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Business performance
Business transformation means agility and competitiveness. Leading in this area, Mazars understands the importance of designing, implementing, and following comprehensive strategies to drive and realise business goals.
Explore our expertise to learn how organisations can optimise their business, and delve into our curated insights below to explore how to reduce expenses, embark on a new strategic direction, and maximise value amid disruption.
Financial reporting of European banks
How has the financial performance of European banks fared amidst economic turbulence in recent years? Global inflation ensuing the war in Ukraine and the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis have collectively affected the financial services industry, undoubtedly impacting the expected credit losses (ECL) in banks’ financial disclosures.
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2023 consumer sector report
Mature markets are experiencing a shift in consumer demand patterns as consumers move away from traditional products and services towards those consistent with environmental, social, and governance goals. Our study ‘Sustainable, smart, and synchronised’ explains how consumer companies can harness ESG and digital transformation to thrive in this changing environment.
Public and social sector study 2023
12/06/2023 The public and social sector is in a time of transformation. Expectations of organisations in the sector are higher than ever while financial constraints and regulatory burdens are increasing. To understand some of the challenges leaders in this sector face and the steps they are taking to tackle them, we surveyed more than 100 public sector executives in five countries.
Making over the luxury business model
The luxury sector has always prided itself on offering consumers a chance to own pieces that are timeless and whose value and appeal will endure. But that doesn’t mean the way it produces and sells them should stay constant too. The luxury sector is at a crossroads and brands that carry on doing what they have always done risk falling behind. Our report, 'Conscious, collaborative, connected' explains...
Further business performance insights
Reinventing the wheel: what’s driving change
How can the mobility sector respond to evolving consumer expectations to influence and lead a transformation towards cleaner, more connected and collaborative systems?
Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A report 2023/2024
The CEE region stands resilient in the face of global challenges, with attractive investment opportunities and robust domestic and cross-border dealmaking potential in 2024.
Geopolitical instability and the business agenda
27/06/2023 In the C-suite barometer 2023, geopolitical instability was identified by business leaders as a key factor holding back growth this year. In this roundtable discussion Mazars’ George Lagarias is joined by Thomas Gomart of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) to discuss the outlook and how businesses should respond.
How energy costs are impacting businesses
09/05/2023 As part of the C-suite barometer 2023, we asked business leaders how they are tackling the energy crisis. In this roundtable discussion, Mazars’ Mathieu Mougard and Philippe Bozier are joined by Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega of IFRI, to discuss some of the pressing energy issues facing businesses this year and beyond.
Business - It's personal
No matter how long a company has been around for, what industry they’re in or who their customers are, there’s no getting away from the fact that each business is unique.
Myths preventing the progression of women
The benefits of diversity no longer need to be proven. However, it is clear that gender inequalities persist, particularly in executive committees and among CEOs. This report, 'Myths and barriers preventing the progression of women: analysis and solutions', developed by Mazars in partnership with the Observatory for Gender Balance, is designed for leaders who wish to concretely advance equality in...
Chinese consumers in 2021
China’s consumer market, second only to the US, is key to both domestic and international brands. While the buying behaviours of consumers in China have been well-documented, more recent shifts in consumer preferences in the wake of Covid-19 are less well-known. Our new study ‘Chinese consumers in 2021: how priorities in lifestyle consumption are changing’ seeks to investigate trends in buying behaviour...
Banking: crisis, what crisis?
04/04/2023 The rapid collapse of one of Switzerland’s most emblematic banks, following the demise of tech lenders on America’s west coast, has raised concern over banking stability. What are the consequences for the sector, the economy and for society? Gregory Marchat, Global Head of FS Advisory, and Emmanuel Dooseman, Global Head of Banking and Capital Markets, provide some answers.