The Survey found that an extremely large number of Brazilian CEOs (63 percent) are very confident about revenue growth over the next 12 months (compared to 50 percent globally). Respondents in Brazil are more concerned with energy security and the inadequacy of basic infrastructure. However, they are much less concerned about such issues as the availability of key skills, scarcity of natural resources and technology disruption.
CEOs in Brazil generally agree that access to, and retention of, key talent is considered to be the main source of competitive advantage. Over one-third (73 percent) of respondents in Brazil are looking to finance growth through internally generated cash flow (compared to 82 percent globally), and almost half (47 percent) said that mergers and acquisitions will play a greater role in their business over the next three years (compared to 30 percent globally).
