A climb and a dive, without interruption. In the last two years the South had tried to free itself from prejudice, to escape that narrative of marginality which for too long had marked its pace and history. And Calabria had shown unexpected signs of becoming part of that renaissance with more dynamic businesses, slowly rising employment, a productive fabric that, although fragile, was moving again. Then, however, the world changed pace. First the American duties, breaking the balance that seemed consolidated. Then the war (with the same director) marked times and trajectories, calling into question routes and certainties.
The markets have absorbed the blow, transforming it into a continuous oscillation, between surges and falls, between expectations and sudden retreats. Calabrian companies, which had sought new ports for export to the United Arab Emirates and ASEAN countries, found themselves having to slow down just as they were trying to expand their perimeter. The Middle East, a high potential opportunity for Made in Calabria, has once again become a critical variable and the trade routes that cross it have become very dangerous. And not just those linked to the oil market.
For small and medium-sized businesses it is yet another counter-attack test.
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