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.
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.
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%.
PFM leaders should prioritise citizen engagement to improve transparency and build more open societies
The report analyses international market practice for equity value adjustments and Sale and Purchase Agreements.
Paolo Besio commented on double taxation disputes and on new rules introduced by the European Union on this subject
Law Decree no. 148/2017 has extended the subjects towards which suppliers must apply the split payment mechanism
The main news concern guarantee on VAT refunds, repayment of VAT not due and exports for humanitarian purposes
In EU triangular transactions, only the last of the three transactions is taxed, in the MS of destination, and the final client is liable for VAT
15 students had the chance to know our partners and organization, discussing current opportunities available
Assonime (the association of Italian companies with liability limited by shares) has issued some clarification concerning fulfilments relevant to the electronic transmission of periodic VAT calculations
Electronic invoicing, Broadband and NGA networks are encouraging signals for the digitalization industry in Italy
Brainsigns, Viscount and Ecofly are the winners of the first edition of the “Open Innovative PMI” award
Grant Thornton FAS assisted Sirap-Gema with the acquisition of two companies from Reynolds Holdings
Giuseppe Bernoni was interviewed by Corriere della Sera on the new regulation on bankruptcy
New figures from IBR show that business confidence in the eurozone remains high, while there are growing uncertainties in the UK
Under this agreement, one party agrees to provide lifetime assistance services in consideration of the transfer or an asset or capital
The US tax reform bill would overhaul individual and business taxes and represents a shift from the current worldwide tax system to a territorial approach
Integration of the two leading companies in Italy in the industry of spare parts for industrial vehicles gave rise to Experica
