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The EU-New Zealand Trade Agreement

Published by Simone Zambelli. July 13, 2022 .

Food&Beverage Free trade agreements Conjuncture Oceania Eurozone Global economic trends

On June 30, 2022, the European Union and New Zealand concluded the four-year negotiations for an ambitious trade agreement [ Read all ]

EU foreign trade: worsening trade balance

Published by Marzia Moccia. July 6, 2022 .

Conjuncture Dollar Euro Trade balance Eurozone Global economic trends

In the first five months of 2022, the EU trade balance was in negative territory for the first time since the Great Recession [ Read all ]

Regionalization and diversification: the case of textile machinery

Published by Marzia Moccia. June 22, 2022 .

Covid-19 Conjuncture Export markets Global economic trends

Anticipating and understanding how the new paradigm of procure-produce-distribute will evolve becomes a key factor for industrial machinery manufacturers [ Read all ]

Regionalization of world trade: current trends

Published by Simone Zambelli. June 9, 2022 .

Free trade agreements Asia Conjuncture United States of America Uncertainty Economic policy Eurozone Global economic trends

Are difficulties in global chains leading to regionalization of trade? [ Read all ]

European industry cohesion toward sanctions on Russia

Published by Giulio Corazza. May 30, 2022 .

Foreign markets Foreign market analysis

The effectiveness of sanctions also depends on the choices of the European industrial system [ Read all ]

The textile-apparel supply-chain after the pandemic crisis

Published by Marcello Antonioni. May 28, 2022 .

Covid-19 Fashion Internationalisation Great Lockdown Industrial equipment Consumption pattern International marketing

An analysis of world trade in 2020-2021 and outlook 2022 [ Read all ]

Price Rise in 2021: some Evidence from World Trade Data

Published by Marzia Moccia. May 25, 2022 .

Covid-19 Conjuncture Industries Global economic trends

World trade data provide an initial proxy for the change in average prices recorded along the major manufactured goods supply chains [ Read all ]

War and Pandemic slow but don't stop World Trade

Published by Luigi Bidoia. May 20, 2022 .

Forecast Foreign market analysis

2022 still presents good opportunities for European companies, also in light of euro depreciation [ Read all ]

The first effects of sanctions on EU-Russia trade flows

Published by Simone Zambelli. May 18, 2022 .

Conjuncture Foreign markets Uncertainty Eurozone Global economic trends

EU exports to Russia fall in March, while imports continue to grow, driven by raw materials [ Read all ]

Global sales of Graphic and Papermaking Supply chain: growth Momentum

Published by Marcello Antonioni. May 17, 2022 .

Intermediate goods Industrial equipment Check performance Industries Export Global economic trends

Quite differentiated trends by segment: excellent performance for packaging and converting; moderate recoveries for graphics and publishing [ Read all ]