Shows that despite a spike in COVID-19 cases in the U.S., the case fatality rate (CFR) and deaths have not risen proportionately. Explains this trend with factors such as increased testing, changes in age mix of cases, and better treatment protocols.

Analyzes the inverse relationship between rising COVID-19 cases and falling case fatality rates globally, with three main causes: better identification, different age mix, and improved treatment.

Shows that the global daily COVID-19 CFR has declined and converged around 2% across regions. Introduces the distinction between CFR and IFR and discusses why CFR may vary.

This slide discusses the market share and growth of chain restaurants globally, emphasizing the significant growth driven by North America. It provides a geographical breakdown of market share for chains vs. independent establishments.

This slide reveals how challenger sportswear brands like Deckers and Asics are surpassing incumbents like Nike and Adidas in economic profit. The chart compares EP share between 2018–2024E, showing a clear shift toward challengers. The analysis explains challengers’ faster revenue growth and stronger profitability, while incumbents show decline.

Outlines the major alignment and skill challenges automotive executives face when scaling digital proofs of concept, emphasizing areas needing improvement for successful implementation.

This slide shows the top three challenges for CFOs: dynamic business environment, planning/budgeting, and automation/efficiency, rated on a 1 to 5 scale.

This slide highlights the least important challenges for CFOs: daily liquidity, regulatory burden, and cost-cutting, rated on a 1 to 5 scale.

Challenges and use cases of generative AI in software engineering, focusing on code generation

Assesses ongoing business challenges like cost management and headcount planning, considering economic conditions and the corresponding fiscal policy stance from the Federal Reserve’s viewpoint.

Analyzes the challenges faced in the HCP engagement process, helping to identify areas needing improvement and focus.

Highlights the main challenges faced by insurance underwriters, such as inefficient systems and insufficient data, critical for assessing operational and risk management issues.

Comparative analysis of top operational and risk management challenges across different insurance lines, emphasizing inefficiencies and the need for better training.

Highlights top challenges in establishing partnerships within the food value chain ecosystem, including network access and data sharing. Useful for strategic planning in sustainability and agriculture.

This slide highlights the pivoting challenges faced by different service categories, focusing on service capabilities, investment focus, and management practices.

This slide depicts the varying rates of change and adoption in technology, individuals, businesses, and public policy over the years, illustrating how the future is unequally distributed. It could be used to discuss technology adoption patterns.

Discusses the challenges companies face during disruptive changes and emphasizes the negative impacts on work quality and productivity.

The slide explains how change happens at various levels, using macro forces, shifts, and signals, and how Ipsos uses this framework to monitor trends over time.

Highlights the difficulties in achieving successful change management in organizations, focusing on the stages from strategy deployment to embedding new capabilities, and the common stalling points.

Discusses the significance of communication in organizational change, focusing on the allocation of time, leadership communication, and skilling for effective delivery. The slide is a tool for analyzing the human aspects of organizational transformation and change management.

Focuses on the importance of managing change in organizations and lists factors like engaging staff and leveraging technology.

Emphasizes the importance of rapid demand-sensing capabilities in different sectors, attributing the necessity to fast-paced changes and consumer behavior.

It addresses the increasing complexity in customer interactions and how contact channels are diversifying, with future projections for channel usage.

Examines the normalization of channel dynamics post-pandemic, focusing on retail, wholesale, and e-commerce.

Analyzes channel investment plans across different industries and regions, focusing on digital and automated options.

This slide highlights the shifting consumer preferences between offline and online channels for luxury purchases. It shows historical trends and current channel usage, emphasizing the growing importance of online interactions.

This slide examines the trend that using more channels leads to more effective marketing work, supported by data from Effie awards entries over several years.

This slide emphasizes the importance of selecting the right channels for marketing, showing the percentage usage of different channels by winners and entrants to illustrate strategic channel selection.

This slide analyzes the effectiveness of different marketing channels in driving both short-term sales and long-term brand awareness. It highlights the impact of channels like TV, social media, and print on overall marketing effectiveness.

Urges a customer-first approach in channel strategy, focusing on integrated experiences and continual experimentation for cross-channel success.

This slide analyzes the chargeback mechanisms used in organizations, with a comparison between 2017 and 2019 preferences. It also shows how costs are charged back to divisions.

The chart highlights a broad-based increase in credit card net charge-off rates YoY across issuers. Bread, Navy FCU, and CapOne experienced the most deterioration, suggesting growing borrower distress or looser underwriting.

This slide examines how frequently EV owners charge their vehicles and the types of energy sources they use at home, comparing green energy and grey grid usage across different regions.

Analyzes the commercialization of charging station infrastructure in Romania, with details on the capabilities of different network providers and the spread across counties.

This slide contrasts the infrastructure needs of heavy-duty vs. medium-duty electric vehicles. It shows that heavy-duty fleets require higher-capacity chargers and more infrastructure investment, with significantly higher per-vehicle cost.

Analyzes the significant development of charging infrastructure in Romania, with a notable increase in fast and ultrafast charging stations and support from government programs.

This slide outlines the main factors influencing the purchase of charging infrastructure for EV owners. It highlights price, charging speed, reliability, and other factors like ease of use and installation process.

The slide explains that despite advancements, a large portion of heavy-duty fleets still require on-route charging. It quantifies investment needs and shows distribution of daily mileage, indicating infrastructure must serve vehicles exceeding daily range limits.

This slide details the primary charging locations for EV owners, highlighting regional preferences for charging at home, at the office, or on the street.

This slide analyzes the loyalty of EV owners to their charging providers, emphasizing factors such as location convenience, pricing tariffs, and power speed. It also discusses reasons for switching providers and typical tariff usage.

Highlights the regional distribution of charging infrastructure in Romania, with Bucharest and Western Romania having the highest number of charging stations.

This slide demonstrates the global concern over inadequate charging infrastructure, affecting consumer decisions against purchasing electric vehicles.

Examines the leadership of retailers in charging station coverage in Romania, with fuel stations focusing on adopting fast charging technologies to meet increasing demand.

Discusses the increasing number of charging stations in retail and shopping mall premises, highlighting the growth in fast and ultrafast charging capabilities.

It shows the historical financial performance of fleet-wide charter rates versus breakeven costs, highlighting financial sustainability over time.

Discusses the success of the Chase Offers℠ program in its initial months, focusing on customer and merchant engagement and the benefits realized through this strategy.

The slide ranks countries by their support for banning ChatGPT in schools. Canada, France, and Australia top the list, while Japan and Thailand show the least support. Historical comparison with 2023 is also provided.

The slide presents the rapid growth in interest for ChatGPT, driven by its launch, and includes media excerpts to emphasize its widespread influence.

This slide discusses the development of acceptable use policies for ChatGPT and the board-level discussions on generative AI risks, including percentages of organizations with policies in place.

ChatGPT reached 1M users in 5 days and 100M in 2 months, outpacing Instagram and Spotify. Generative AI is expected to impact 80% of US workers, with 19% experiencing major transformation. The slide emphasizes GenAI’s integration into professional workflows.

Demonstrates how the chemical industry supports multiple client sectors, highlighting its $5.37 trillion value chain. Shows inputs, economic value, and end-user industry sales, emphasizing sustainability-linked demand.

This slide demonstrates regional consensus—particularly in Latin America, Africa, and Europe—that banning harmful plastic chemicals is crucial to protecting health and the environment.

Discusses how digitalization could transform the chemistry and advanced materials industry, emphasizing potential societal benefits like reduced emissions and injury rates.

Illustrates changes made to manage child or caring responsibilities during the crisis, with 1 in 5 making changes. Details include changing working patterns and seeking external help.

This slide explores perceptions of childhood difficulty across 30 countries. Countries like Hungary and Türkiye show high agreement that growing up is harder now, revealing societal concerns around safety, education, and technology.

It shows that parents primarily sought information on nutrition, vaccination, and health for their children, indicating these areas are of most concern.

It highlights that parents relied on a variety of sources for support in their children's social and emotional development, with the NHS website being the most common source.

The slide shows the percentage of Canadian investors saving for their children's education before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It indicates that a significant majority continued to save for this goal even during the pandemic.

This slide reviews Chile's economic situation, focusing on real GDP changes, consumption and investment trends, and international trade as of 4Q23.

Analyzes three cost factors essential for optimizing green hydrogen production in Chile, focusing on generation location, technology, and transmission costs.

Projects the decreasing costs of green hydrogen production in Chile's northern and southern zones, highlighting the competitive and uncompetitive regions.

Compares the cost of producing green hydrogen in Chile with other regions by 2030, showcasing Chile's cost advantage.

Forecasts significant cost reductions in green hydrogen production in Chile by 2035, focusing on power generation, electrolyzer capex, and efficiency improvements.

The slide outlines Chile's aspirations to be among the top global producers and exporters of green hydrogen by 2025 and 2030, with specific GW capacity targets. Also indicates geographic areas of development.

This slide examines Chile's inflation and monetary policy, emphasizing inflation targeting, copper prices, and target policy rates as of February 2024.

This slide highlights M&A activity in various sectors in Chile from 2013-2023, noting significant changes and trends over the years.

Addresses concern over potential aggression by China in Asia. Globally, 69% agree they fear this, while US and Canada register even higher at 75% and 76%. Slide tracks geopolitical anxieties shifting toward Asia.

It outlines the economic outlook for China/Asia as they reopen and discusses the impact of ESG rate changes on investment alpha, signaling strategic considerations for investors.

This slide emphasizes China’s Belt and Road investments in global port infrastructure. It highlights examples in Peru and Sri Lanka where Chinese funding secured long-term control. A bar chart shows sharp increases in SEA investment, peaking in 2018.

This slide analyzes the rapid rise of bike sharing in China, driven by private sector entry, high investments, unregulated markets, and demand. It shows quantitative growth in schemes and bikes and explains contributing factors.

This slide evaluates the shift in market focus by CEOs in China, specifically their reduced preference for the US market. It could be used to discuss changes in international business strategies and economic forecasts.

This slide focuses on consumer confidence and the income and wealth effect in China, comparing indices related to consumer behavior and property prices. Used for consumer market analysis and economic forecasting.

Discusses China's changing economic landscape with a focus on shifting labor demographics and increasing consumer expenditures.

The slide discusses the critical role of consumption in China's economy, illustrated by significant changes in household bank deposits and loans.

Focuses on China's EAF and EAFD growth potential driven by policy and industrial transition. Highlights Befesa’s projected capacity increases and market share strategy through cautious, phased expansion and government-backed investment.

Highlights the continuous growth of retail e-commerce sales in China from 2019 to 2024, forecasting USD 3.565 trillion in 2024. It emphasizes evolving consumer preferences and urges brands to align with these shifts.

Highlights China's economic strategies and outcomes in 2021, focusing on sectors like manufacturing and consumer spending. The slide provides insights into how policy shifts and economic activities influence broader economic stability and growth forecasts.

This slide examines China's economic transition, highlighting the changes in GDP composition by sector and trends in exports and imports over the last four decades. It illustrates the shift from manufacturing to services and the dynamics of trade.

The slide illustrates declining consumer confidence and persistent deflation in China, alongside trade fluctuations triggered by US tariffs. Corporates are advised to expect reduced pricing power in China and potential cost relief through lower export prices.

The slide presents China's economic slowdown due to mounting debt, shrinking working-age population, declining FDI, and weakening consumer confidence. Exports have been a key growth lever, but rising tariffs and global shifts may further constrain growth. The analysis reflects deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities.

Analyzes China's consumption, investment, and net exports as a share of GDP, highlighting economic imbalances and future forecasts.

The slide analyzes China's economic components, including GDP contribution, household financial behavior, and consumer confidence, providing insights into economic health and trends in China.

This slide discusses the economic and consumer market pressures in China during 2024, where most luxury brands are underperforming. It highlights government interventions, consumer sentiment, and scenarios affecting the retail and luxury sectors.

The slide shows the performance of Chinese equities during various correction periods, detailing the percentage drops and recovery patterns to analyze market resilience and investment opportunities post-correction.

The slide analyzes the MSCI China price-to-book ratio and historical drawdowns, offering insights into market fluctuations and valuation trends.

This slide illustrates China's dominance in the electric vehicle (EV) battery value chain, supported by significant government subsidies and a certification scheme that favors local firms. It provides insights into China’s market strategy and its effects on global competition in the EV sector.

China’s aggressive capex in the "New Three" sectors—EVs, lithium-ion batteries, and solar modules—is boosting global competition. The slide showcases production/export trends and warns of overcapacity, pricing pressures, and supply chain dependencies.

Focused on Mainland China and Hong Kong, this slide outlines recent VC trends, strong fintech investment activity, and regulatory developments including crypto licensing. It emphasizes the absence of megadeals and the rise of smaller B2B plays.

This slide evaluates fixed asset investment trends in China, detailing the year-over-year changes and sector-specific investments. It compares public and private investment levels and the performance of various sectors over time.

Outlines China's 14th Five-Year Plan, emphasizing a shift to high-quality development. Highlights include innovation, environmental protection, and internal circulation. Historical GDP growth data provides context for future projections.

This slide analyzes the components of China's real GDP growth over several decades, highlighting the contributions of investment, consumption, and net exports. It provides a historical perspective and future projections of GDP growth rates.

Analyzes the impact of China's economic policies and COVID-19 policy reversals on its GDP growth, with implications for global trade.

This slide provides insights into the drivers of economic growth in China, highlighting contributions to GDP growth and sector-specific fixed asset investments. Used for market analysis and investment planning.

This slide assesses China's long-term economic growth potential, breaking down contributions from total factor productivity (TFP), labor, and capital. It contrasts these with actual GDP growth over time, providing forecasts for future growth rates.

The slide details China's economic performance, highlighting GDP growth and inflationary trends, with a focus on consumer and producer prices, and import dynamics.

Shows shift in Chinese consumer luxury spending from domestic to international markets due to GDP slowdown and evolving preferences; forecasts international spend increase of 12–17 percentage points from 2023–2025.

The slide forecasts China's economic growth, addressing challenges in the industrial sector, high savings rates, and export weakness. It discusses GDP trends, unemployment, and inflation projections, highlighting factors impacting growth.

Analyzes China's economic challenges and prospects, including structural and cyclical factors affecting GDP, employment, and inflation.

This slide ranks global sentiment on China's influence over the next decade. The average positive view is 43%, with Southeast Asia showing high support. Western countries, especially Canada and the US, are much lower.

The slide presents China’s major push in QT through $15B in government funding and $265M in private capital. It details policies enabling doctoral programs and education investments, and news of breakthrough achievements in quantum networks and photonic quantum supremacy.