According to the International Business Report (IBR), mid‑market companies are maintaining their level of optimism at 64% in the first quarter of 2026, in a context of adjustments in wages, investment and growth conditions.
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The war in Iran has seen mid-market business optimism fall sharply in the first quarter of 2026, down six points to 68%, according to Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report.
Results from the International Business Report (IBR) indicate that more than half of Argentina’s mid-market business leaders view 2026 with optimism.
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The third quarter of 2025 showed a rebound in global optimism among mid-market business leaders, returning to its historic high of 76%. In Argentina, it remained close to the global level, fluctuating between 75% and 74% since the beginning of the year.
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Mid-market business leaders around the world are less optimistic about the economic outlook over the next 12 months, while concerns about economic uncertainty have risen.
Mid-market firms face shifting global trade landscape as tariffs are introduced.
Although globally and in South America, mid-market optimism fell by 3 and 12 percentage points, respectively, Argentine business leaders remain resilient, and the local optimism index increased, reaching the same percentage as in the last quarter of 2011.
Mid-market business leaders are now less optimistic about the outlook for the economy over the next 12 months as the threat of tariffs become reality in global trade.
Grant Thornton International, has released the latest results of the International Business Report (IBR), the leading global survey of the mid-market that sheds light on organizational health and the challenges affecting business.