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While the pandemic has certainly tested professional services firms, they have responded with agility, evolving their services and business models to meet the

Global business pulse - Sector analysis Clear patterns of damage from COVID-19 across the industries

The index results for 12 key sectors of the mid-market reveal just how much or little the various parts of the economy were impacted by COVID-19.

Global business pulse - Hotels Hoteliers deploy their crisis management skills in tough times

Travel, tourism and leisure sector of the economy has been worst hit by COVID-19.

Global business pulse - Technology Surge in demand puts tech at the top of the pile

Technology, media and telecoms (TMT) is one of the few industries to retain more than a glimmer of optimism in the midst of COVID-19.

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Economic fundamentals strong as widespread uncertainty fuels global optimism drop

23 Jan 2019

Following a period of heightened optimism and strong economic growth, the outlook for businesses in 2019 is markedly more reserved as the global economic cycle cools and political uncertainty begins to bite.

Business optimism softens as economic cycle comes off peak

15 Jul 2018

Businesses leaders globally are less optimistic about the economic outlook, despite continuing rises in expected revenues, indicating that the global economic cycle may have peaked - reveals the latest research from Grant Thornton’s international business report (IBR).