MORE than half of business leaders polled by accountancy firm KPMG are optimistic about the economy's prospects.

Some 56% of 205 executives claim to have seen green shoots in the economy, but a fifth admitted they had "grave concerns" about the continuing fall in demand for products and services.

The proportion describing the economy's prospects as "bad" or "very bad" halved to 24% since the second quarter while some 19......for the full story register now for free or login below...