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Kasvukursil audititurg Grant Thornton Baltic

Audit Business is growing, but no staff – auditors at an impasse due to rising prices

In the last year, the volume of assets and sales income of many companies have increased, but this has not necessarily resulted from the increase in the volume of operations, but from inflation. Therefore, these companies have exceeded the threshold of the auditing obligation, and due to the previous large volume of work, the auditors have also had to leave many clients at the door.

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| 7 min read | 03 Jan 2024

Women in Business Women again in the spotlight. But let’s not stop at just women!

Since 2003, the international network of business consultancies Grant Thornton has conducted an annual study to determine what percentage of seats on senior management is filled by women.

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| 4 min read | 08 Mar 2023

Grant Thornton Baltic saade Kasvukursil Äripäeva raadios

Crisis management Planning and communication are front and centre in crisis management

In every crisis, an optimistic view of the future should be combined with a bulletproof crisis plan that helps a business navigate the worst situations. A few simple tips help build a working strategy, said several experienced practitioners who were guests on the Äripäev business daily’s radio programme “Kasvukursil”.

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| 6 min read | 07 Apr 2022

Women in Business Women, men and equality

The international business advisory network Grant Thornton has been conducting research on this topic for 17 years, and the results show that the number of female executives has gradually grown each year, but this year’s study revealed that only 31% of executives around the world are female.

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| 4 min read | 08 Mar 2021

International Business Report A new crisis or the new normal?

World economic growth is slowing and it’s clear that this year will not be as good a year in the global economy as was last year. The results of a recent study show that companies' optimism regarding business success is slipping.

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| 15 Feb 2019

IBR It can’t get any better

This year is the point where the economy peaked – it can’t get any better. We already see economic growth tapering off in Estonia, the EU and elsewhere. But will we lose our footing as we slide downhill or will we be able to softly glissade down the easy slopes?

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| 17 Aug 2018

Women in business Gender balance and other ways of increasing diversity

In the last few decades, the topic of female executives has received consistent attention in the industrialised West.

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| 20 Mar 2018

International Business Report Party in 2018, hangover in 2019?

Businesses both in and outside Estonia are very optimistic about this year’s outlook. But I recommend taking the rose-coloured glasses off and committing to making investments this year in order to improve effectiveness.

Mati Nõmmiste

| 15 Jan 2018

International Business Report Is a new wave of Estonians emigrating for work about to begin?

Looking at the bigger picture, we should ask whether our already scarce workforce will not increasingly seek employment abroad, as a majority of industrialized countries are also suffering from workforce shortages.

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| 02 Jan 2018