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Global mid-market optimism declines

In Q4 2025, mid-market business confidence in the economic recovery drops by 2% globally, remains stable in the European Union, and records a slight increase of one percentage point in Italy, reaching 61%.

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Relocation and international successions: why planning cannot stop at taxation

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Slight decrease in optimism for mid-market businesses globally

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According to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), in Q4 2025 optimism about an economic recovery is down 2 percentage points among mid-market businesses globally, whereas it remains stable in the EU and is up 1 point in Italy at 61%.

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