Banking Business Confidence Report Q1 2014

Synopsis
 The report outlines the current and projected future operating conditions of the banking industry, and allows readers to make informed business decisions.
The report aims to drive revenues by understanding present and future economic and customer issues according to key growth regions.
The reader is provided with information on the key challenges, opportunities and priorities likely to affect the industry's growth prospects.
The report forecasts changes in supplier prices of various products which are likely to influence the industry's growth prospects over the next six months.
The report identifies key changes in customer confidence levels in the banking industry over the next six months 

Summary
"Banking Business Confidence Report Q1 2014" is a new report by Timetric that analyzes banking industry executives' views on the global economy, expectations in customer confidence, supplier prices, key business concerns, and how executives' future investments are set to change in the first quarter of 2014. This report also provides access to regional analyses of the industry outlook, industry and company growth prospects, future opportunities, staff hiring, and sales performances. In addition to providing access to the opinions and strategies of global banking industry executives, it also examines business priorities, threats and opportunities, and investment areas over the next six months. 
Scope
The report features the opinions of banking industry respondents about the economic overview covering the following aspects:
State of the economy
Growth prospects and customer confidence
Supplier prices and levels of expenditure
Organizational outlook and strategy 
Reason To Buy
 This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Timetric's exclusive panel of leading banking industry executives. 
The report analyzes current economic conditions prevailing around the world and their impact on the banking industry.
The report forecasts company and industry growth prospects over the next six months.
The report provides information on the impact customer confidence, supplier prices, and staff headcount are likely to have on the investment decisions of industry executives over the next six months. 
Key Highlights
 Globally, 49% of respondents state that they are operating in a 'stable' economic environment, while 23% state that the current economic conditions are 'unfavorable'.
Globally, industry executives identified 'new government proposals/ legislation in your area of operation' as a key concern over the next six months. Executives are also worried about the impact of the global economy on the industry's overall performance.
The majority of executives have an optimistic outlook for 'company' and 'industry' confidence over the next six months.
Overall, 'increasing sales' emerged as the highest priority among executives.
Executives forecast 'IT services' prices to rise by 3.3% over the next six months.