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CEOs in Singapore & the region welcome disruption with open arms: KPMG survey

Michelle Zhu Published on Tue, Jun 13, 2017 / 3:03 PM GMT+8

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SINGAPORE (June 13): A major proportion of Singapore CEOs (73%) remain optimistic about the world’s economic prospects amid growing global economic uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical changes, according to the KPMG International’s 2017 Global CEO Outlook, which features interviews with nearly 1,300 CEOs of the world’s largest companies.

In a media release on Tuesday, the professional service company says globally, such optimism has dipped to 65% as compared to 80% in the previous year. Asean CEOs reported similar optimism at 65%.

While 65% of CEOs surveyed globally say they see disruptive forces as an opportunity rather than a threat to their business, this figure was even higher among Singapore and Asean CEOs at 96% and 92% respectively.