Brazil, growing demand for lithium turns the spotlight on the country
The growing demand for lithium – a metal crucial to the global energy transition – on the international market is causing Brazil to attract increasing interest on a global scale. Although the country hosts less than one per cent of global reserves of the metal according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), more optimistic […]
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ACER report: progress and challenges in the integration of the European electricity market
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published its annual report on the integration of the European Union (EU) electricity market, the 2024 Market Monitoring Report, providing an overview of the progress, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating the European energy transition. The growing importance of renewable energy, driven by sources such as […]
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Germany: a key market for European and global agri-food
Germany: a key market for European and global agri-food Germany remains a major player in the agri-food sector, at the European and international level. Not only is it the third largest importer and fourth largest exporter in the world, but, with agricultural production reaching € 76.3 billion in 2023, it ranks second among producers […]
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Africa, AICS Overseas Office Directors Gather in Rome
Today in Rome, at the headquarters of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the Annual Meeting of the Directors of AICS Offices abroad opens (19-21 December 2024). It will provide an opportunity for discussion and updating on cooperation issues. Africa will be at the centre of the debate, with spaces for reflection and debate on […]
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Singapore – Southeast Asia’s financial and technology hub
Singapore is an intriguing inter-ethnic mosaic. Covering a mere 719 square kilometres – an area that is barely more than half the size of Rome – this city-state is a powerhouse of six million inhabitants with a peculiar cultural fabric made up of a Chinese majority and a large Indian and Malaysian community. Its multiculturalism […]
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“The articulation points of competitiveness. Italy’s growth amid global tensions, rates, and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza – NRRP)”
Although the global economy will continue to see moderate growth in coming years, the diverging dynamics between the United States, the Eurozone, and emerging economies point to a scenario of uncertainty. According to the Confindustria report for autumn, 2024, titled “I nodi della competitività. La crescita dell’Italia fra tensioni globali, tassi e PNRR” (“The articulation […]
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Senegal – A government programme for national development
Senegal’s new government has presented a plan for the country’s development over the next 25 years. Entitled ‘For a Sovereign, Just and Prosperous Senegal,’ the ‘Senegal 2050’ programme has ambitious economic goals – to triple per capita income by 2050 and ensure annual growth of more than 6% by, among other things, developing a strong […]
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Brazil: the leather industry, between European regulations and the challenge of traceability
The cattle and leather industries in Brazil and Italy are facing a crucial challenge: application of the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Aimed at combating global deforestation, this regulation risks having significant repercussions on both markets with historic links to the hide trade. Brazil is a colossus in the cattle industry. In 2022, Brazil’s agribusiness sector […]
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Thailand – A country projected towards a sustainable future
While pursuing its ambition to confirm the growth its economy has been achieving since the 2000s, Thailand is committed to meeting the challenge of decarbonisation and transitioning to a low-emission future in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and zero emissions by 2065. In order to accelerate this process, the country has actively entered […]
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Mexico – an interoceanic corridor connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific
Mexico is seeking to turn the tide of trade with the east coast of the United States and Asia by reducing its dependence on the Panama Canal, thanks to an ambitious infrastructure – the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Through a network of over 1,200 kilometres’ worth of railways, roads and airports, this […]
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