CEOs upbeat about their companies’ growth prospects, survey finds

Global corporate leaders are worried about international developments such as Brexit and the Trump presidency, but are upbeat for their own businesses, according to a survey released at the Davos summit.

The PwC survey found 38% of global businesses are very confident about their companies’ growth prospects for the year ahead, while 29% believe global economic growth will pick up in 2017.

“There are signs of optimism right across the globe, including in the UK and US, where despite predictions of a Trump slump and a Brexit, CEOs’ confidence in their companies’ growth are up from 2016.