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A successful process of regeneration over the last two decades has helped Manchester build on its history as a trading and manufacturing powerhouse. It has now become an important gateway for businesses looking to access not just the UK market, but also Europe and even North America.

While Delhi and Mumbai may have captured international attention with their wealth and prestige, Chennai has spent recent years quietly building a reputation as the optimal place to do business in India.

While Delhi and Mumbai may have captured international attention with their wealth and prestige, Chennai has spent recent years quietly building a reputation as the optimal place to do business in India.

While Delhi and Mumbai may have captured international attention with their wealth and prestige, Chennai has spent recent years quietly building a reputation as the optimal place to do business in India.

Before Greece’s 'No' vote on Sunday, business optimism in Europe had surged ahead to its highest level in five years, despite the ongoing uncertainty over the future of Greece and its continued membership of the single currency. 

Ed Nusbaum advises businesses not to forget the pain of the financial crisis: History will look back on the financial crisis that began in 2008 as a major shock to the global economy. IMF managing director, Christine Lagarde, has talked about the "scars" it left behind. Just as when a sportsman or woman suffers a severe injury, it takes time for economies to rediscover their best form.

Drawing on data and insight from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), the Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI), the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this short report considers the outlook for Latin America in 2015

The European recovery is gaining momentum according to Grant Thornton's International Business Report (IBR). However, drawing on interviews with more than 1,100 regional executives, the report uncovers a number of threats, from Greek debt negotiations to high unemployment, which continue to undermine European stability and long-term business growth prospects.

Businesses across Europe have greater concern about the prospect of the UK leaving the EU than Greece leaving the eurozone, according to new research from Grant Thornton. This comes just as the UK is about to go the polls in an election where a potential EU referendum is a major policy battleground, and just ahead of Greece’s deadline to repay almost €1billion to the International Monetary Fund in May. 

Dominic King, Editor - global research, draws on a session at the 2015 IMF/World Bank Spring Conference to ask why regional trade deals are trumping a multilateral agreement and how the digital economy is reshaping globalisation.

Day three at the IMF: Tackling tax evasion: thoughts from the IMF

Day two at the IMF: The challenges and opportunities posed by ageing populations

Dominic King reports from the IMF Spring Conference where Big Data, the oil price drop, an ageing population, the sustainable development goals, water scarcity and tax evasion are on the agenda.

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.

Drawing on 10,000 interviews with company leaders and international forecast data, this report considers the outlook for the global economy and what this means for business growth prospects in 2015.