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February 2021: Global consumer confidence showing little growth
Consumer sentiment remains significantly lower than a year ago in most countries
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Global attitudes : COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 vaccination intent has risen in the past few weeks.
New Ipsos-World Economic Forum global survey highlights the increasing demand for COVID-19 vaccines and diverging views on whether vaccination should be mandatory. -
Job stress and disruptions
The pandemic has taken an emotional toll on employees globally, with 80 percent of those employed reporting they have faced challenges as a result of the pandemic. These stresses include personal circumstances such as family pressures, feeling lonely and isolated, and employer-related issues such as job security.
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Attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines will be the largest, fastest and most challenging vaccination program in history. This could bring many problems. Some we will anticipate; some we won’t. One glaring problem that is quickly emerging is a major mismatch between vaccine supply and demand.
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Poorer health, loss of livelihood, and climate-related disasters top list of perceived personal threats in 2021
Optimism prevails about access to digital tools and technology.
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How shopping and eating out has changed during the pandemic
How and where the world shops and dines transformed during the coronavirus pandemic. As health orders in many countries have called for sheltering in place and minimizing non-essential trips to curb the spread of the virus, consumers throughout the world report eating in-restaurant less often (63% on average across 28 countries) and shopping online more often (43%) than they did before the pandemic. However, buying locally – whether from local farmers and manufacturers, local businesses, or local restaurants – is largely unchanged compared to before the pandemic.
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Global consumer optimism rallies to its highest in nine months
Ten countries show significant month-to-month gains in consumer sentiment.
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Entrepreneurialism alive and well in the time of the pandemic
Entrepreneurial spirit is up among women and younger adults.
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U.S. and U.K. are optimistic indicators for COVID-19 vaccination uptake
New Ipsos-World Economic Forum survey following the release of a vaccine in the U.S. and U.K finds intentions to get vaccinated up in both countries, but down in several others as many worry about side effects.
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Global predictions for 2021
After a 2020 that is rated as the worst year for some time, people around the world are looking forward to 2021 for their country, their families and themselves, according to a new Ipsos' Global Advisor poll in 31 countries. However, worries about the long-term impact of COVID-19 are prevalent, and concerns about global warming, the economy, and general tolerance of others have not gone away.