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An overview of PwC global news:

United Kingdom

Consultants have their say on Labour landslide In the wake of a decisive electoral victory, some professional services leaders have been swift to congratulate new Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
09 July 2024
Australia

Big Four respond to unambitious Australian federal budget The Australian branches of the ‘Big Four’ accounting and consulting firms have responded to the latest federal budget, lamenting a lack of long-term structural reform in their appraisals.
15 May 2024
United Kingdom

Spring statement does little to excite UK consultants What is expected to be the last budget before the 2024 general election has been dominated by discussions around the impact of tax cuts on small businesses and individuals.
12 March 2024
United Arab Emirates

Consultants powering knowledge at World Government Summit 2024 Taking place in Dubai this week, the World Government Summit is bringing leaders from business and government together to shape responses to some of the world’s most pressing issues and solutions.
12 February 2024
Saudi Arabia

Substantial progress booked at half-way mark of Vision 2030 In PwC’s latest report on Saudi Arabia’s progress towards Vision 2030, researchers look at where the Kingdom stands on key economic and non-economic objectives, as the country hits the half-way mark
02 December 2023
Saudi Arabia

Halfway Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia seems on track to hit key goals With Saudi Arabia half way to the end date of its ambitious Saudi Vision 2030 goals, the country now appears to be on track to meet the targets, which include economic, social, and cultural diversifi
03 November 2023
United Kingdom

Half of UK public does not trust government with long-term planning The UK's public institutions face a multitude of systemic problems, which they must plan for to deliver a healthy and prosperous future for the country’s residents.
02 November 2023
Australia

Most Australians support long-term government work ban for PwC PwC scored more than $500 million in federal work over the past two years.
20 June 2023
Australia

PwC sends global leaders to Australia to damage control spiralling crisis Facing the risk of spiralling global crisis, PwC is scrambling to contain the damage caused by the ‘government leak scandal’ in Australia.
12 May 2023
Saudi Arabia

PwC’s consultants sign agreements with Saudi government authorities PwC’s digital consultants have bagged two contracts in Saudi Arabia – taking the stage at the recently concluded mega tech fest LEAP to showcase their ‘wins’ to the world.
14 February 2023
Australia

Analysis: Political funding and donations by the Big Four The Australian Electoral Commission has released its political donation data for the 2021-22 financial year, with the Big Four once again splashing out in support of political leaders and parties.
05 February 2023
Australia

The 400+ consultancies on the Management Advisory Services Panel The Australian Government has completed the multi-year procurement process for its Management Advisory Services Panel, appointing a total of more than 400 consulting firms and professional services g
29 January 2023
Australia

PwC leak leads to grumpy government warning to tax advisors The suspension of a former PwC Australia international tax lead for sharing confidential tax reform details has the government potentially rethinking how it engages consultants on such policy matters
24 January 2023
United Arab Emirates

High-potential Abu Dhabi officials groomed by top consultancies The Abu Dhabi Public Exchange Program has hit its first major milestone, with its inaugural class of 25 graduates receiving their title at a special ceremony.
28 June 2022
United Kingdom

DEFRA selects PwC as manager of Biodiverse Landscape Fund DEFRA has selected PwC as the fund manager for its £100 million 'Biodiverse Landscape Fund’.
17 May 2022
Canada

Federal government appoints PwC's Abraham Tachjian as open banking lead Department of Finance Canada has appointed Abraham Tachjian, a director at PwC, as open banking lead.
28 March 2022
United Kingdom

British inflation hits new three-decade high The UK’s cost-of-living crisis further deepened in February, according to official figures.
25 March 2022
Australia

How PwC helped the ABS deliver Australia's 2021 Census While the public will have to wait until next year for Census data to be released, at least one figure has now been revealed – the staggering number of cyber attacks blocked by the online system.
28 December 2021
United Kingdom

Value for money questioned in consulting firm's pandemic charity role Britain’s Government has pledged to examine the value for money provided by spending £2 million on consultants to assist with assessing bids made by charities for emergency funds.
27 August 2021
Europe

Big Four bag millions for Structural Reform Support Programme Big Four accounting and advisory firms Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC together won over €156 million in contracts from the European Commission (EC) in 2020 alone.
05 July 2021
Middle East

Consulting firms deliver research for World Government Summit In the coming months, the World Government Summit will work together with a select group of knowledge partners – all of which are among the globe’s leading consulting firms – on a range of research r
28 June 2021
Australia

Big Four win millions in government consulting contracts The Big Four have followed a bumper 2020 in federal public sector work with a swag of new government consulting and professional services contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars so far this y
09 May 2021
Australia

Census preparations on track with help of PwC's tech consultants As 2021 Census night fast approaches, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and professional services firm PwC as official IT provider have been working diligently to ensure the disasters of the
15 April 2021
Australia

IBM, Accenture and PwC | Sayers bidding for visa platform The race to win the federal government’s overhaul of its ageing visa infrastructure has been trimmed down to a set of three consortia.
07 March 2021
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia answers questions on regional HQ policy Saudi Arabia is sticking by its plans to exclude non KSA-headquartred foreign companies from doing business with state entities, but has clarified some points around what a regional HQ should entail
02 March 2021
France

Bercy selects 22 consultancies for restructuring framework agreement The French ministry of Economy and Finance – also known as ‘Bercy’ – has appointed over twenty consulting firms to its national framework agreement for restructuring and turnaround services.
23 February 2021
Australia

Big Four bag $90 million in NSW government contracts The Big Four have bagged over $90 million in NSW government consulting contracts during the past year – a more than 10 percent rise on the year previous.
18 February 2021
Australia

PwC and Accenture the lead consultants for Covid-19 vaccine rollout Consultants from PwC have landed 2021’s most important consulting job for the nation: overseeing the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine.
24 January 2021
United Kingdom

PwC to examine fraud risks of UK's Covid-19 loan programme The Government-owned British Business Bank has tapped PwC to examine cases of possible fraud in its business loan programme, which was launched to help companies impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
12 January 2021
Saudi Arabia

PwC helps Saudi government with water privatisation initiative PwC has helped the Saudi government create a privatised and digitalised water transmission entity – WTTCO – in a move that is aligned with goals in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
30 November 2020
United Kingdom

Cabinet Office regularly hires MBB and Big Four consultancies New analysis has shown that Cabinet Office spent £120 million on consultants over a period of three years.
06 November 2020
Canada

Alberta hires PwC to examine feasibility of provincial police force The Alberta government earlier this month announced the hiring of consulting firm PwC Canada to examine the feasibility of transitioning from the RCMP to a provincial police force.
19 October 2020

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