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International trade has been heavily affected by the effects of the pandemic, also for what concerns logistics, means of transports and payment systems. Some recent data can better summarize these consequences and suggest an effective response

This region’s countries, in particular the United Arab Emirates, are going through a delicate phase due to the conflicts in the Middle East and the effects of the Covid 19 epidemic. This does not stop the socalled Energy Transition, the process of transforming the economy, currently based on oil products, towards new sectors. There are interesting prospects for the agricultural and agri-food chains

Conditioned by complex political events and alternating economic phases, Spain has experienced significant progress in various sectors over the past decades. Agriculture remains a strong point for the country, thanks to quality productions intended largely for export. Agricultural mechanization plays a strategic role as the key tool to improve the quantity and quality of production. The trade relations with Italy in the agricultural mechanics sector is significant

The primary sector has a fundamental role in the economy of the country, even if a large part of its immense territory does not have the soil and climatic conditions favourable to cultivation. Innovative technologies, such as those relating to precision agriculture, are gradually finding space, and the demand for agricultural machinery is potentially very high, also for specialized crops and fruit and vegetables

The most authoritative international observers report interesting transformations in the African economy, not least as a result of some new political leaderships. The agricultural and agro-industrial sector is at the center of the positive dynamics highlighted in some countries, even if the increasing presence of investors coming from the eastern countries for European companies is a variable to be dealt with. Climate change is more than ever a risk for the African agricultural economy, and research programs are already in place to develop effective cultivation systems and viable alternatives

After a long preparatory work and a tour in direct contact with the entrepreneurial realities of the various regions, the confederation general meetings were held in Verona to focus on needs and priorities for the industrial sectors. Employment, combating tax evasion and greater commitment in Europe are the key points of an agenda that Confindustria proposes to the new Government. The FederUnacoma senior members attended the Verona meeting to raise the specific requests of a sector, agricultural machinery, exposed to the problems of both the industrial sector and the primary sector