DEI – Ethiopia: Teff flour exports to resume in July
Starting in July 2015, 48 Ethiopian companies will be able to resume exports of teff flour. Teff is a widely used food grain in the country. The government has in part removed the export ban initially established in 2006 owing to fears that food production would fail to keep pace with rising demand. Various parties, […]
Read moreUN – International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi, in collaboration with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, invites citizens to celebrate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2015. The celebration will take place in Brindisi at 18.00 on 29 May, on Lungomare Regina Margherita. It is part of the celebrations for […]
Read moreRio de Janeiro – EXPO: “The Seduction of Food, Food to Seduce” in Brazil
“The Seduction of Food, Food to Seduce” is the tittle of a seminar taking place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Rio de Janeiro on 3 June 2015. The initiative is part of the cycle of events dedicated to the central theme of the Universal Exposition in Milan, “Nourishing the Planet”. It also part of […]
Read moreAddis Ababa – “Driving in Addis” on display at our Embassy in Ethiopia
“Driving in Addis” is the title of a project by photographer Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine that aims to recount the structural transformations of Addis Ababa from a taxi: a means of transport but also an observation post. An exhibition of about 40 photos will open on Italian National Day (2 June) in the gardens of […]
Read moreDei – China: Marposs doubles its presence with a new factory in Nanking
Marposs has doubled its presence with a new factory in Nanking. A worldwide leader in precision equipment for measurement and quality control, the company has sales of 500 million euro per year, of which about 20% in China. The outlook for growth is high, especially in sectors linked to information technology, vehicles and biomedicine. Marposs […]
Read moreZurich – Davide Longo: Book tour to present “Il Caso Bramard” in Switzerland and then Germany
A tour to present the latest book by Davide Longo, recently published in German with the title “Der Fall Bramard” (“Il Caso Bramard”), starts today in Zurich, in Switzerland. Tomorrow, Wednesday 27 May 2015, the tour continues in Germany at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and on Thursday 28 May moves to Frankfurt. Thursday’s […]
Read morePeru – Celebrations for the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri
Peru is celebrating the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri with a two-day event organised by the Universidad del Pacifico and the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima. The celebrations, part of the Year of Italy in Latin America initiative, will take place on 25 and 26 May 2015. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMadrid – Italian design: a two-day event for students
Some of the Italian design community’s biggest names have taken part in two days of debate and meetings with students from Masters courses in design-related subjects. Domitilla Dardi, lecturerat the European Institute of Design (IED) and design curator at the MAXXI gallery in Rome, along with Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, founders of Studio Formafantasma, […]
Read moreFrom Pesaro to Sydney – “Viva Rossini” travels to Australia
Australian audiences will have an opportunity to “meet” Gioachino Rossini with a series of films based on the great composer’s works. The event is organised through a collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Screenings will include “L’Italiana in Algeri”, “Il turco in Italia”, “L’equivoco stravagante”, “La […]
Read moreDEI – Papua New Guinea: Salini Impregilo awarded hydro-electric project worth 2 billion
Salini Impregilo has won a contract worth around 2 billion dollars to develop a 1800 MW hydro-electric project in Papua New Guinea. the contract envisages that the Italian company will submit a feasibility study and have exclusive rights to build the hydro-electric power station over a five-year period. The project includes the construction of the […]
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