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The share of commercial real estate companies (retail spaces, business centers and office, logistics premises) expecting revenue growth in the coming year remains high (83%), although slightly down compared to last year (88%), while 68% plan to increase their expenses in 2026, according to Deloitte 2026 Commercial Real Estate Outlook.

Insurers are going through an era of considerable uncertainty arising from economic pressures, geopolitical volatility and increasing frequency and severity of catastrophic events, doubled by higher customer expectations, according to the Deloitte 2026 global insurance outlook. In order to effectively manage costs while adapting their operating models, insurers are accelerating digitalization, which requires investments in technological modernization, organizational flexibility and the skillful combination of technology with human capital, the study shows.

Despite uncertainty and dynamic regulatory changes, sustainability continued to attract investments in 2025, especially technology-related, and remains a priority for 45% of business leaders globally in 2026, next to technology adoption and artificial intelligence (44%), according to Deloitte 2025 C-suite Sustainability Global Report.

The first year of reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) proved to be challenging for most Central European (CE) companies, especially due to the complexity of the financial information related to ESG (environment, social, and governance), on which companies were able to present limited data, according to the Deloitte report “Connecting
the dots: ESG and Finance. Auditor’s Perspective on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Reports in Central Europe”