United Arab Emirates – “Invest in Italy”, the first investment attracting Desk opens in the UAE

Recover investment flows by promoting, supporting and encouraging the flow of capital through direct personal contacts between Italy and foreign investors. This is the aim of “Invest in Italy”, the first investment attracting Desk launched in Dubai during a roadshow held at the presence of the Undersecretary of State for Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto, and […]

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Japan – Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo debates the relations with Italy, between culture and subculture

Today the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo will host a meeting featuring two renowned Japanese Mangaka, Hagio Moto and Yamazaki Mari, who love Italy. The two Manga artists will discuss the representation of Italy in literary works, manga comics, on TV programmes and in other Japanese artistic expressions. In particular, they will explore the image […]

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Portugal – Photos and videos, on show Paola Di Bello’s art

A new Italian contemporary art event will be launched in Lisbon on 10 November, as part of the cycle of exhibitions organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. “Paola Di Bello. Photos and videos” is a personal exhibition of the Italian photographer and videomaker, curated by Raffaella Perna. Her exhibition features twenty photographs which are part […]

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Africa and Us: common perspective challenges in the light of the forecasts by the Economic Outlook 2016

On Thursday, 10 November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) hosts the presentation: “Africa and Us: common perspective challenges in the light of the forecasts by the Economic Outlook 2016”, promoted by the MAECI and the Italian geopolitical journal Limes, in conjunction with the OECD, the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa […]

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Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Amendola in Argentina. Meetings in Buenos Aires and Rosario

“We are very pleased to see that our bilateral relations have grown stronger in these past few months,” Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola said, when concluding his talks with his Argentinian counterpart, Rodolfo Gustavo Zlauvinen. “The complementarity of our economic and educational systems is the starting point from which we can further […]

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11th Meeting of Italian institution representatives in Brazil

Sao Paulo hosted the 11th Meeting of the Italian institutions (Embassy, Consular Network, Italian Institutes of Culture – IICs, Bank of Italy, Chambers of Commerce) operating in Brazil, the largest Latin American country. Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, attended the meeting, which saw the participation of members of the General Council of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 9 November: latest news from the world

“Tunisia 2020” – International investment conference On 29 and 30 November 2016, Tunis will host an international investment conference “Tunisia 2020”, Road to Inclusion, Sustainability and Efficiency. The conference is designed to mobilize national and international, public and private operators in support of Tunisia’s 2016-2020 Development Plan and the goals it has established. With this […]

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Bari, 41st stop of Roadshow dedicated to Corporate Networks

In an increasingly globalised and competitive economic scenario, the success of Italian companies is ever-more connected to the companies’ capacity to conquer foreign markets and to internationalise their business. This applies both to large corporations and to SMEs which, more than elsewhere, must tackle issues of competence, size and structure in meeting the challenge of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder: “Africa and us: Common challenges and prospects based on data from the African Economic Outlook 2016” (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10 November 2016)

On Thursday, 10th November, at 3.00 p.m. a presentation will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation entitled “Africa and us: Common challenges and prospects based on data from the African Economic Outlook 2016”; an event promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian geopolitical magazine LIMES, together with the OECD, […]

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Brazil- Exhibition celebrates Marcello Mastroianni in Sao Paulo

The exhibition “Marcello Mastroianni e il cinema Italiano” (Marcello Mastroianni and Italian Cinema) will open on November 14 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the city’s Museum of Image and Sound (MIS). The exhibition, a retrospective dedicated to the famous Italian star running till November 20, is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sao […]

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Turkey – A week dedicated to Italian contemporary cinema

The 7th Contemporary Cinema Festival will open in Ankara on November 14. The event, running till November 19 and hosted at the Centre of Contemporary Arts in the Turkish capital, is promoted by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul in conjunction with the Cankaya municipality and with the contribution of several […]

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Albania – Tomorrow Tirana will host a presentation of the Associazione Albalaureati

Tomorrow Tirana will host the presentation of the Associazione Albalaureati, based on an idea by five Albanian professionals who, after graduating from Italy’s best universities, returned to their home country with a view to contributing to its development. The Associazione was established thanks to the support of the Italian Embassy in Tirana and the Idis […]

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