Halcyon In Business

Introduction

China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative is one of the most ambitious geopolitical projects ever. By 2027, it aims to dish out an estimated $1.3 trillion in loans, around ten times what the US spent on the Marshall Plan in the aftermath of World War II. As China increases its investment in the West, will countries' loyalty shift toward Beijing? About 80 countries have already joined, and dozens more are flirting with the idea. For a world that badly needs more and better infrastructure, Belt and Road is a good thing

Halcyon curates the most significant talent-related content from carefully selected sources, Please contact us if you'd like our help with talent-related challenges.

Please see recent start-up-related change below.

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Please see below selected marketing-related change.

December 2015

• In Global Marketing 2.0: A Richer, More Connected World, Percolate claimed to have brought together some of the sharpest minds in business, academia, and technology to explore what it means to be living in a world that is getting richer, more connected, and increasingly run on software. For marketers, this means listening closely to emerging markets and understanding the consumers within them, whether that’s achieved by investing in local expertise or a mobile-first mentality when building software.

Please see below selected India-related change from 2015 and earlier, For change from 2016 onwards, please see What's Changing? - Economics and What's Changing? - Emerging Markets.

December 2015

• Buoyed by rising manufacturing output, India’s economy grew by 7.4% in the third quarter compared with the same three months last year. Buffered by financial gales two years ago, India is now the best performer among the BRICS economies, outpacing China’s growth rate of 6.9% in the third quarter. Inflationary pressures have receded, but reforms intended to streamline taxes, such as introducing a national sales tax, have stalled in parliament.

November 2015

Halcyon curates the most significant business-related content from carefully selected sources. Please contact us if you'd like our help with business-related challenges.

Please see below selected recent intelligence about transformation. This is a synthesis of major recent developments at competitors, business schools, thinktanks, media, commentators, and other key influencers.

June 2016

• The results of KPMG's 2016 Global Transformation Study point to three common elements among organisations that are in the process of, or completed successful business transformations. The study, which surveyed more than 1,600 executives from multinational companies in 16 countries, found that 96 percent of organisations are in the midst of business transformation planning or execution.

Please see below selected pre-2017 intelligence about outsourcing. This is a synthesis of major recent developments at competitors, business schools, thinktanks, media, commentators, and other key influencers in our external environment. New content is in bold.

May 2016

Please see below selected intelligence from 2016 and earlier about operations. This is a synthesis of major recent developments at competitors, business schools, thinktanks, media, commentators, and other key influencers.

Please see below selected recent intelligence about McKinsey & Co.

April 2016

• Kazakhstan signed a deal with Google and McKinsey to harness the power of “big data” analysis and improve efficiency in its mining industry. A government fund finalised an agreement to set up a centre for collecting and analysing data from across the mining sector, based in the commercial capital, Almaty, working in partnership with the US technology and consulting groups.