Italian Economic Diplomacy, 19 October: Latest global news
Democratic Republic of Congo: three Italian construction companies to build agri-food processing platforms Work has recently started on the construction of three agri-food processing platforms in the city of Lukula, in the Bas Fleuve district in Kongo Central Province, on the border with the Kabinda Angolan enclave, entirely built by three Italian companies: Societa’ Italiana di […]
Read more“Campiello al Fairmont”
On 12 October, to kick off the 18th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Embassy in Munich held the Campiello Literary Prize, a contemporary Italian novel-writing contest organised by the Fondazione II Campiello-Confindustria Veneto. The speaker on behalf of the authors was Francesco Targhetta who won the second prize with his “Le […]
Read more“Online Italian Language Teaching and Italian Studies”
On 15 October, the Round Table on “Online Italian Language Teaching and Italian Studies” was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Beijing and held at its Auditorium. The initiative offered a forum for the exchange of experiences and opinions by Italian and Chinese teachers and experts and to debate the new MOOC (Massive […]
Read more“My story continues…”, collective writing attempts
A meeting was held on 17 October at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin to present the online collective writing project “Continua la mia storia…”, [My story continues], marking the 18th edition of the Italian Language in the World. The event was held in association with the Berlin Committee of the Dante Alighieri Society and […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 17 October: latest world news
OICE 2018 Report: engineering, architecture and consulting are consolidating their activities abroad The Italian Trade Agency, ICE, will launch, on 19 October, the 2018 edition of the OICE Report, drafted in conjuction with CER – Centro Europa Ricerche – on the activities of Italian engineering, architecture and technical and economic consulting firms across the world. […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council
Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council. On the agenda of the meeting: migration, Libya, Central African Republic and Venezuela. Minister Moavero will subsequently participate in the Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Read moreWorld Food Day, #ZeroHunger in the world by 2030
Hunger is growing again in the world: according to the latest reports issued by the FAO, over 815 million people suffered chronic malnutrition in 2016, 38 million more than the previous year. And with a world population forecast to reach 9 billion in 2050, farmers will have to find new more productive ways of farming and […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 11 October: latest global news
Norway: the first two guides for Italian investors and exporters published The first two in a series of guides designed for Italians who wish to invest in Norway have been published. Drawn up by our Embassy in Oslo and the Stockholm branch of the Institute for Foreign Trade, the guides aim to provide information and […]
Read moreMinister Moavero meets with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Erisken Søreide
Minister Moavero meets with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Erisken Søreide. The meeting focused on bilateral relations and major European and international issues. Special attention was paid to EU and NATO security policies, the Brexit negotiations and migration flows.
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 9 October: latest news from the world
CHINA – Pirelli finalizes the agreement for the acquisition of a 49% stake in the JV with the Hixih Group in China In execution of the agreements reported in August, Pirelli informs that it closed the Purchase Agreement for a 49% stake in the JV that, through Jining Shenzhou Tyre Co., owns a consumer tire […]
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