The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In many ways, it seems like something of a no brainer for the sector to target emissions, as making their operations more efficient has productivity benefits as well as environmental ones. Fossil fuel subsidies are hugely important, as they amounted to nearly $5 trillion around the world in 2013, or 6.5% of global GDP.

Energy 81

Energy Quality Banking GDP 81

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

government is constantly sweeping up vast amounts of data on the details of the retail sector — buying and selling, getting and spending — just as it tracks census information and data on economic indicators such as GDP, employment and unemployment, and inflation. So we started digging. We pored over the surveys and documentation.

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Retail GDP Report 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. These costs are significantly higher for U.S. But the future trajectory of U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The Canadian dollar, for example, depreciated 25% between 2013 and 2016, yet Canada’s trade balance remained virtually unchanged. Price changes (of currency and goods) can be observed nearly in real time, whereas fundamental macro variables such as GDP and its components become available with just a few months’ delay.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Uncertainty Company Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Within weeks there was $50 billion in business deals involving foreign companies, including the Airbus agreement (worth $25 billion) to sell 118 planes, and Italy’s state rail company’s $5 billion pact to develop the local rail network. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

billion annually in currency operations costs. According to a 2013 Mastercard study , India was in the “Inception” category of both absolute level of cashlessness and the trajectory of change. Reserve Bank of India, India’s central bank, and the banking institutions. Related Video. million hours and $0.5

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

But in past weeks, it seems that the movie in Asia has been on fast-forward around global development and financing. It’s stated mission is to “focus on the development of infrastructure and other productive sectors in Asia.” billion of subscribed capital) or the Asian Development Bank ($162.8 Still, the U.S.

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8