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Global mid-market optimism drops six points IBR

The Iran war has seen global mid-market business optimism fall sharply: in Q1 2026 just 68% of business leaders had optimistic expectation on the global outlook of their country, a marked six points fall from the previous quarter. This is the main takeaway on Q1 2026 from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly survey on over 4,000 business leaders of mid-market businesses globally.

27 Apr 2026
Women in Business 2026 Press Release

91.4% of Italian managers in SMEs declare to consider a company’s gender equality initiatives when applying for a new role, as resulting from the Grant Thornton 2026 Women in Business report, a global survey which has been analysing the progresses of women’s presence in C-suite roles within mid-market businesses for more than 20 years.

12 Mar 2026
Slight decrease in optimism for mid-market businesses globally IBR

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%.

Alessandro Dragonetti
| 05 Feb 2026
Lorenzo Carminati new partner of Bernoni Grant Thornton Nomination
1 min read | 12 Jan 2021
Conference on GDPR: latest updates Privacy & Cyber security

On 26 March 2019, a conference organized by Grant Thornton was held in Bologna, focussing on the state-of-the-art GDPR and the role of the DPO.

28 Mar 2019
Mission: possible - putting impact at the heart of chairty Not for profit

Global charitable giving continues to decline. There is economic uncertainty in many regions of the world.

27 Mar 2019
Simonetta La Grutta co-author of the 2019 VAT Manual Publications

Simonetta La Grutta, Partner and Head of VAT, is “contributor” for Italy to the new 2019 VAT Manual.

Simonetta La Grutta
| 26 Mar 2019
Regulatory updates to be considered and discussed Editoriale NF 3/2019

The new annual law for market and competition provides for the obligation to indicate in the Supplementary Notes amounts received by the Public Administration as economic advantages of all kinds

Giulio Tedeschi
| 25 Mar 2019
Tax News Newsletter

Find out more on the latest tax news with Bernoni Grant Thornton newsletter

21 Mar 2019
Peter Bodin: more women and sustainability in businesses Press release

Peter Bodin interviewd by Askanews on women in business, sustainability and the Italian economic scenario

15 Mar 2019
Peter Bodin interviewed on the Italian economic scenario Interview

In Italy to attend the Diversity&Inclusion conference, Bodin was interviewed on the Italian economic scenario

14 Mar 2019
Loss carryforward for sole proprietorships and partnerships Bilancio e reddito d’impresa

The treatment of losses in case of both simplified accounting and ordinary accounting has been unified

11 Mar 2019
M&A operations and deferred taxation Financial Statements

Some M&A operations are not relevant for the calculation of current taxes, but they give rise to deferred taxation

Giulio Tedeschi
| 07 Mar 2019
Grant Thornton supports the “Industria Felix” award Event

Grant Thornton suports "Industria Felix" award, dedicated to economic-financial information

04 Mar 2019
Digital services tax in Europe Article

Due to the digitalisation of the economy, a number of bodies have started to execute the implementation of a digital services tax

04 Mar 2019
Women in business: building a blueprint for action Press release

The percentage of businesses globally with at least one woman in senior management has risen to 87%

01 Mar 2019
Brexit: Gianni Bitetti on possible no-deal scenarios Interview

Gianni Bitetti interviewed by the magazine Economy on the possible outcomes of a no-deal Brexit

Gianni Bitetti
| 28 Feb 2019
Global optimism drops, economic fundamentals remain strong International Business Report

Following a period of optimism and economic growth, the outlook for businesses in 2019 is more reserved

28 Feb 2019
GTFAS as financial advisor in the acquisition of Glaxi Pane Press release

Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services S.r.l. collaborated as financial advisor of the buyer in the acquisition of Glaxi Pane

26 Feb 2019
How to drive growth in APAC health and medtech industries Press release

Many businesses view ageing in APAC as a threat, but it can bring many opportunities for the medtech industry.

25 Feb 2019
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