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%.
The Revenue office clarifies the matter concerning the fines provided for operations subject to reverse charge.
axélero was supported by Bernoni Grant Thornton for the acquisition of the atex group
Being a leader requires specific characteristics that were not necessary in the past, states Giuseppe Bernoni.
Bernoni Grant Thornton supports young talents and Gabriele Labombarda explains what being a young talent means
Determining the value of a start-up can be a challenge and traditional tools may not be the right approach
According to the latest International Business Report, EU businesses support EU-wide single corporate tax rate
The GCC’s economic reforms are creating private sector opportunities for investment as oil revenues decline.
Alessandro Dragonetti is the new Honorary Regional Secretary for Lazio for the BCCI
Top five tips to help complex, busy businesses refocus and put innovation and customer needs back in the front seat.
Law Decree 50/2017 has extended the number of operations to which the split payment mechanism must be applied
Law Decree 50/2017 introduced amendments to VAT norms in force affecting in particular the terms for VAT deduction
During the 1st day of the Milan Energy Festival, the 2017 edition of the Good Energy Award was presented.
The exploration and production sector is changing and many companies have reinvented themselves.
On May 29 the second Scientific Committee was held in Rome with a focus on “Italy and its digital security network”.
Family-run organisations make up two-thirds of all businesses around the world, but their failure rate is high.
The prize-giving of the Good Energy Award 2017, promoted by Bernoni Grant Thornton, will take place on 21 September
