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Grant Thornton's International Business Report (IBR) reveals the level of optimism about the economy and business in the next 12 months. The semi-annual survey was conducted in 28 countries with about 4,600 middle-market business leaders.

Grant Thornton's International Business Report (IBR) reveals the level of optimism regarding the economy and business over the next 12 months. The biannual survey is conducted in 29 countries with nearly 4,600 middle-market business leaders

Australia is a world leader in innovation with a safe, stable political and business environment and low levels of red tape

Brazil: A bright future

Access a world of resources, connections and expertise to help your international plans

Argentina has a great deal to offer international investors, with its multicultural, welcoming society, its richness in natural resources and considerable potential for infrastructure investment.

The opportunities in Brazil are limitless, but businesses will benefit from local insight and partnerships to make the most of them

The UK offers an incredibly welcoming and entrepreneurial business environment, with a highly skilled workforce and a firm focus on supporting innovation

With a highly skilled and productive workforce, as well as an increasingly welcoming business environment, France is ideally placed to attract international firms looking to take advantage of the European market.

As the world’s second largest economy and most populous country, China’s appeal to foreign investors and businesses dealing in international trade is self-evident

As the third-largest economy in the world, Japan offers international businesses a considerable market opportunity.

Access a world of resources, connections and expertise to help your international plans.

Italy’s location on the southern edge of the European Union is one of its key trading advantages

International expansion can be a highly-effective way for ambitious businesses to accelerate their growth. But how do you know which countries will best-suit your strategic ambitions?

Five questions HRDs can ask to make their people model more agile

Sustainability actions have become a business imperative. Bloomberg projections indicate that global ESG assets by 2025 will account for more than a third of all projected assets under management, accounting for $53 trillion of the $140.5 trillion total.