Scanning the horizon: Mid-market sets sights on global trade growth
Scanning the horizon: Mid-market sets sights on global trade growth
The latest International Business Report (IBR) data shows that mid-market businesses have high expectations for global trade.
Appetite for investment grows among mid-market leaders
Appetite for investment grows among mid-market leaders
Mid-market business leaders plan to increase investment over the next 12 months, specifically in technology, research and development and staff.
Mid-market businesses lifted by rising tide of optimism
Mid-market businesses lifted by rising tide of optimism
Optimism among global mid-market business leaders rose to 67% in the first half of this year and they are markedly more optimistic about their prospects with
The US mid-market
The US mid-market
As mid-markets concerns about a possible global recession have receded, leaders’ expectations for increases in their profits are at an all-time high.
Smart investment key to emerging stronger once uncertainty lifts
Smart investment key to emerging stronger once uncertainty lifts
According to the latest data from the International Business Report (IBR), Grant Thornton’s global survey of mid-market companies, business leaders are being
Beyond the paycheck: Retaining and attracting talent in a transient world
Beyond the paycheck: Retaining and attracting talent in a transient world
Business leaders currently face a unique set of challenges. In many markets inflation and interest rates are high and, although economic growth is sluggish,
Three threats the mid-market saw coming for 2023
International business Three threats the mid-market saw coming for 2023
Three of the threats uppermost in the minds of business leaders in the mid-market were inflation, cyber attack, and economic slowdown.
Mid-market businesses look past slowdown and plan for growth
Mid-market businesses look past slowdown and plan for growth
Although there are signs of an improving global economic outlook, mid-market firms are under no illusions about the difficulties ahead.
Trading Places: Businesses shift trade routes
Trading Places: Businesses shift trade routes
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, many international business leaders continue to see international trade, and particularly exports, as a key driver for

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Global business optimism rebounds as inflation eases

24 Aug 2023

Optimism among mid-market business leaders climbed to 67% during the first half of 2023 (up 8% compared to H2-22) as inflation began to ease, according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR).


Global business optimism falls as mid-market prepares for ‘unusual’ recession

16 Jan 2023

Faced with high levels of economic uncertainty, optimism among mid-market businesses has fallen 11 percentage points to 59% (down from 70% last year), according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR).


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