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March 03, 2009 00:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

Report by The Boston Consulting Group Tells Banks Around the World to Overcome Significant Threats to Payments Business or Risk Further Dent in Profits as Financial Crisis Continues

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - March 3, 2009) - Banks must take forceful steps to overcome major challenges to their payments businesses if they are to bolster their overall profitability amid the ongoing...
February 18, 2009 00:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

The Financial Crisis Has Slashed the Banking Industry's Market Value by $5.5 Trillion -- Equivalent to 10 Percent of Global GDP -- Says The Boston Consulting Group

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - February 18, 2009) - The world's banks have seen their overall market value plummet by $5.5 trillion since the start of the financial crisis, according to a report published...
February 17, 2009 00:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

CEOs Who Put Information Technology at the Core of Their Business Stand a Better Chance of Weathering the Downturn, Says The Boston Consulting Group

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - February 17, 2009) - CEOs should recognize the potential for their information-technology operations to transform the business during the downturn and give IT a more central...
January 28, 2009 09:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

100 Companies From Rapidly Developing Economies Are Fast Joining the Ranks of the Multinational Elite, According to a Report by The Boston Consulting Group

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - January 28, 2009) - The world's leading multinationals are facing an unprecedented competitive challenge from a new group of fast-globalizing companies based in...
January 27, 2009 00:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

Banks, Insurers, and Other Financial Firms Face Consumers' Wrath for Failing to Provide Information on Credit Crisis, Says The Boston Consulting Group

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 27, 2009) - Three out of four consumers worldwide still have had no contact from their financial institutions about the downturn, and they're not happy about it,...
January 22, 2009 13:50 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

The Boston Consulting Group Leaps to Number Three on FORTUNE's '100 Best Companies to Work For' List

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - January 22, 2009) - The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has soared nearly to the top of FORTUNE's 2009 list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For," jumping eight spots to...
January 22, 2009 00:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

Finding the Hidden Drivers of High Manufacturing Costs

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - January 22, 2009) - The current economic downturn has companies scrambling to cut costs and generate cash, especially in the face of tight capital markets and the imploding...
January 20, 2009 00:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

Shoppers Are Defying the Financial Crisis and Buying Green Products, Says The Boston Consulting Group

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - January 20, 2009) - Consumers are becoming more green-conscious as the global economic crisis worsens, according to a report published today by The Boston Consulting Group...
January 15, 2009 00:01 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

Electric Cars Are Unlikely to Help Carmakers Cut CO2 Emissions Significantly by 2020, According to The Boston Consulting Group

DETROIT, MI--(Marketwire - January 15, 2009) - An estimated 14 million electric and hybrid cars may be sold in 2020 in the world's four largest automotive markets -- Western Europe, North America,...
January 05, 2009 10:23 ET | Source: The Boston Consulting Group

Consumer Research by The Boston Consulting Group: More Canadian Than U.S. Consumers Plan to Cut Spending This Year Even Though Canadians Are Entering the Recession in Much Better Financial Shape

TORONTO--(Marketwire - January 5, 2009) - Although Canadian consumers are in structurally better financial shape than U.S. consumers, Canadians plan more dramatic spending cuts and shifts in behavior...