Executives are more confident in the economy—globally and at home—but geopolitical concerns persist. That’s according to the latest results from the McKinsey Global Survey on economic conditions. Respondents shared much brighter assessments of the global economy, but two-thirds cited geopolitical instability and conflict as the top risk to global growth. And for the first time in five years, executives point to policy and regulatory changes as a top threat to their companies’ performance; for the previous five quarters, respondents’ most cited risk was weak customer demand.
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