Find out detailed insights on the subject of powering-up your profitability, with a focus on efficiency over expansion, in the HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2025.

North American leaders enter the new year with high confidence. Despite a more challenging landscape, growth opportunities are out there, but leaders in the region will need to get more...

European leaders started the year with muted confidence. Only 39% expect an increase in global growth, against 49% of respondents in other regions, but they refuse to be complacent. The...

APAC leaders have a favourable outlook for 2025. In most economies, inflation is de-accelerating, interest rates — easing, and consumer spending — climbing. 42% of leaders expect global growth to...

‘Improving operating efficiencies’ is the key growth driver for LATAM leaders this year. While many also focus on cost reduction, technology adoption, strategy reviews, and new product or service launches,...

The Middle East & Africa (MEA) region has been a hotbed of transformations, with several countries making leaps in economic and digital growth despite tough economic conditions. 71% are confident...

Amid rising interest rates, fluctuating material costs, and persistent supply chain disruptions, the real estate and construction industry is entering a year of heightened uncertainty in 2025. Despite this, confidence...

Business leaders in the tech industry are buoyant. They believe that they can leverage artificial intelligence to streamline operations, fully engage their people, and innovate. Around 61% of respondents expect...