U.K, March 17 -- Almost exactly a year on from the outbreak of the pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery, with 76% of global business leaders predicting that economic growth will improve in 2021.
That's according to PwC's 24th Annual Global CEO Survey, which this year polled 5,050 CEOs in 100 countries and territories during the months of January and February 2021.
The percentage of CEOs expressing confidence in growth is up from 22% in 2020 and 42% in 2019, representing the highest level of optimism since the survey started asking this question in 2012.
Optimism among CEOs over global economic growth is particularly strong in North America and Western Europe, with 86% and 76% of CEOs, res...