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%.
Alessandro Dragonetti participated in a round-table discussion in Mantua on the innovation of Italian businesses.
Tax leaders and professionals are in Madrid on 25-29 September 2017 for the Tax Masterclass and Tax Academy
Ferrari Farm, Greenrail, Giunko and Argotec are the winners of the Good Energy Award 2017.
The General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in 2018: what’s changing and how to comply?
Postponement of the deadline for filing electronically the Communication of Invoices Data related to the first semester 2017 from 16 to 28 September.
A recent webcast, sponsored by Grant Thornton in partnership with Bloomberg BNA, addressed looming tax reform proposals in the US.
So what does the MLI really mean for your business? And how can you make sure you’re ready for the changes ahead?
Steps for a smoother transition to new markets
Find out how to stay connected on holiday without endangering your devices and your data
Open Innovative PMI, dedicated to innovative SMEs, is online and registrations for the Open Innovative PMI Award are open.
Law Decree n. 193/2016 has introduced changes concerning the reporting obligations for taxpayers holding of property abroad.
Find out how to set a supply chain optimisation strategy
New provisions concerning the reduction of the period of time within which their right for input VAT deduction can be exercised.
The Corporate governance report 2017 provides practical recommendations for boards in order to develop a strong corporate culture.
Mid-year Stability Law 2017 contains provisions affecting the accomplishment of VAT fulfillments from FY 2017
On 21 July we celebrated the first Grant Thornton Day, dedicated to relax, sports and sharing the Grant Thornton values
