Process Assurance publications

Irish economic outlook

  

CEOPulse 2009

  

12th Annual Global CEO Survey: Redefining success

Presentations
Payments for business breakfast briefing: Presentation slides

Publications

Doing business and investing in Ireland
Ireland is one of the most favoured locations for investment in Europe, with over 1,000 companies from all over the world having chosen Ireland as their base to do business. However, despite the recent economic downturn, Ireland is still an attractive place to do business. This publication was produced in Ireland by a team of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ inward investment specialists. It draws on their extensive knowledge and experience of the critical issues faced by first time investors in Ireland including, laws, taxes, regulations and the business environment.



July 2009

Irish economic outlook

April 2009

CEOPulse 2009
The views of Irish business leaders on the current economic and operating environment. Includes insights into their key people concerns.

March 2009

Irish economic outlook
This report looks at the economic outlook for Ireland in the first quarter of 2009. Despite a recovery in growth in the third quarter, the Irish economy remains weak and is estimated to have contracted by just over 1% in 2008. A further contraction is forecast for 2009, as unemployment rises and consumers tighten their belts.

December 2008

Advisory: Commercial Advice, Competitive Advantage
This booklet highlights the broad range of business advisory services provided by PwC.

January 2008

Non-executive directors: The role and responsibilities

October 2006

Articles
Real risk management with Bob Semple (The Irish Times Innovation)
May 2009

Private companies: How to tackle uncertainty with pro-active risk management

September 2007


12th Annual Global CEO Survey: Redefining success
CEOs around the world are retrenching, indeed many claim to be entering ‘survival mode.’ Our 12th Annual Global CEO survey shows how the financial crisis shattered short-term confidence. The percentage of CEOs who were ‘very confident’ about their one-year revenue growth prospects dropped to 21%, the lowest level in six years. Uncertainty about the future is still running high and confidence no doubt continued to deteriorate after we completed the survey in early December.

January 2009

Being smart about the risks you take: Get up to speed*

November 2008

From crisis to opportunity: Get up to speed*

October 2008

Confronting corruption: The business case for an effective anti-corruption programme

January 2008

Making smarter risk decisions: Reinventing risk*

October 2007

Solvency II - impact on organisation, processes and systems

September 2007

Risk-based capital management: At the heart of managing risk and value

December 2005

Operational risk management: Embedding operational risk management: The real use test
This flyer discusses how to overcome the challenge of truly embedding approaches that aim to reduce operational risk in the day-to-day management of business.

November 2005

Assessing awareness and impact of Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 in the global capital markets

March 2005

Strengthening the business: Optimising the benefits of enterprise-wide risk management for audit committees

February 2005

Governance: From compliance to strategic advantage

March 2004