Collaboration between Il Sole 24 Ore and Confindustria for the ExPAnD platform kicks off
The interactive digital database that analyses and develops Italia's export potential
The collaboration between Il Sole 24 Ore and Confindustria for ExPAnD (Export Potential Analysis and Development), the interactive digital platform designed to support companies, institutions and professionals in the identification and development of export opportunities in international markets, has begun.
This strengthens the collaboration between the leading publishing group in economic and financial information and the National Association of Entrepreneurs in the area of information provision to guide Italian companies in foreign markets.
The context in which ExPAnD fits is of strategic importance for the production system in Italy, all the more so in a global scenario marked by growing uncertainties - geopolitical tensions, fragmentation of value chains, new tariff regimes - that make access to foreign markets both more necessary and more complex.
In 2024, Italia exported goods worth over Euro 623.5 billion, confirming its position as the world's fifth largest exporter with a share of 2.9% of the total; a figure that the most recent economic signals confirm is growing, with a tendential increase of +7.4% recorded in March. Analyses by Centro Studi Confindustria indicate that the room for manoeuvre deriving from the shares held by competitors with similar characteristics amounts to over 550 billion euro: a realistic target - equal to an increase of 80 billion - would bring Italia's exports to 703 billion euro, exceeding the target of 700 billion by 2027 set by the government.
ExPAnD was created precisely as a concrete response to this need: to offer a user-friendly, easy-to-use tool capable of guiding entrepreneurs - particularly small and medium-sized enterprises - towards growth opportunities in international markets.
