New ACCA report collates expert opinion on what our world will look like in 20 years time
The world in 2030 will be a startlingly different place, with a ‘flattening’ of the economic landscape and a more genuinely global market place, according to a new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), in collaboration with the strategic research and consulting group Lighthouse Global.
The report, Where next for the global economy? A view of the world in 2030, collates predictions from 15 global experts in business, economics, and accountancy. Covering areas such as the future global power, the future of the earth’s resources, and the future of the corporate eco-system, the paper sees the world turned completely on its head in 2030.
“Distracted by the powerful effects of the global financial crisis, commentators, politicians, and economists have recently been focusing on the short term; it’s important that the longer term isn’t forgotten”, says Helen Brand, ACCA’s chief executive.
Ms Brand adds: “In 2030, the world could be facing intense pressure on resources, a big shift in global power, and a completely different way of doing global business. These aren’t things that we can just deal with when they crop up. We need to start thinking about tomorrow today.
“As a wide-ranging collection of insights, covering a wide array of scenarios and possibilities, the report is designed to encourage people to think about how their actions today will affect the world tomorrow. We're sharing our panel’s ideas and perspectives to provide accountants and business with new thinking to help them make decision based on the insights of those at the forefront of debate.”
The report looks at the future of: the distribution of global power; the earth’s resources; financial markets; the corporate world; and the future of government. Among the predictions made by ACCA’s panel are the following:
The predictions made in the report come from experts including: the economist Andrew Dilnot, former director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, now principal of St Hugh’s College Oxford; Chin Kwai Fatt, the managing director of PwC Malaysia; Loughlin Hickey, KPMG’s global head of tax; Tony Hegarty, chief financial management officer at the World Bank; and Professor Saul Estrin from the London School of Economics.
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