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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

Giuseppe Bernoni awards scholarship at Università Cattolica Press release

Giuseppe Bernoni at Università Cattolica for an open lesson and the awarding of a scholarship.

29 May 2019

Growing through our people: People Hub Editoriale NF 5/2019

Starting from 1 May 2019 Grant Thornton Italy has a new function, called “People Hub”.

Simonetta La Grutta

| 28 May 2019

The first joint APM to be held in Trento Press release

The 2019 Annual Partners’ Meeting takes place in Trento from May 29 to June 1, concurrently with the Festival of Economics.

28 May 2019

Tax Decree: updates on "special tax regime for inbound" Global mobility

Article 16 of the Law Decree n°147, released in September 2015, introduced the "special tax regime for inbound", becoming applicable in January 2016.

Gabriele Labombarda

| 16 May 2019

Shareholding evaluation: the equity method Financial statements

The sale of shareholdings can give rise to differences between their purchase cost and their redemption value.

Giulio Tedeschi

| 10 May 2019

Cash flow statements Financial statements

The cash flow of a company cannot be easily understood form the balance sheet and the income statement.

Giulio Tedeschi

| 08 May 2019

A no-deal has been averted, but the scenario is complex Editoriale NF 4/2019

On 11 April the representatives of the EU Member states accorded a “flexible” extension of the term to find an agreement on the exit conditions up to 31 October.