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World Exports of Fashion Products in 2025: Preliminary Results

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Feb. 23, 2026 .

Fashion Regional export Conjuncture Global economic trends

For the second consecutive year, the global sales profile of the Fashion industry remains broadly flat, although significant differences emerge across sectors and among competitors [ Read all ]

World Exports 2025 of Food & Beverage: a preliminary assessment

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Feb. 16, 2026 .

Food&Beverage Export Conjuncture Agribusiness

Progressive worsening of world exports of Food & Beverage, but with differences at sectoral level and among exporting countries [ Read all ]

World Exports 2025 of Household Products: a preliminary assessment

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Feb. 9, 2026 .

Export Conjuncture Home items Global economic trends

Progressive worsening of world exports of household products, but with differences at sectoral level and among exporting countries [ Read all ]

World Exports 2025 of Machinary: a preliminary assessment

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Feb. 2, 2026 .

Industrial equipment Export Conjuncture Global economic trends

World Exports of Machinery continued to grow in 2025, once again more dynamic than European sales alone [ Read all ]

From Sales Attempts to Strategic Planning: The Role of Geopolitics in Shaping Firms’ Internationalization Decisions

Published by Marzia Moccia. Jan. 28, 2026 .

Planning International marketing Uncertainty Conjuncture Foreign markets International marketing

Recent developments have made it increasingly clear that the international environment is characterized by a growing and persistent level of uncertainty and geopolitical instability, directly affecti... [ Read all ]

EU Exports 2025: Intra-EU Growth, Challenges Beyond the Borders

Published by Veronica Campostrini. Jan. 21, 2026 .

Slowdown Export Europe Conjuncture Global economic trends

A still fragile cyclical outlook The performance of European exports during the transition from 2024 to 2025 continues to reflect a complex macroeconomic environment, marked by a slow adjustment pro... [ Read all ]

EU–China: the evolution of the trade relationship and new sectoral balances

Published by Veronica Campostrini. Dec. 31, 2025 .

Foreign markets Importexport Trade balance Foreign market analysis

The evolution of the trade balance in goods between the European Union and China today represents one of the most relevant lenses through which to understand the new asymmetries of international trade... [ Read all ]

Market Diversification Objective: The EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement

Published by Marzia Moccia. Dec. 11, 2025 .

Latin America Europe Free trade agreements Market Accessibility

After more than twenty years of negotiations, suspensions, reopenings, and periods of intense political tension, on December 6, 2024, the European Union and Mercosur reached a historic agreement aimed... [ Read all ]

World Trade in Capital Goods: Preliminary Results for 2025 and Forecasts for 2026-2029

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Dec. 2, 2025 .

Uncertainty Global demand Forecast Metal industry International marketing

After a positive performance in 2025, a widespread deterioration is expected for next year [ Read all ]

Objective: market diversification. Evidence from the CETA agreement

Published by Simone Zambelli. Dec. 2, 2025 .

Export Foreign markets Free trade agreements Foreign market analysis

In the new global order, diversification has become the key concept guiding the European Union’s trade policy [ Read all ]