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Macroeconomic Analysis
NewBelgium PESTLE Insights – A Macroeconomic Outlook Report
Financial intermediation, real estate, and business activities contributed 30.6% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2023, followed by mining, manufacturing, and utilities (17.8%) and wholesale, retail, and hotel activities (12.8%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to grow by 3.8%, 3.0%, and 5.1%, respectively, in 2024. Three major cities in Belgium accounted for 43.7% of the country’s population and 52.9% of GDP in 2023, according to GlobalData.
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Thematic Analysis
NewGlobal M&A Deals in Q1 2024 – Top Themes by Sector – Thematic intelligence
The global M&A market in Q1 2024 witnessed deals worth $613 billion, a rise of 38% compared to Q1 2024. In terms of deal volume, there was a 13% fall from 8,468 deals in Q1 2023 to 7,248 M&A deals in Q1 2024. The TMT sector led the M&A deal activity, with 2,163 deals worth $186 billion recorded in Q1 2024. Most sectors saw a year-on-year increase in deal activity in Q1 2024. Mega-deals (defined as any deal valued at...
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Thematic Analysis
NewApplication Software Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
Companies scoring well in the artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and cloud computing-related themes lead the thematic screen of GlobalData’s application software sector scorecard. This screen is dominated by the large US cloud vendors (Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet), but also includes leading enterprise software companies such as IBM, SAP, and Infor, as well as Apple. There have been minor score changes for companies such as Broadcom, OpenText, and Software AG due to their divestitures following recent acquisitions.
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Thematic Analysis
NewAdvertising Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
Advertising has been caught up in the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy and will be one of the industries most disrupted by AI. Generative AI is reshaping advertisers’ practices through tailored, effective ads and dynamic campaigns that evolve according to consumer response. As a result, the relationship between technology, artists, and brands paying for campaigns will profoundly change over the coming years. There is a real concern that advertisers will divert their money into AI-generated art rather than paying artists and...
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Thematic Analysis
NewComponent Makers Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
The component makers sector continues to struggle in the face of some significant challenges. Demand is anemic in two major areas for components: smartphones and electric vehicles (EVs). Both areas require customer investment that is not forthcoming in the face of a credit crunch caused by interest rate rises. Marginal upgrades for mobile phones and EVs that are too expensive for most means limited demand. There is light at the end of the tunnel in the industrial sector, where demand...
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Thematic Analysis
NewSemiconductors Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
Companies scoring strongly in artificial intelligence (AI) and geopolitics-related themes lead the thematic screen of GlobalData’s semiconductors sector scorecard. Indeed, the AI, AI chips, geopolitics, and China impact themes jointly account for 50% of the weighting of the thematic screen, reflecting both the growing importance of AI, particularly generative AI, in the industry and the impact of the ongoing US-China trade dispute. Among the thematic leaders are companies with either advanced AI products, such as Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla, and Alibaba,...
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Thematic Analysis
NewTelecom Services Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
The thematic screen of GlobalData’s telecom services sector scorecard has shown little sign of change in the first quarter of 2024. The top 10 is the same as it was in Q4 2023, with Telefónica in the top spot ahead of Orange and SK Telecom. Rounding out the top 10 are two US companies (Verizon and AT&T), two European companies (Deutsche Telekom and BT), two Middle Eastern companies (E& and Saudi Telecom), and one Japanese company (NTT).
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Thematic Analysis
NewPublishing Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
AI continues to disrupt the publishing industry, and thus, the theme appears to be where the most progress is happening. To cope with the winds of change, publishers are holding AI-related conferences, building AI teams, and enhancing their offerings with AI, including launching new AI features like chatbots to improve user experiences.
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Thematic Analysis
NewIT Services Sector Scorecard, Q1 2024 Update – Thematic Intelligence
Companies scoring well in the cloud, data analytics, and future of work themes lead the thematic screen of GlobalData’s IT services sector scorecard. This is dominated by the global IT services giants Accenture, IBM, and Infosys, closely followed by Capgemini and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Indian heritage vendors occupy half of the top 10 vendor positions, suggesting they are successfully adapting their strategies to the long-term concern of a declining cost advantage versus their US and European peers.