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2020-Q1: World Trade in the Covid-19 era

Published by Luigi Bidoia. June 17, 2020 .

Covid-19 Conjuncture Forecast Global economic trends

Only actual data will allow to overcome the high uncertainty on the international trade dynamics in 2020 [ Read all ]

Efficient Collection of Information on Market Accessibility: a critical Success Factor for an Export Project

Published by Valeria Minasi. June 16, 2020 .

Planning Bestpractice Internationalisation Export International marketing Market Accessibility

The acquisition of market accessibility information is an activity characterized by high economies of scale, which may be convenient to outsource to dedicated providers [ Read all ]

The volatility comeback

Published by Alba Di Rosa. June 12, 2020 .

Exchange rate Dollar United States of America Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Oil Central banks Exchange rates

Optimism fades on financial markets [ Read all ]

Hong Kong: Asian Hub for High Quality Consumer Goods

Published by Matteo Olivieri. June 10, 2020 .

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Hong Kong at the top of the market ranking for purchasing high quality consumer goods [ Read all ]

Home Furnishing: World Trade and Major Competitors in Q1-2020

Published by Marcello Antonioni. June 5, 2020 .

Home items Conjuncture Global demand Check performance Competitor analysis Global economic trends

In Q1-2020 significant growths of Vietnam's and Malaysia's (at the expense of China's) exports in the Furniture sector; positive results for Polish exports of Lighting [ Read all ]

Euro, Dollar and the Pound: An Update

Published by Alba Di Rosa. June 5, 2020 .

Exchange rate Dollar Euro United States of America Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Pound Brexit Central banks Eurozone Exchange rates

Stability for the single currency, thanks to the action of the ECB and the European Commission; clouds on the horizon for the greenback and the pound. [ Read all ]

The Global Crisis of Investment Goods

Published by Marcello Antonioni. June 3, 2020 .

Slowdown Metal industry Conjuncture Global demand Check performance Global economic trends

Worldwide exports of electrical engineering products, machinery, tools and equipment, industrial plants have been falling for 4-5 quarters in a row [ Read all ]

DUAL USE: Legislation and Procedures for European exporters

Published by Matteo Olivieri. June 3, 2020 .

Planning Internationalisation Export International marketing Market Accessibility

The export of dual goods and technologies is governed by a variety of regulations and procedures that meet national and international security requirements [ Read all ]

Global Demand: Q1-2020 shows a better than expected scenario

Published by Giulio Grisanti. June 1, 2020 .

Conjuncture Global demand Foreign markets Global economic trends

World trade data about the first three months of the year suggest an "optimistic" scenario, with an overall downturn slightly higher than 10% in 2020. [ Read all ]

The March of the Epidemic in Brazil: What Prospects for the Real?

Published by Alba Di Rosa. May 29, 2020 .

Exchange rate Emerging markets Latin America Brazilian real Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Central banks Exchange rates

Political tensions and health risk keep the real under pressure, in spite of some signs of the beginning of a turnaround. [ Read all ]