New global poll for the World Economic Forum shows more agree than disagree that governments and companies’ use of AI should be more strictly controlled.
New global study shows trust in traditional media is perceived to have declined over the past five years, due to the prevalence of fake news and doubts about media outlets‘ intentions.
June 2019 sees the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index at 49.6, up 0.3 against last month, at the same level it was three months ago, but down 0.8 of a point over the past year. Uptick in optimism in India, the U.S. and several European markets. Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia show signs of slowdown. Latin America and South Africa still in a slump.
38% around the world think their country should never break international laws on human rights. However, 21% think their country should break these laws in extreme circumstances and 22% think international laws should only be one factor their country takes into account.
New global study shows majority support for the principle of people seeking refuge from war or persecution but concerns remain – majority are suspicious most refugees are not genuine and worries about integration are growing.
What Worries the World is a Global Advisor survey in 28 countries. tracking whether people think their country is on the right/wrong track and what their top concerns are. This quicklinks document provides the latest global summary of the survey findings and links to the full decks for each country, in different languages.
At 49.3, the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index in May 2019 is up 0.3 point against last month, but still down 0.5 point over the past three months, and down 1.4 points over the past 12 months.
Consumer confidence up in France, Israel, and Spain; down in Latin America. The April 2019 reading of the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index confirms a downward trend as it drops to 49.0. Over the past three months, the index has fallen by 0.9 point globally.
New global poll finds four concerns top the world’s worry list: financial/political corruption, poverty/social inequality, unemployment, crime/violence. Meanwhile, in most countries surveyed (22 of 28) the majority think that their nation is on the wrong track.
