Irish chief executives are more downbeat about the economic outlook over the next 12 months than their international counterparts. Global CEOs are much more upbeat, with three in four confident about global economic growth this year. Nonetheless, Irish CEOs are more optimistic about the outlook for their own businesses. An overwhelming 82pc of Irish CEOs are confident about their organisation’s revenue growth in the year ahead, up from 67pc last year. On the back of this 27pc of Irish CEOs plan double digit investment in cybersecurity and data privacy in the next three years.

Source: Irish Independent March 11, 2021 13:07 UTC