent is not yet in the clear, FSG is publishing two blog posts to…