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United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

Special Olympics World Games delivers Dh1 billion to UAE economy The 2019 Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Games has generated just shy of Dh1 billion in economic activity according to calculations from PwC – or around $260 million.
02 July 2019
Asia

Asia | Regional

PwC releases corporate crisis analysis covering 4,500 events Professional services firm PwC has released a first-of-its-kind Global Crisis Survey, described as most comprehensive repository of corporate crisis data ever assembled.
01 July 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC wins tender to replace rival KPMG at Cineworld Cineworld has selected PwC to replace KPMG as external auditor following a tender process launched to keep the company “in accordance with good corporate governance policy on audit rotation.” The move comes s
28 June 2019
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

Ex-PwC Singapore director recruited as country head for SANNE Alternative asset and professional services provider SANNE has appointed ex-PwC director David Fowler as its new country head for Singapore.
28 June 2019
Nigeria

Africa | Nigeria

Nigeria's Vice President lays down priorities at PwC's Innovation Centre launch Speaking at the launch of Big Four accounting and advisory firm PwC’s Innovation experience Centre in Lagos, the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo has indicated that the future of Nigeria’s eco
26 June 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Less than half of UK businesses optimistic about future growth A perfect storm of Brexit anxiety, rapid demographic shifts and a stagnant economy mean that fewer than half of UK’s private businesses are optimistic about future growth, according to a new report.
25 June 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

PwC elaborates on the importance of Youth Month in South Africa today In the midst of a sea of Youth Month initiatives, global professional services firm PwC has indicated that cultivating young talent in South Africa is more crucial than ever in the contemporary scena
25 June 2019
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

The M&A advisors that sold Vivat to Athora and NN Group Dutch insurance company Vivat has been sold for more than €1 billion to two financial groups: Dutch counterpart NN Group and Athora, a pan-European specialised insurance company.
24 June 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC stung with fine for 'serious lack of competence' In a startlingly blunt assessment of PwC’s accounting work for Redcentric, the UK’s auditing watchdog has said the firm exhibited a “lack of competence”, before slapping a fine of more than £4 millio
20 June 2019
Malaysia

Asia | Malaysia

BDO and Big Four partner with ACCA / Sunway for audit simulation course Malaysia’s Sunway TES Centre of Accountancy Excellence together with the Association of Chartered Certiﬁed Accountants have held the first international installation of their joint Global Audit Simul
20 June 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC appoints Fiona Kendrick as Independent Non-Executive Professional services firm PwC has appointed Dame Fiona Kendrick to its Public Interest Body. Kendrick takes her role from 1 July 2019.
19 June 2019
Thailand

Asia | Thailand

PwC Thailand to mark 60th anniversary with charity run for eye-care PwC Thailand is set to celebrate its 60th anniversary in September by hosting a charity run for the benefit of patient eye-care.
18 June 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Price comparison websites disrupt UK hotel industry The way travellers arrange accommodation for vacations has seen seismic shifts in the last few years.
07 June 2019
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC Australia's Tony O'Malley named global head of Legal Services Tony O’Malley, the leader of PwC’s legal arm in Australia and the Asia Pacific (APAC), has been promoted.
07 June 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC celebrates launch of Bradford Assurance Centre Big Four firm PwC has formally opened its new Bradford office, with a ceremony attended by the business community and local politicians.
05 June 2019
Nigeria

Africa | Nigeria

PwC Nigeria Chief Economist elaborates on the future of Blockchain in Africa Speaking at a Technology Conference held in Lagos, Chief Economist at PwC Nigeria Andrew Nevin has elucidated the value of Blockchain in the future of Africa’s economy.
04 June 2019
Europe

Europe | Regional

What is the market size and value of project management? For years, the contribution of project management to the economy has remained shrouded in mystery.
03 June 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Bain, KPMG and PwC win award for M&A work on Callcredit deal Three consulting firms behind a billion pound deal in 2018 have been handed a prize by the annual M&A Advisor Awards.
29 May 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Irish TDs slam claim that PwC hospital review is 'no conflict of interest' Ireland’s Department of Health has been lambasted by Teachta Dálas, after it defended PwC’s role in the review of a hospital project it also consulted upon months before.
29 May 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Shirley Machaba becomes the first female CEO of PwC Southern Africa As former PwC Southern Africa CEO Dion Shango moves on to his role as Chairman of the Big Four accounting and advisory firm’s Africa practice, Shirley Machaba is set to become the first female CEO of
28 May 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

IPO markets sluggish as uncertainty remains The start of the 2019 IPO season has been slow. The first quarter saw around $20 billion raised across almost 200 deals.
27 May 2019
Europe

Europe | Regional

Consulting firms recognised for their top M&A services The winners of the International M&A Awards 2019 have been revealed. Several consulting firms have been named among the industry’s crème de la crème.
27 May 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Analysis of how major banks in South Africa have performed last year Following reports that the South African financial services firms ended last year with modest growth, new analysis from global professional services firm PwC has reported that the major banks in the
27 May 2019
Ivory Coast

Africa | Ivory Coast

PwC portrays Cote d'Ivoire as golden standard for governance reforms New analysis from global professional services firm PwC has indicated that African countries have the potential to boost their overall output by as much as $23 billion, provided that they implement c
24 May 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Inflation rates in South Africa appear to be balanced and under control A low level of inflation in the price of food is keeping overall inflation in South Africa at manageable levels by South African Reserve Bank (SARB) standards, according to senior economists at PwC S
24 May 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Retailers must make return on experience the new ROI In addition to the traditional return on investment (ROI) metrics such as NPS, which are used to determine a company's success, it is time to introduce another metric.
22 May 2019
Nigeria

Africa | Nigeria

Endowment funds could help provide alternative funding for education in Nigeria Global professional services firm PwC has urged that a more effective education system is crucial to the future of Nigeria’s economy.
21 May 2019
United States

North America | United States

More CEOs ousted for ethical lapses, finds PwC's Strategy& study A recent study from accounting and consulting firm PwC revealed that 2018 saw the greatest proportion of CEOs ousted for ethical lapses in the past 19 years, as opposed to poor financial performance
20 May 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Former PwC Tax Specialist joins Eversheds Sutherland as Head of Tax Carmen Moss-Holdstock, a former Tax Specialist at global professional services firm PwC, will now be engaged in the rapidly transforming tax environment in South Africa, in her new role as a Partner
20 May 2019
Nigeria

Africa | Nigeria

PwC to open an innovation centre in Nigeria, focus on FinTech Global professional services firm PwC is set to consolidate its participation in the Nigerian growth story through the establishment of an Innovation and Experience Centre in the country.
16 May 2019
Israel

Middle East | Israel

PwC launches industrial cybersecurity training centre in Israel Professional services leader PwC has opened a Cybersecurity Experience Centre at its Centre of Excellence in Israel, dedicated to Operational Technology.
16 May 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC opens scale-ups programme for cyber-security businesses Two years ago, PwC launched a programme for supporting scale-ups.
14 May 2019

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