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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
"Audit and internal audit" master's course Masterclass lecture

On Tuesday, March 28, Alessandro Leone, partner of Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services gave a lecture at the University of Pisa within the “Management Control and Business Finance” masterclass comprised in the “Audit and internal audit” master’s course. The title of his lecture was “Outsourced internal audit activities: an operational audit case”

11 Apr 2017
Bernoni Grant Thornton assisted M.Torres Legal assistance

Bernoni Grant Thornton provided legal assistance to M.Torres for the acquisition of Universal Tissue Technology.

10 Apr 2017
Giuseppe Bernoni at the Ambrosetti Finance Workshop Workshop

Giuseppe Bernoni took part in the 28th Ambrosetti Finance Workshop focused on “The outlook for the Economy and Finance”.

Giuseppe Bernoni
| 07 Apr 2017
Tax assessments and digital administration processes Conference

On 4 April, a conference on tax and accounting assessments in case of digital administration processes was held.

06 Apr 2017
Master’s course on International commerce Training

Alessandro Grassetto will give 5 lecturers at the Master’s course on International commerce of the University of Padua.

06 Apr 2017
More industry-specific skills are needed Interview

Giuseppe Bernoni shows future prospects of consultancy and the need to have a higher industry specialization.

Giuseppe Bernoni
| 05 Apr 2017
Brexit, a possible opportunity for Italy Brexit

The catastrophe announced after the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has not happened.

Paolo Besio
| 30 Mar 2017
Brexit: Companies require legal certainty Brexit

After Brexit, companies are facing great uncertainty. It seems that Great Britain does not intend to use any available schemes and therefore a lack of clear rules and limitations over the next two years may cause confusion. It is apparent that companies cannot operate in an uncertain climate and therefore they might decide to opt for countries with a definite set of rules, though with less favourable tax rates.

Paolo Besio
| 30 Mar 2017
Grant Thornton FAS assisted AirSelfie Advisory

Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services completed its third operation in 2017, supporting AirSelfie.

30 Mar 2017
Global optimism rises, uncertainty still persists in Italy IBR Global economy in 2017

While global optimism rises, businesses in Italy still suffer from the uncertain climate, though business performance indicators are strong.

21 Mar 2017
STAR Conference 2017 Event

Grant Thornton will take part on March 21 and 22 in the STAR Conference 2017, taking place at the Milan Stock Exchange.

17 Mar 2017
Navigation on the high seas and VAT exemption VAT

The Italian TA clarified the meaning of “vessels used for navigation on the high seas” to apply VAT exemption.

16 Mar 2017
INTRASTAT forms for 2017 Tax

Law Decree 193/2016 introduced the abolition of INTRASTAT forms to counterbalance the onerousness of new fulfilments.

15 Mar 2017
Current financial statements models Conference

On 16 March 2017, Giulio Tedeschi will speak at a conference on the current landscape of reporting standards.

13 Mar 2017
New Advisory Partner and new office in Brescia Growth

Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services Srl appointed Giuseppe Bernardi as partner in charge for debt restructuring.

09 Mar 2017
Bernoni Grant Thornton meets LUISS University students Career

On 9 March 2017, Bernoni Grant Thornton met some students LUISS University in Rome, as part of a training project.

09 Mar 2017
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