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Top Ten Reports │ Second Quarter 2025

Our top ten reports this quarter look at GLP-1s, open source technology, and more. At No. 1, McKinsey’s Alexander Edlich, Christopher Croke, Fredrik Dahlqvist, and Warren Teichner look at conditions for global private markets in private equity, real estate, private debt, and infrastructure.

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1. Global Private Markets Report 2025: Braced for shifting weather [92 pages]

Global private markets navigated uncertain conditions in 2024, leading to an uneven recovery across different asset classes. See what’s changed

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2. The State of Grocery Retail Europe 2025 [44 pages]

Despite cost pressure and low volume growth, there are pockets of opportunity in European grocery—from private label differentiation to personalization of the shopping experience. Find the opportunity

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3. The power of one: How standout firms grow national productivity [94 pages]

National productivity growth is a matter of few firms taking bold strategic action rather than millions of firms raising efficiency. A new playbook

4. Accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth for all [91 pages]

Download McKinsey’s 2024 Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Report to learn about how our colleagues and clients have helped bring many “bright spots”—beacons of opportunity, collaboration, and growth—into the world this past year. How we deliver on our aspiration

5. The path toward a metabolic health revolution [59 pages]

The advent of weight management drugs such as GLP-1s have brought the treatment of obesity to the forefront of public attention, provoking a larger opportunity to work toward metabolic health for all. Explore groundbreaking treatments

6. Open source technology in the age of AI [21 pages]

With more organizations deploying gen AI across business functions, a new survey finds that leaders are increasingly turning to open source AI solutions to build out their tech stacks. Discover the trends

7. The enterprising archipelago: Propelling Indonesia’s productivity [97 pages]

To become a high-income country by 2045, Indonesia needs to create the right conditions for productivity growth and enable larger companies to thrive through capital deepening. Grow through the obstacles

8. Heartbeat of health: Reimagining the healthcare workforce of the future [64 pages]

Closing the healthcare worker shortage gap could eliminate 7 percent of the global disease burden and add $1.1 trillion to the global economy. 4 archetypes

9. How incumbents can succeed in climate-driven growth investments [28 pages]

As incumbents navigate through cycles, early movers—and our hyperscaling formula—offer insight into how to approach and successfully build climate technology businesses. Distill lessons learned

10. Women in the Workplace 2025: India, Nigeria, and Kenya [112 pages]

In India, Nigeria, and Kenya, distinct but systemic challenges prevent women from reaching leadership roles at scale. The countries could learn from each other to accelerate progress toward equity. Diagnose, design, and monitor

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