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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
New limit on cash transfers Alert
28 Feb 2023
Renewable energy discount rate survey 2018 Report
02 Jan 2019
Statistics on sports practice in Italy International Day of Sport
Alessandro Grassetto
| 06 Apr 2018
Stefania Gandini Manager of the year Legalcommunity awards 2020
Less than a minute | 28 Dec 2020
What creativity and innovation mean for a business World Creativity and Innovation Day

What do creativity and innovation mean for the winners and finalists of the Open Innovative PMI award?

21 Apr 2018
Favourable tax regimes for individuals Global Mobility Services

Some favourable tax regimes currently in force could make Italy attractive from a tax point of view

Gabriele Labombarda
| 19 Apr 2018
People are our most important value Human resources

Without qualified resources and talents, businesses cannot compete in the market and human factor is the key to success

18 Apr 2018
Simonetta La Grutta VAT Professional of the year Legalcommunity TAX Awards 2018

Legalcommunity Tax Awards 2018: Simonetta La Grutta awarded as VAT professional of the year

17 Apr 2018
The decrease in Non-Performing Loans in Italy NPLs

The stock of non-performing loans in Italy started a reduction phase in 2016

Renato Sesana
| 17 Apr 2018
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VAT Group: a single heading for invoices to third parties VAT

The VAT Group is aimed at simplifying administration procedures in case of frequent intercompany transactions

Simonetta La Grutta
| 11 Apr 2018
Minibonds are increasingly used, not only by SMEs Minibonds

In 2017, total issues of minibonds amounted to 170, increasing compared to 110 minibonds in 2016

Sante Maiolica
| 09 Apr 2018
Statistics on sports practice in Italy International Day of Sport

The number of Italians practising sports is increasing, a report by the National Olympic Committee says

Alessandro Grassetto
| 06 Apr 2018
The advantages of electronic invoicing VAT

Electronic invoicing will have positive effects on the efficiency of Tax Authorities assessments

Simonetta La Grutta
| 05 Apr 2018
When collaboration fosters growth Comment letter

Collaboration is a crucial objective for Grant Thornton to best meet clients’ needs

Alessandro Dragonetti
| 27 Mar 2018
Women in business 2018 International Business Report (IBR)

The 2018 report explores the drivers of change in gender diversity in business leadership

19 Mar 2018
Deductibility of higher VAT charged by mistake VAT

Budget Law 2018 introduced a new fine on the transferee for the receipt of invoices bearing higher VAT

12 Mar 2018
Brexit goes into extra times Brexit

Paolo Besio discusses the various possible Brexit scenarios in an interview with Focus Risparmio

Paolo Besio
| 09 Mar 2018
Renewable energy discount rate survey Energy

Stefano Salvadeo commented a survey on M&A deals in the renewable energy industry

28 Feb 2018
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