Favorable loans for SMEs to finance their missions abroad

A wider range of instruments are now available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that wish to gain access to international markets. In fact, with the “Participation in Fairs and Exhibitions” instrument, developed by the venture capital firm SIMEST, loans are now available to businesses to participate in “Country Missions”. These initiatives – promoted by […]

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Houston hosts the Conference of Italian Researchers

On 25 March, Houston will host the Conference of Italian Researchers 2017. The event, now at its 12th edition, is organised by the Italian Consulate General in Houston.  It will be attended by Italian researchers operating in different public and private sectors spanning from natural sciences to liberal arts, technology and medicine. The aim of […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – REMINDER: Presentation of the latest issue of Atlantide “Le chiavi dello sviluppo. Cooperazione sotto esame” (Farnesina, 17 March)

The latest issue of “Atlantide”, the online periodical of the Foudation for Subsidiarity, will focus on ““Le chiavi dello sviluppo. Cooperazione sotto esame” (“The keys to development. Cooperation under scrutiny”) and will be presented on Friday 17, March at 5 p.m. at the Farnesina. “I am pleased that this issue will be presented at the Farnesina, because it is an important tool […]

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INFORMATION NOTICE – Lecture entitled “Facing Common Challenges: Italian Contributions to Global Security” (Atlantic Council, Washington, 21 March 2017)

On 21 March, at 10.00 a.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will hold a lecture entitled “Facing Common Challenges: Italian Contributions to Global Security”, at the offices of the Atlantic Council in Washington. Representatives of the press who are interested in following the event can request accreditation by following this link http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/registration/a08i000002Pdjp8AAB. Further […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs meets “Reggio Children”

Promoting Italian excellence and innovation abroad in schools, businesses, and in scientific research was the central theme of the visit paid to Reggio Emilia today by Vincenzo de Luca, Director-General for the Promotion of the Italian Economic System. The mayor, Luca Vecchi, and the directors of the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre in particular highlighted the […]

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Mexico – Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City to host a lecture on St Benedict the Moor

A lecture on “St Benedict the Moor, from Sicily to the New World”  is being hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Mexico City. It will be delivered by Professor Giovanna Fiume of the University of Palermo on Friday, March 17, at 7 p.m. St Benedict, son of two African slaves who converted to Christianity, […]

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South Africa – Travelling exhibition “Ever closer union – The Legacy of the Treaties of Rome for Today’s Europe”

The celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of  Rome (1957-2017) around the world, will also take place in South Africa. The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Johannesburg and the Consulate of Cape Town, will launch the travelling exhibition  “Ever closer union – The […]

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Czech Republic – Film Soundtracks, the Symphonic Orchestra of Czech Radio pays homage to Italy

The most beautiful scores from great Italian films have charmed the Czech Republic. The concert titled “C’era una volta in Italia” was a great hit in Prague’s Smetana Hall of the Municipal House. The event was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, along with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Czech Radio, directed by Tomas […]

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“The re-launching of Europe and the Rome treaties”

The Conference “The re-launching of Europe and the Rome Treaties”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in conjunction with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) as part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome, was opened by the Secretary General of the MAECI, […]

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Italy provides aid to the injured in Benghazi

Yesterday morning, an Italian Air Force C130-J, configured for medical transport operations, landed at the Libyan base in Benina, near the city of Benghazi, and loaded 22 injured Libyans. This is the  first group of people considered to be suitable for air transport by the relevant medical committee of the Ministry of Defence. The aircraft […]

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Minister Alfano in Sarajevo to attend the Meeting of the Prime Ministers of the 6 Countries of the Western Balkans

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is in Sarajevo today to attend the Meeting of the Prime Ministers of the six Countries of the Western Balkans, in the perspective of the preparatory work for the Trieste Summit next 12 July. In the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the leaders of the Balkan Countries […]

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Iceland: lifting controls on movements of capital

The Government of Iceland has announced that it will lift the capital controls it introduced after the banking crash in October 2008. Since that date, in close connection with the International Monetary Fund, the Government has set the basis for gradually lifting controls. Now, thanks to new regulations, the controls have essentially been lifted for […]

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