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Business Confidence stories

How empowering your credit control team could lead to profitable growth in 2024

Empowering credit control teams with automation technology and a proactive involvement in strategy could fuel profitable growth for businesses in 2024, despite a gloomy economic outlook.

By Rosie Cairnes • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2024

Digital Transformation

UK job market takes a hit amid economic instability in 2023

The UK job market faced a slump in late 2023 amid economic unrest, leading to a reduced number of vacancies but an increased demand for skilled labour, says the latest KPMG and REC report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jan 2024

Public Cloud

Actian relaunches data platform with enhanced integration capabilities

Actian, a data and analytics unit of HCLSoftware, relaunches its data platform, formerly known as Avalanche, with improved API-first integration capabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2023

Job seekers

3 in 4 employees considering a new job in the second half of 2022

While macro-economic shifts may be dampening business confidence, worker confidence in the labour market remains strong.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Jul 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Business Confidence stories

Connectivity

UK pay rises to slow amid economic uncertainty, warns CIPD

Amid economic jitters, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) forecasts a noteworthy fall in UK salary increments from 5% to 4% this year, despite reviving business confidence.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Digital Transformation

UK businesses view high inflation as an uncontrollable issue

Nearly two in five UK businesses see high inflation as a major uncontrollable concern, hindering recovery efforts, with tech investment cutbacks in response, reveals a Zoho study.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2024

Agricultural Technology

RSM Australia reveals optimistic outlook for agtech sector growth

RSM Australia study reveals a bolstering confidence in growth prospects for the country's agtech sector despite challenges.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Dec 2023

Artificial Intelligence

AI focus to drive global M&A activity upswing in 2024, says Gartner

Gartner predicts that a renewed emphasis on technology, particularly AI, will boost the global M&A market in 2024 after a downturn in activity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2023

EduTech

Australian businesses underestimate risks to supply chain

Research released by McGrathNicol Advisory warns Australian business leaders of overconfidence regarding supply chain risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2023

Disaster Recovery

Extreme weather undermines confidence in country’s infrastructure

Only 7 percent of respondents trust the country's infrastructure to withstand extreme weather, as spending and project certainty falter.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 3rd Sep 2023

Disaster Recovery

Keeping the politicians honest

With the election looming, contractors warn promises will mean little unless parties fund a clear pipeline of infrastructure work.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Jul 2023

Digital Transformation

Construction firms future-proofing for change

Rising material costs and labour shortages are squeezing margins, yet many mid-sized firms are still investing to protect future growth.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2023

Disaster Recovery

Time running out to participate in annual construction survey

With weather damage, economic uncertainty and an election looming, Civil Contractors New Zealand wants construction professionals to weigh in before 26 June.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Jun 2023