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%.
Law Decree 50/2017 introduced new rules on the offset of VAT credits and VAT deduction on purchase invoices
Peter Bodin will succeed Ed Nusbaum as global CEO of Grant Thornton International Ltd with effect from 1 January 2018.
Insights into the tax and reporting regulations applicable to industrial holding companies and captive companies.
On 9 May 2017, Paolo Besio participated in a conference on entrepreneurial creativity held in Milan.
Enrico Cimpanelli was appointed to the Grant Thornton EMEA Forensic & Investigation Steering Committee.
To further boost digital economy, the EU Commission is considering the possibility of extending the MOSS.
On 8 May 2017 Gabriele Labombarda participated as speaker in a conference on Voluntary Disclosure bis procedure in Parma
Bernoni Grant Thornton and Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services participated in the career day at LUISS University.
Ever new fulfilments and constantly changing regulations: not only a lighter tax burden, legislative stability is also needed.
The prompt implementation of the Country by Country Reporting proves that the BEPS anti-avoidance project is proceeding quickly.
Many optional BEPS recommendations are being embraced, while others meant to be universally implemented have stalled
Eighth edition of the award dedicated to energy innovation and the sustainable use of energy.
504 Italian companies are currently registered with the Chamber of Commerce as innovative SMEs. But they could be more.
Bernoni Grant Thornton and Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services participated in the Career Event Bocconi&Jobs.
Enrico Cimpanelli participated in the conference analysing the implementation method of a Fraud Investigation process.
Among the risks companies have to manage, few are as critical and so poorly understood as the risk of cyber-attacks.
