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Deloitte and SAP Expand Sustainable Operations to Help Clients Successfully Navigate the Rapid Pace of Change in Climate-Driven Transformation

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Deloitte and SAP Expand Sustainable Operations to Help Clients Successfully Navigate the Rapid Pace of Change in Climate-Driven Transformation

New sustainability offerings and asset roadmap — built on SAP technology — can help clients navigate industry disruption and embed higher-level sustainability solutions in end-to-end strategies

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Grant Thornton promotes record number of partners, principals, and MDs

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Grant Thornton promotes record number of partners, principals, and MDs

Grant Thornton US has appointed 38 new partners and principals and promoted 58 professionals to managing director, effective August 1.

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Bain & Company appoints Roberto Prioreschi

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Bain & Company appoints Roberto Prioreschi

Bain & Company, the leading global management consulting firm, today announces the appointment of Roberto Prioreschi, as managing partner for its Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Middle East (SEMEA) region.

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McKinsey Sees Africa Fintech Sales Surging Eightfold by 2025

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McKinsey Sees Africa Fintech Sales Surging Eightfold by 2025

Africa’s financial-technology company revenue may soar to $30.3 billion by 2025 -- eight times higher than in 2020 -- as a growing, young and under-banked population gets more access to internet, McKinsey & Co, said.

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Swiss Executives Say: AlixPartners is the Best for Advice in the Implementation of Projects As Well As for Reorganization and Restructuring

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Swiss Executives Say: AlixPartners is the Best for Advice in the Implementation of Projects As Well As for Reorganization and Restructuring

The global management consultancy AlixPartners is the undisputed number 1 in Switzerland when it comes to the general implementation capability of consulting projects as well as reorganization and restructuring consulting.

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Metavetse Could Probably Hit $5 Trillion By 2030; McKisney & Company

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Metavetse Could Probably Hit $5 Trillion By 2030; McKisney & Company

The report cites various factors that they believe will contribute to this exponential growth, including the appeal of the metaverse to people of all genders, geographies, and generations.

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Payments-focused fintechs offer opportunities for banking

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Payments-focused fintechs offer opportunities for banking

The rise of new payment services and technology providers has been nothing short of disruptive, driven by an era of consumer centricity, and accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Faisal Sana, a Senior Director at KPMG, outlines how the payments revolution in Saudi Arabia is paving the way for banking opportunities.

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Faisal Shaikh and Hazim Almegren join Alvarez & Marsal

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Faisal Shaikh and Hazim Almegren join Alvarez & Marsal

Global consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has strengthened its senior team in the region with two new Managing Directors: Faisal Shaikh and Hazim Almegren.

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Mercer expands covenant advisory team with two senior hires, Kriti Chandnani and Joe Hornsby

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Mercer expands covenant advisory team with two senior hires, Kriti Chandnani and Joe Hornsby

Mercer has announced the appointments of Kriti Chandnani and Joe Hornsby as Senior Associates in the Covenant team, further developing Mercer’s growing covenant advisory team headed by Partner Darren Masters. The new hires are in addition to Adam D’Souza, Brandy Mukasa and Michael Fenton who have joined in the last year taking the total size of the team to 15 and covering the whole of the UK.

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COP27 Presidency of Egypt Names Boston Consulting Group as Exclusive Consulting Partner

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COP27 Presidency of Egypt Names Boston Consulting Group as Exclusive Consulting Partner

CAIRO—Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, is proud to be the Exclusive Consulting Partner of COP27, which Egypt will host in Sharm-el-Sheikh from November 6 through 18. The event will bring together both public- and private-sector leaders to build on the success of COP26 in Glasgow and turn commitments into action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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FTI Consulting Appoints Abi-gail Marshman as Head of Financial Crime for Middle East and North Africa

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FTI Consulting Appoints Abi-gail Marshman as Head of Financial Crime for Middle East and North Africa

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of Abi-gail Marshman as a Senior Managing Director and Middle East and North Africa Head of the Financial Crime practice within the firm’s Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment.

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BearingPoint completes sale of foreign units

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BearingPoint completes sale of foreign units

Technology consultant BearingPoint Inc. said Friday it completed the spinoff of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) practice.

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Deloitte remains largest healthcare consulting firm in United States

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Deloitte remains largest healthcare consulting firm in United States

Deloitte Consulting remained atop Modern Healthcare’s annual ranking of the largest healthcare management consulting firms based in the US.

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Tata Motors asks McKinsey to drive profitability of vehicle business

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Tata Motors asks McKinsey to drive profitability of vehicle business

Automotive giant Tata Motors has brought McKinsey & Company on board with the aim of lifting the profitability of its commercial vehicle business.

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Deloitte buys learning & development consultancy The ID Crowd

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Deloitte buys learning & development consultancy The ID Crowd

Deloitte has effective 1 September acquired The ID Crowd, a learning & development consulting firm based in Sydney.

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Guidehouse acquires public sector practice of Grant Thornton US

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Guidehouse acquires public sector practice of Grant Thornton US

Guidehouse, a Tysons Corner, VA-based management consultancy and a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has acquired Grant Thornton US’ public sector practice.

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AmCham in Australia names UST an exclusive industry partner

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AmCham in Australia names UST an exclusive industry partner

The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia has named digital transformation consultancy UST its exclusive industry partner.

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Financial Services most desired destination for career changers, but retention challenge remains for sector

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Financial Services most desired destination for career changers, but retention challenge remains for sector

Almost a quarter (23%) of individuals looking to change career would consider working in financial services, making it the joint most popular sector alongside professional services for individuals considering a career change according to new data from KPMG UK*.

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Deloitte set to hire more than 6,000 new auditors and assurance professionals

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Deloitte set to hire more than 6,000 new auditors and assurance professionals

Deloitte has announced it is set to hire more than 6,000 new people into the firm’s UK Audit & Assurance practice over the next five years. This is at least 1,200 new auditors and assurance professionals every year between now and 2027.

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ADNOC using AI for better geomodelling of hydrocarbon reservoirs

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ADNOC using AI for better geomodelling of hydrocarbon reservoirs

When geologists of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) identified an opportunity to improve the way the company applies geomodelling for assessing hydrocarbon reservoirs, it's leaders turned to IBM and SAP for support.

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