Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 18 November: latest news from the world

COSTA RICA-CABEI APPROVES A US$550 MILLION LOAN FOR AN ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN PROJECT   The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has granted a US$ 550 million loan to implement the ‘High-speed Passenger Train for the Greater Metropolitan Area’ project.   The project envisages a US$ 1,297.7 million investment for the construction, equipment and put […]

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Venice: Deputy Minister Sereni at Unesco: plan to protect world heritage from climate change

​“The footage from Venice reminds us about the threats whichclimate change poses to the world’s cultural heritage. Through Venice’s tragic experience we intend to call the attention on all the assets of our common heritage that are being threatened, but which do not make headlines. Climate change threatens social stability, cultural traditions and, eventually, international security,” […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in the World: Argentina hosts “Cuisine, Culture and Language”

For the 4th Italian Cuisine Week in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Buenos Aires organises a number of events hosting as guest star the Michelin-star winning chef Giuseppe Costa, who has been invited by the Cultural Institute to perform several activities promoting Italian gastronomy in Buenos Aires. In Argentina, Costa will share […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: wines, Matera products and reuse take centre stage in Sweden​

The events organised by the Italian Embassy in Stockholm for the Italian Cuisine Week in the World, in partnership with the other Italian institutions and agencies present in Sweden, kick off today with a programme ranging from the performance of famous opera arias to ‘reuse’ recipes with guest of honour Neapolitan Chef Pietro Parisi, to […]

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​Italy-Iran: a 60-year-long cooperation in protecting cultural heritage

The exhibition titled “Italy and Iran, a 60-year-long cooperation on cultural heritage” was opened in Tehran by the Italian Ambassador Perrone together with the Deputy Minister for Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, Mohammad Hassan Talebian at the National Museum of Iran and co-curated by the ISMEO and the Iranian Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and […]

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The Foreign Ministry supports the solidarity initiatives launched for Venice

The Foreign Ministry has decided to sponsor initiatives to support the population and the artistic and cultural heritage of the city of Venice, by endorsing to the fund raiser promoted by the Mayor, Luigi Brugnaro. “What happens in Venice is a concern for the Government. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I intend to activate […]

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Italian Culinary Week: Brazil targets youth

The Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte targeted youth, including the very young, in order to create life-long ties with Italian gastronomy. During Italian Culinary Week in the World, which will kick off on Monday throughout the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic and consular network, Italian Chef Raffaele Autorino will hold a cooking laboratory for students of the […]

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Italian Culinary Week: Israel has ‘My Brilliant Friend’​ on the menu

The rich calendar of events for the Italian Cuisine Week organised in Israel will include a special menu drawing inspiration from Elena Ferrante’s novel ‘My Brilliant Friend’ (‘L’amica geniale’). Following the presentation to the press on Sunday, the initiatives will initiate on Monday, 18 November, with the scientific conference “Food & Foodways. Cooking as a […]

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Italian exports continue to grow

Italian exports jumped 6.2% in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018.  Once again, exports grew more than the other GDP components. After the record year of 2017, our trade balance recorded a positive figure of over 35 billion euros between January and September of this year. The highest growth in Italian exports was in […]

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Participation by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni at the UNESCO Conference

Representing the Italian Government, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni will go to Paris on Monday, 18 November to take part in the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference taking place in the French Capital from 12 to 27 November 2019. She will also give a presentation. The General Conference gathers all the […]

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Participation by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni at the UNESCO Conference

Representing the Italian Government, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni will go to Paris on Monday, 18 November to take part in the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference taking place in the French Capital from 12 to 27 November 2019. She will also give a presentation. The General Conference gathers all the […]

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Di Stefano in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Hon. Manlio Di Stefano ended his diplomatic mission to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan today; the mission was to promote the country in Central Asia and renew bilateral relations with both countries. Di Stefano discussed the great challenge of Eurasian connectivity and the recent ratification and […]

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