Thursday, February 07, 2013
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
IBR,
International Business Report,
Global outlook,
2013
Find out where the bright spots are for growth in 2013 in Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report, which looks at the global economic outlook in the year ahead.
Thursday, December 06, 2012
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: statistics,
report,
IBR,
International business report,
Europe,
eurozone
Four in 10 businesses around the world have seen their revenue hit by eurozone crisis, according to latest figures in Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). We explore the lost billions by country and region…
Thursday, November 01, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: statistics,
economy,
IBR,
International business report,
index,
crisis,
optimism
A sharp drop in global business optimism occurred during the third quarter of 2012, according to new figures from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR)*, with 80% of businesses seeking to build cash rather than re-invest. The UK, however, was one bright spot amid the global gloom.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
investment,
survey,
IBR,
International business report,
benefits,
London 2012,
cost,
sport,
sports,
Nigel Davies,
Olympic,
events,
Olympics
With the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony tomorrow, we ask why do countries host such costly sporting events? What exactly is the business and investment advantage? And is there a difference between emerging and developed economies when it comes to value? Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Survey (IBR) surveyed 3,000 business leaders on the business aspects of sport to find out…
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
survey,
IBR,
International business report,
optimism,
Q2 2012,
indicators
Grant Thornton’s quarterly global business survey is out today and shows businesses in the West sitting on trillions of dollars in liquid assets while their emerging market counterparts are investing in their long-term future. Read on for the full economic update.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: report,
research,
survey,
IBR,
International business report,
renewable energy,
automotive,
green,
company car,
alternative fuel,
fleets,
research, survey, report, automotive, alternative fuel, IBR, business, International Business Report, green, company car, fleets, renewable energy
The high price of oil is leading one in four business leaders to introduce, or consider introducing, alternative-fuel vehicles. Find out more about global business attitudes to ‘greening’ their fleets in Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR).
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
M&A,
survey,
IBR,
mergers,
acquisitions,
International business report,
cross-border,
mergers and acquisitions,
Cross border M&A,
optimism
Dynamic businesses seeking growth have retained their appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2012 despite the ongoing economic challenges, according to our latest global survey of 12,000 business leaders in 40 economies.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
report,
research,
survey,
IBR,
sustainability,
International Business Report,
optimism,
2012,
Nathan Goode,
green,
cleantech
The main drivers in demand for cleantech products are increasingly commercial, according to Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR) on the global cleantech industry. Get more information and a copy of the 20-page sector report below…
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
survey,
IBR,
economic,
International Business Report,
optimism,
2012,
indicators,
Q1
New data from the International Business Report (IBR) reveals that many mature market businesses are experiencing a more upbeat first quarter – click on the image left to see G7 confidence levels in Q1 in full. This upturn is also having a knock-on effect on emerging economies, with Peru and Brazil leading the way.
Read on for the highlights from our Q1 economic update…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: statistics,
report,
UK,
IBR,
women in business,
women,
female,
Europe,
International Business Report,
quotas,
IWD,
International Women’s Day
Two reports released for International Women’s Day last week came to very different conclusions – so which is correct? The FT analysed the survey data from both Grant Thornton and the Economist Intelligence Unit…
