Data from 500 France-based executives surveyed in our Risk & Resilience survey conducted between January 6–20 2025. January 2026 figures are projections based on the January 2025 survey. Note: Risk percentages reflect executives’ top geopolitical and economic concerns. Resilience figures combine “very” and “moderately” prepared responses. SME firms are those with annual revenue between EUR 250,000 to 99.99m, large are those with an annual revenue of EUR 100m+.
500 France-based executives told us…
90% agreed that changes in the political landscape will affect their business’ ability to trade profitably – a sharp rise from 55% in January 2025.
88% believe the current geopolitical & economic uncertainty will limit their business’ growth plans – a sharp rise from 59% in January 2025.
87% of global execs expect to make changes to their suppliers or supply chains due to geopolitical tensions – up from 71% in January.
31% plan to reassess the security of their overseas operations this year, compared to 23% in 2024.