Brief
Pulling the right levers for a low-carbon energy mix in 2050
by Bain partners Arnaud Leroi, Stephane Charveriat and Joseph Scalise
Bain & Company
Over the next 10 years, utilities around the world will make significant investments to renew their generating capacity and meet the growing demand for power. These decisions will require tough choices. Bain & Company research shows that if governments use four levers to build a vision for the future supply and demand of power, they will not just help utilities make better investment choices in the short term, but also improve the country's competitiveness and emerge as flag-bearers in the march toward a low-carbon era.
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Reenergizing Japan, Inc.'s growth, company by company
by Bain partners Vernon Altman and Toshihiko Hiura, and by Bain managers Jim Verbeeten and Shintaro Okuno
Bain & Company
"Japan, Inc.," considered a leader in business expertise in the 1980s, has the potential to return to its former prominence. The problems that Japanese business leaders face today are not rooted in inherent societal or economic inhibitors. Rather, the main barrier to new growth is structural - a situation that can be remedied by a reexamination of individual business portfolios to enable the generation superior performance.
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by Bain partners Darrell Rigy, Kris Miller and Josh Chernoff
Bain & Company
With cautious optimism, Bain is forecasting GAFO sales growth of 3% for the holidays. Although signals are mixed, we are heading into the season with relatively strong momentum versus last year. Among the positive signs: Retailers are stocking slightly more inventory and are planning to increase holiday hiring over last year, some consumers are excited about shopping (or at least about jumping on bargains), and the economy is on a gradual albeit bumpy road to recovery. Underlying our forecast, which is at the high end of publicized estimates, are results that will vary widely by GAFO segment and consumer tier.
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First published in noviembre 2010