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We don't talk about our clients publicly or to the media. But we do occasionally contribute articles or conduct interviews with leading publications to share our perspectives on critical business issues. Below is a selection of recent coverage.

Boosting Europe's energy productivity
BusinessWeek, September 17, 2008
Beyond bottom-line energy savings, there are seven major categories of opportunity for companies to improve energy efficiency.
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China's urbanization means rich rewards for business
BusinessWeek, September 12, 2008
As the number of Chinese living in cities explodes, the development opportunities are vast in every field.
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New thinking for a new financial order
Harvard Business Review, September 01, 2008
In order to develop appropriate new rules for the current era, we must begin to think differently about the rapidly evolving financial world, focusing on three key dimensions: activity on a global scale, new private and public actors, and financial activity taking place outside traditional publicly traded and regulated markets, Diana Farrell argues in the Harvard Business Review.
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The new power brokers
BusinessWeek, July 15, 2008
The past year has seen much financial unrest, but three players—Asian sovereign investors, oil exporters, and private equity firms—have helped stabilize the market.
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Where big is best
Newsweek International, May 17, 2008
The rise of megacities has created slums and chaos elsewhere, but in China, they are cleaner and more efficient.
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Growing pains
Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2008
China's dramatic economic growth is now presenting a new challenge: urban policy.
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Make way for the U-boomers
Forbes.com, April 03, 2008
With big appetites and small wallets, some 24 million Americans are still a huge market.
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The rise of the euro
BusinessWeek, March 21, 2008
The currency isn't simply growing in value. Its strength reflects euro zone financial-market vibrancy.
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Gulf states must use oil wealth wisely
BusinessWeek, February 05, 2008
Policy makers worldwide need to consider the global and domestic consequences of enormous capital investments from the oil-rich GCC.
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Why debt hasn’t killed us yet
Newsweek International, January 19, 2008
The U.S. current account deficit—the broadest measure of the trade gap—could rise from 5 or 6 percent to 9 percent of GDP, or $1.6 trillion, by 2012 as long as foreigners are eager to invest there.
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Boom time for retirees
Financial Times, December 05, 2007
New research by McKinsey shows that baby boomers will tighten their grip on America's economic levers over the next few years.
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Knowledge in the News

Learning to let go: Making better exit decisions

The McKinsey Quarterly, 2006 Number 2
Psychological biases can make it difficult to get out of an ailing business.

Sweden's growth paradox

The McKinsey Quarterly, Web Exclusive, June 2006
Productivity is rising, but the level of employment among working-age people actually declined from 1992 to 2003.

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