Organizations

WHAT'S NEW?: Moves away from traditional, hierarchical, full-time structures towards a gig and shared economy continue apace. New models of virtual working and work anywhere, anytime for anybody are likely to grow dramatically in the coming years.

[New] So far, the US has already imposed tariffs on $250bn worth of Chinese products, and has threatened tariffs on $325bn more, while China, has set tariffs on $110bn worth of US goods, and is threatening measures that would affect US businesses operating in China.
[New] The EU should raise its profile as a global leader in climate action by adopting a long-term climate strategy aimed at making the EU carbon neutral by 2050.
[New] Demand for office space will continue to rise next year as business and IT-BPM players expand operations.
[New] Pro-business policies in Brazil are expected to stimulate the economy and generate 2.4 percent GDP growth in 2019, creating new opportunities for foreign franchisors.
[New] By 2030, as many as 375 million workers - or roughly 14 percent of the global workforce - may need to switch occupational categories as digitization, automation, and advances in artificial intelligence disrupt the world of work..
[New] The expansion in the various related industry is expected to reflect positively on the sales of Global Acetamipirid product over the next few years.
[New] In UK, from 2020 adults with low or no basic digital skills will have an entitlement to assess their skills and to enrol on qualifications regulated by Ofqual and approved as part of the publicly-funded basic digital skills offer.
[New] CBRE's baseline forecast calls for US flexible office space to expand to about 13% of office space by 2030 - up from just 1.8% in 40 US markets now - and even in a slow-growth scenario, CBRE projects flexible space will account for 6.5% of the office market by 2030.
[New] Next year will see an inflection point in organizations finally understanding more about their data, which will be critical to improving data privacy standards as an industry.
[New] The OECD now expects a slowing in the world economy to 2.9% this year and 3.0% in 2020, in response to the escalating trade policy tensions that affect confidence and investment and create policy uncertainty.
[New] Next year, mobile commerce will be just one percentage below half of US retail ecommerce sales only to surpass them the following year.
[New] mcommerce sales are expected to surpass ecommerce sales this year.
[New] The Commission's strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy confirms Europe's commitment to lead the global climate action and presents a vision that can lead to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
[New] Sales of products containing cannabidiol (CBD), are booming -, analysts predict that CBD sales could become a $15 - $20 billion industry by 2025.
[New] By 2030 the government hopes to see at least 50% of new car sales being ultra low emission and, as set out in the Air Quality Plan, it is committed to banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 to help achieve net-zero emissions in the UK by 2050.
[New] Oil will probably remain the world's largest source of energy (meeting just under a third of needs) by 2050, while consumption of coal is likely to stabilise, in line with political commitments to tackle climate change and improve air quality.
[New] US in-store sales are expected to grow slightly, but online sales are likely to jump between 11 and 14 percent this year, up to $166.9 billion.
[New] In a scenario described as moderate, IDTechEx also predicts 30% of the total travel demand will be provided by MaaS by 2040, and global passenger car sales are expected to peak in 2031.
[New] Businesses in the UK are expected to spend £6.8bn on seasonal advertising during the final quarter of this year.
[New] Traditional linear advertising sales (broadcast TV and radio, newspaper and magazine ad pages, out-of-home), will decrease by -3% to $290bn while digital advertising sales will continue to grow double-digits, although it will mature compared to 2018: +14% this year compared to +19% last year.
[New] Linear advertising sales will shrink by -3% while digital ad sales will grow by +14% - In the US, digital growth has started to slow down in the first months of 2019, having reached a 52% market share at the end of last year.
[New] Valuations in most other markets are much more reasonable, but ongoing political risks in Europe and trade tensions with the United States could continue to weigh on developed ex US markets.

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Last updated: 09 December 2019