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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
Dragonetti speaks at International Tax Master Training

Alessandro Dragonetti is among the speakers at the third edition of the Eutekne International Tax Master

30 Jan 2018
New opportunities in tax, accounting, and business finance 2018 regulatory updates

2018 regulatory updates concerning entrepreneurs, managers, business officers and consultants

Giulio Tedeschi
| 26 Jan 2018
Taxation in real-time: Gearing up for blockchain Tax

Blockchain is set to play a crucial role in the digitisation of taxation and real-time recordkeeping

22 Jan 2018
VAT deductions depend on invoice receipt date VAT

The Revenue Office provided clarifications on VAT deductions and recording of purchase invoices

Simonetta La Grutta
| 18 Jan 2018
New CEO and record global revenues for Grant Thornton Global revenues 2017

Peter Bodin took office as global CEO of Grant Thornton, which closed 2017 with record global revenues

17 Jan 2018
Incentives to stock-exchange listing Stock markets

The Italian Stock Exchange showed a positive trend in 2017, now hopefully more SMEs will be listed on AIM

17 Jan 2018
From “Spesometro” to VAT: too many costs for accountants Digital revolution in tax administration

Giuseppe Bernoni talks about the costs of digital revolution for accountants and consultants

Giuseppe Bernoni
| 17 Jan 2018
Rules on split payment for 2018 VAT Alert

The decree related to the 2018 Budget Law further extended the subjects concerned by the rules on split payment

15 Jan 2018
Reducing risk in cross-border transactions M&A

Cross-border transactions can generate new market opportunities, but often bring risks and challenges

09 Jan 2018
Hiring outpaces investment in 2018 - optimism at record high International Business Report (IBR)

More businesses plan to employ more workers. However, they need to balance their investment decisions

Alessandro Dragonetti
| 03 Jan 2018
Alessandro Dragonetti comments on taxation of tech companies Interview

Alessandro Dragonetti talks about the taxation of technology companies and new business models

27 Dec 2017
2017 full of events, looking forward to a growing 2018 Happy 2018

2017 has been a year of growth for our organization, with a series of events that involved all our business lines

Alessandro Dragonetti
| 22 Dec 2017
Giuseppe Bernoni: a book on the accounting profession Publications

Giuseppe Bernoni published a press review containing memories, interviews and events that characterized the development of the accounting profession

Giuseppe Bernoni
| 21 Dec 2017
Can you make your company more agile? Growth iQ

When faced with business challenges, dynamic organisations need to be more agile. But what does this mean?

18 Dec 2017
Interview to Alessandro Dragonetti on innovative SMEs Open Innovative PMI

Alessandro Dragonetti commented on the reasons underlying the greater number of innovative SMEs in Northern Italy compared to Southern Italy

Alessandro Dragonetti
| 14 Dec 2017
Grassetto teaches at the MiFIC of the University of Padua Master in International Finance and Commerce

Alessandro Grassetto participates as teacher in the Master in International Finance and Commerce of the University of Padua.

11 Dec 2017
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