PwC: Three quarters of CEOs predict a return to growth in 2021 A PwC survey of more than 5,000 CEOs globally reveals record levels of optimism 76% of CEOs believe global economic growth will improve in 2021 Confidence in companies' own revenue growth rebounds The US extends its lead over China as the top growth destination in the eyes of CEOs In the year of COP26, climate change is still not being approached with urgency Misinformation has risen to become a top 10 threat to growth One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery, with 76% of global business leaders predicting that economic growth will improve in 2021.