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Discover expert insights by McKinsey’s colleagues in the UK, exploring how businesses can grow, compete, and lead in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on global expertise paired with deep local understanding, we share research-led perspectives from across sectors to inform the leaders shaping the UK’s future.
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Revamping Britain’s balance sheet for growth and prosperity
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A bout of inflation stabilised the United Kingdom’s unsustainably elevated balance sheet—at a large cost to households. Now is the time to rebuild for productivity and growth.
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The new productivity paradox: When will AI boost UK productivity?
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Why AI isn’t yet lifting UK productivity—and how low adoption, leakage, and organisational choices are delaying gains despite real potential.
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Welcome to the UK: How can FDI help reignite the country’s growth?
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The UK is among the world’s top three destinations for announced FDI. Expanding the range of projects, improving execution, and nurturing domestic follow-on investment could contribute to reigniting economic growth.
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AI’s next act: McKinsey AI leaders on the year ahead
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McKinsey AI experts outline how AI could shape UK organisations in 2026
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Mind the attention gap: Winning the battle for UK consumer attention
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UK consumers watch hours of content daily. But in an increasingly fragmented media market, companies that truly understand the value of attention are most likely to get ahead.
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Global Private Markets Report 2026 Private equity: Clearer view, tougher terrain
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Private equity weather has improved, revealing more demanding, technical ground. Here’s what our analyses indicate for dealmakers, operators, fundraisers, and LPs as they look to the road ahead.
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What AI could mean for film and TV production and the industry’s future
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Industry leaders are questioning how AI could change what content is made and how it is produced. Our research indicates three potential industry outcomes beyond disrupting the content supply chain.
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Transforming Europe: Bold moves to lift a continent
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Europe is starting to reform its investment environment, but there’s no time to lose. Standout companies can take the lead with bold strategic moves that drive their own performance—and a continent’s.
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Accelerating Europe’s AI adoption: The role of sovereign AI
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By playing to its strengths, the continent could create an AI ecosystem that accelerates adoption, improves global competitiveness,...
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Is Europe still on the launchpad? Reshaping its space ecosystem to lead
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Despite its advanced capabilities, the European space ecosystem’s competitive edge has eroded. Amid shifting space industry...
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The State of Fashion 2026: When the rules change
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Fashion leaders have moved past uncertainty, but challenges including economic volatility, evolving consumer priorities, and...
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Cutting Europe’s €800 billion Gordian knot: Five catalysts to transform defense
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Europe is at a critical juncture in its defense transformation, facing an urgent need to reinforce collective deterrence and...
Interviews
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A time to be bold: AWS’s Tanuja Randery on Europe’s AI moment
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Amazon Web Services Managing Director Tanuja Randery discusses the speed of AI adoption in Europe and what it will take to accelerate.
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How Nestlé’s CFO sharpens focus across a global portfolio
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Anna Manz shares her learnings on managing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, setting priorities, and the changing nature of the CFO role.
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Reinventing Rolls-Royce: A conversation with CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç
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Since Tufan Erginbilgiç took the helm of the iconic brand, its share price has surged. Profits have more than doubled. How he did it is a case study in the art of corporate transformation.
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