The year 2009 saw the global economy dealing with one of the worst crises experienced in decades. Burgeoning signs of imminent recovery, albeit nascent, have made it clear that it is time to start looking forward. The KPMG International Review 2009, whilst being a vital source of up-to-date news on our activities and performance, is perhaps even more crucially an indication of our future direction. The review places a strong focus on global growth within an environment of expanding opportunity whilst featuring some of the challenges that are yet to come. Some of the highlights of the review include a discussion of the new economic environment and the role that KPMG member firms will play in it as well as an overview of the financial services sector and the business of the public sector.