Economy | 18 December, 2024 at 11:05 AM
New EY survey reveals crucial AI literacy training needs among Gen Z workforce
By 2030, Gen Z will be a key driver of the AI future, comprising 30% of global workforce.
By 2030, Gen Z will be a key driver of the AI future, comprising 30% of global workforce.
Compared to 2022, consumers in 2023 and 2024 have adopted a more strategic approach, planning their purchases in advance.
Majority (90%) of firms surveyed have adopted AI into operations to some degree, but most remain in the early stages and 8% have not integrated AI at all.
Experts emphasized that cyber threats continue to evolve at a particularly accelerated pace, targeting both organizations and the human element within companies.
Romania has the seventh largest M&A transaction in Central and Eastern Europe in the first 9 months.The value of global transactions reached $1.6 trillion, up by 10%.
According to the study, the Responsible Behavior and Insurance Benchmark of Romania—55% of Romanians describe themselves as optimistic, while 15% adopt a pragmatic approach.
However, over 43% do not have savings set aside and are relying on their October salary or plan to take out a loan.
Almost 7 out of 10 Romanians have low self-esteem, and 66% do not trust other people, these being the main obstacles in people's personal development.
Another important aspect for the organizations' success identified by the study is reimagining the work, workplace, and workforce in line with technology developments (67%).
Gen Z save for pleasure and education (14%), while Millennials (56%). Best Agers (57%) want to be fully covered in case of unpredictable times.
72% of retailers aim to increase their store space, compared to 26% in 2022, with physical stores remaining a key element in the overall strategy.
Nearly 60% of respondents see the potential of e-invoicing and digital reporting for trade to simplify compliance.
An overwhelming majority of CFOs (87%) believe that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will drive efficiency in the tax area, compared to only 15% in 2023.
Romania has a considerably higher rate of young people who make plans for their future (96%), among which 54% have well defined plans, compared to 40%, the European average.
62% of the consumers have purchased products after seeing advertisements in shopping malls.
A new study from BCG Reveals that employees' confidence in AI and GenAI is growing, but half of regular users believe their job may disappear in the next decade.
In the first 6 months of 2024, 68,223 new companies were registered, this being the lowest value in recent semesters, including the first semester of 2019.
The use of AI leads to increase in sales productivity and customer satisfaction and to decrease in marketing overhead costs.
Romanian investors have bought office buildings, hotels in smaller towns or mountain resorts, two small shopping centers and portfolios of shops on the street.
Analysis also reveals alarmingly low supply chain maturity among many organizations with limited ability to benefit from AI and generative AI as a consequence.
Ahold Delhaize currently operates almost 1,000 stores in Romania under the Mega Image brand.
For households, green loans amounted to around RON 10 billion in September 2024, +50% compared to September 2023, and accounted for 5.7% of the bank loan portfolio to this segment.
Samsung brings Samsung Vision AI to its largest-ever product portfolio - including Neo QLED, OLED, QLED and The Frame - redefining user interaction.
The bulk of this debt, RON 780.243 billion, was government securities. Borrowing amounted to RON 131.258 billion.
Imports of crude oil totaled 6.665 million toe during the period, 313,200 toe more than in January-November 2023 (+4.9%).