Cities

Cities of the future will be shaped by a number of trends, including increasing urban digitalisation and connectivity, growing sustainability, better urban planning management, increasing consumer purchasing power in developing and emerging cities, ...

Restrictions on movement, changing consumer preferences and the heightened focus on safety triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic are anticipated to alter the future of consumer mobility, urban planning and construction. The surge in homeworking, reduced...

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has slowed down economic growth and has triggered significant interruption to urban economic growth, raising unemployment, reducing consumer spending and cutting local government finances. Cities are the engines of...

As Asia Pacific becomes increasingly connected, digital inclusion and accessibility become key in the post-pandemic business environment in the region. The report reviews the impact of the crisis on key factors influencing business developments and ...

The shared mobility scene is intensifying with more firms emerging and catering to the growing digitalised global community. Yet high levels of competition, the relatively small shared mobility market and quite recently, coronavirus, are challenging ...

Cities will need to focus on four key areas in mitigating the effects of future pandemics: urban mobility, urban design, the built environment and supply chains. Each aspect has been called into question during Coronavirus (COVID-19) with extensive ...

Smart homes and smart cities are becoming more widespread thanks to growing smartphone and internet use. Data-driven decision making is helping to improve the efficiency of homes and cities, enabling a more sustainable mode of living that discourages...

Problems such as congestion and air pollution coupled with changing consumer attitudes to environmental issues and increasing adoption of smartphones, is pushing ahead a new agenda for travel - one focused on connected, autonomous, shared and ...

Euromonitor International predicts that the global economy will pick up slightly in 2020, with annual real growth of 3.2%. We offer key insights from economy, finance and trade; cities; industrial; and sustainability perspectives. For example, 5G ...

The world will hit the eight billion population landmark by 2024. This growth will bring with it both challenges and opportunities for economies and businesses alike. A growing population can be a boon to economic growth and private consumption if ...

Digital Twin is part of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things ecosystem. Digital Twin is a digital replica of every physical asset involved in the manufacturing process. This can include physical machinery and production components, as well as ...

Exploring city labour markets can provide important insights for businesses, governments and other stakeholders in helping to better evaluate the socioeconomic standing of city economies. The report studies the labour market across the world’s ...

Xiamen is a popular city for tourism, both for local residents and for visitors coming from further afield, and many visitors like to purchase local kaoliang liquor. Kaoliang liquor, distilled from sorghum, is frequently served on special occasions ...

Megalopolises - contiguous urban agglomerations featuring economic, infrastructural and/or cultural relationships, have not gained much attention in economic discourse. However, generating 35% of global economic output, their relevance cannot be ...

Xiamen is in a subtropical location with a monsoon climate, and experiences high rainfall and temperatures in the summer. Xiamenese consumers tend to prefer cosmetics featuring a high level of sun protection. In addition, beauty products, especially ...

New city building runs parallel with the current urbanisation trend - but also with the increasing role developing markets are playing in the global economy. It is estimated that 400-500 newly built cities are in the pipeline over the next 30 years -...

This report looks at the problems associated with the most inefficient leg of the delivery process – often referred to as the “last mile” – and examines the key trends and challenges impacting the delivery market. It identifies the novel commercial ...

Lucknow’s social structure is largely traditional, and consumers have a conservative outlook to consumption of alcohol. However, with the rise in young population and modern migrant workforce, the society has started adopting a modern outlook. ...

Indore is a industrial, cosmopolitan and prosperous city. It resembles Mumbai in terms of lifestyle, and is sometimes referred to as “Mini Mumbai”. Indore is a promising educational hub and home to both IIT and IIM. With the growth of the corporate ...

Most Sub-Saharan cities are forecast to grow fast, in some cases doubling in size (in terms of consumer spending) in just a decade. However, even with such fast-paced growth they will still remain modest consumer markets by any developed market ...