While overall global CEO confidence rose from 70.5% in September 2024 to 73.5%, Singapore’s CEO confidence level fell sharply from 72% to 54%. This decline is largely attributed to concerns over prices and inflation, which continue to weigh on business sentiment.
Despite ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges, global CEOs are more confident that business will grow this year. However, Singapore’s business leaders have expressed a significant dip in optimism, according to the latest Ernst & Young (EY)-Parthenon CEO Outlook Survey: Global Confidence Index. The survey, which evaluates CEO sentiment based on 15 key confidence measures, polled 1,200 global CEOs, including 40 from Singapore.
Global versus Singapore CEO confidence
