Netherlands: ABN Amro privatisation process under way, SNS Reaal will follow

The Dutch finance minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, has announced that the government is proceeding with the privatisation of two major banks still in state hands: ABN Amro and SNS Reaal. The pre-selection process to identify the institutes that will act as global coordinator, bookrunner e co-lead manager has now started. One condition for the operation is […]

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Moscow – The story of Italian fashion and “Il binomio di Valentino” by Ilektra Canestri

Fashion and design with the“Made in Italy” brand will feature in an event organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow and taking place on 25 February 2015 at 7pm. The focus will be on Valentino, renowned for his luxe but wearable haute couture designs. Ilektra Canestri, fashion journalist and analyst, will give a talk […]

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Egypt – Trade mission under way to strengthen Italian-Egyptian relations

Ninety companies, 5 business associations and 5 banking groups, for a total of around 190 participants, will be taking part in a trade mission to Cairo from 22 to 24 February 2015. The aim is to examine the business opportunities offered by the Egyptian market, not just in commercial terms but also for industrial partnerships, […]

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Libya – Gentiloni in Paris for the Med Group

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, is in Paris today, 20 February 2015, for the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union’s Mediterranean countries, known as the “Med Group”. Taking part in the meeting, chaired by the French Foreign Minister, Fabius, are the foreign ministers of Spain, Greece, Portugal, […]

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Paris – Chefs and terroir: Italian cooking at the Cultural Institute

Tasty events are being organised at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris to promote tourism and Italian food and wine, not least in the run-up to EXPO Milan 2015. “Italians in the Kitchen” is a monthly initiative introduced in September 2013, when the Institute’s new kitchen opened its doors to visiting chefs, including Gianfranco Vissani, […]

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Washington – Great names of the Italian Renaissance on show in the USA

Renaissance Florence will soon take centre stage in the panorama of cultural events in New York thanks with the exhibition “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello: Renaissance masterpieces from Florence Cathedral”. The exhibition opens on 20 February 2015 at the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA). Organized in collaboration with the Museo dell’Opera di Santa Maria […]

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Buenos Aires‎ – First meeting of EXPO working group

The EXPO Milan–Italian Regions working group has held its first meeting in Buenos Aires. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Argentina, the event was hosted by Feditalia and attended by the Embassy’s Economic Councillor, Stefano Canzio; the president of Fedemarche, Juan Pedro Brandi; the director of the Italian Trade office, Sergio La Verghetta; the ENIT […]

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Dei – Italian Chamber of Commerce opens in Chongqing

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in China (CCIC) has opened a new branch in Chongqing, a city that is one of the country’s main industrial centres and which will soon have a direct air link with Rome. The CCIC also has branches in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. At the opening event, the Italian Ambassador to […]

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Immigration – Gentiloni welcomes first step by EU

The European Commission had decided to extend the Frontex joint operation Triton to at least the end of 2015 and to allocate emergency funding of 13.7 million euros to Italy. The decision is the Commission’s response to the letter sent by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, to the High Representative […]

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Gentiloni meets OECD Secretary General, Gurria

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria, at the Farnesina today, 19 February 2015. Their discussion focused on cooperation on combating international tax evasion and corruption. They also discussed the OECD enlargement process, the organisation’s role on […]

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Guadalajara – Italy to be guest of honour in film festival

Italy will be the guest of honour at the 30th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), which runs from 6 to 15 March 2015. The festival will include a retrospective featuring the work of  Bernardo Bertolucci and Bruno Bozzetto. Italy will also be taking part in the 11th Co-Production Forum, with a project entitled “The Whale”. […]

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Tokyo – Voices and images: Japan discovers the passion of Naples

James Senese, Fiorello, Massimo Ranieri, Lina Sastri, Peppe Servillo, Peppe Barra, Pietra Montecorvino, Raiz , Fausto Cigliano, M’Barka Ben Taleb and Max Casella. These are the faces appearing in the documentary film “Passione”, featuring the world of Neapolitan song and directed by Italian-American John Turturro. The film – with Italian sub-titles – will be shown […]

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