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Global Energy Perspective 2025

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Geopolitical uncertainty, shifting policies, and increasing demand for power are reshaping the energy landscape. In this year’s report, we present our updated view on what’s to come in the energy system.
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The FDI shake-up: How foreign direct investment today may shape industry and trade tomorrow

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Announced FDI projects signal further changes in the geometry of global trade and the future map of international business.
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The end of inertia: Agentic AI’s disruption of retail and SME banking

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AI agents are poised to make sophisticated money decisions for customers, reshaping banking and affecting billions of dollars in revenue.
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After a decade of innovation, Hyundai Card seeks the next horizon
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Vice Chairman and CEO Ted Chung looks to build a global data platform at Hyundai Motor Group’s consumer finance arm.
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McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2025
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Which frontier technologies matter most for companies in 2025? Our annual tech trends report highlights the latest technology breakthroughs, talent trends, use cases, and their potential impact on companies across sectors.
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The Year of Quantum: From concept to reality in 2025
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Our fourth annual Quantum Technology Monitor report shows that surging investment and faster-than-expected innovation could propel the quantum market to $100 billion in a decade.
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The next innovation revolution—powered by AI
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AI isn’t just for efficiency anymore. It can double the pace of R&D to unlock up to half a trillion dollars in value annually.
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The great trade rearrangement
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A newly defined “rearrangement ratio” gauges the potential to rearrange US imports from China and how this could ripple across the globe.
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The ‘attention equation’: Winning the right battles for consumer attention
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The media industry has focused on the quantity of consumer attention rather than the quality, but use of the “attention equation” can begin to bridge that gap.
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The power of one: How standout firms grow national productivity
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National productivity growth is a matter of few firms taking bold strategic action rather than millions of firms raising efficiency.

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Korea’s next S-curve: A new economic growth model for 2040
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Currently faced with a stagnating economy, South Korea could grow to become a top-seven economy by 2040 by adopting eight bold...
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Eat, play, love: How Gen Z is shaping Korea’s grocery retailers
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Korea’s emerging Gen Z consumers want food that’s convenient, varied, and ethically and environmentally friendly....
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Five trends that will define South Korean grocery in 2023
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The ability to respond quickly to evolving consumer preferences could separate market leaders from the pack.
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How technology can elevate grocery stores in South Korea
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Grocers must reimagine physical stores to keep pace with consumer preferences. Technology will supply a critical boost in this...
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Using sustainability to transform food systems in South Korea
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Now is the time for grocers to develop strategic sustainability plans focused on value creation and think more broadly about...

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