Perspectivas y novedades

Almost three months on from the launch of the European Central Bank's quantitative easing programme, new research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) reveals a jump in business optimism in the eurozone in the first quarter of 2015, with confidence moving back up towards pre-crisis levels.

Ed Nusbaum, global CEO at Grant Thornton tells governments not to ignore mid-market businesses.

The European Commission unveil plans to combat corporate tax avoidance and tackle businesses exploiting the complexity of tax rules.

There are a number of cost and commercial reasons why a group may consider relocating, but it is also important to understand the consequences.

Companies are increasingly focused on high-quality strategic transactions, with less time spent on investigating peripheral opportunities, according to our International Business Report (IBR), a survey of 5,400+ business leaders in 35 economies.

Francesca Lagerberg explains why we continue to call for greater gender diversity in business and explains how our 2015 report - The path to leadership - adds to the debate.

Businesses need to open their eyes to the benefits of measuring and valuing natural capital says global leader for energy & cleantech Nathan Goode.

Our 2015 women in business report looks at how to facilitate the career paths of women into senior management and offers 12 recommendations to society, government, businesses and women themselves about how to better support female advancement.

The hotel industry is going through a period of unprecedented, irreversible change and will look very different in 2020 than it does today.

Food & Beverage (F&B) executives globally are ready to expand via exports. This is especially clear here in Europe, where in 2013 the EU28 became the world’s top exporter of agricultural and food products, outperforming the United States, Brazil, China and others.

Rob McGillen, global head of technology at Grant Thornton, asks how important ICT infrastructure to business growth prospects and which economies are performing best.

Poised to be every bit as disruptive as the internet revolution, is your business ready for the rise of the sharing economy?

Nathan Goode on the outlook for renewables in 2015

Linda Beal on the shake-up in mining and how it creates the perfect storm for M&A in the sector

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Grant Thornton colleagues head off to the Investing in African Mining Conference 'Indaba' in Cape Town, thoughts turn to the health of the South African and wider regional mining sector.