McKinsey Finds Global Business Leaders Most Worried About Geopolitics, China Slowdown

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Growing geopolitical tensions and a slowing Chinese economy are among the topmost concerns for global business leaders across sectors, a McKinsey study has shown. Separately, in pharma, the BIOSECURE Act continues to occupy centre stage with US House Speaker Johnson recently pledging to push China-targeted legislation before House elections in November

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To effectively steer a company, business leaders must keep an eye on external factors, including global geopolitical and socio-economic trends that could impact business, and leaders in the biopharma industry are no exception.

A McKinsey & Co survey of over 1,000 business leaders globally, across sectors, on potential risks to economic growth identified...

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