The third edition of Smart International Tour, the project launched in 8 by Intesa Sanpaolo and dedicated to the export development of SMEs, also in light of the opportunities offered by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. This year Smart International Tour foresees the involvement of 1.500 companies and will take place in collaboration with Sace.
The 2022 program includes a cycle of 20 webinars, aimed at corporate customers of Intesa Sanpaolo's Banca dei Territori to support them in international growth also in new markets, on 3 areas of interest for SMEs that want to grow in foreign markets United States-Brazil, Gulf area (UAE-Qatar), Singapore-Australia.
During the meetings, there will be interventions on the economic scenario on the reference countries, to better outline the development prospects for exports and investments in the countries concerned, with analyzes and insights on the facilitations in terms of internationalization and on the opportunities offered by the Pnrr.
Furthermore, the series of meetings is organized in collaboration with Sace Education – the training hub – along three lines: to the courses and specialist meetings in the area on the subject of exports and internationalisation, there are also accompanying programs towards green, digital and infrastructural strategies and certified academic training.
The world economy will continue to grow in 2022
The Intesa Sanpaolo Studies and Research Department expects world GDP to grow by 3,8%, after the vigorous rebound in 2021 (5,8%). World trade growth will slow from an exceptional 11% in 2021 (reflecting a once-in-a-lifetime rebound after the pandemic-induced decline) to 4%. The slowdown also reflects difficulties in supply chains that emerged in 2021, but are expected to ease gradually by 2023. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has worsened the outlook, but its impact on global trade is expected to be modest.
Sace 2022 Risk Map: "The growth of international trade continues but global risks remain significant"
According to the latest Sace Risk Map - "(un)usual risks for unusual times: the world in 2022 - the global macroeconomic context is in a phase of progressive consolidation and the growth of international trade in goods continues, which has returned to higher volumes to those pre-Covid, but the global risks still remain significant.
In 2021, the recovery in global economic activity was driven by solid demand conditions which were countered by critical issues on the supply side. These imbalances have generated upward pressure on prices. Despite the difficulties of global supply chains, added to which are still high energy prices, the volume of international trade in goods is booming. The volume of world trade in goods has gone beyond the recovery of last year's loss, exceeding pre-pandemic levels and, in 2022, is expected to grow by 4,8% (after the +11% average estimated for 2021 ).
