Somalia Summit – Italy’s role in stabilisation and national reconciliation
The event being held in the margins of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly will evaluate progress achieved in the stabilisation and national reconciliation of Somalia in light of the objectives identified by the Somali authorities in the government’s “Vision 2016” programme. These include the adoption of a Federal Constitution within 2015 and […]
Read moreUN: the role of women in food security. Mogherini, Italy’s contribution. The “Women for Expo” initiative
The conference on gender equality in food security, held within the framework of the 69th session of the UNGA, came to a close with a speech delivered by Minister Mogherini. Other speakers at the event promoted by Italy in collaboration with UN Women, with the co-sponsorship of Ghana, the World Food Program and the International […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Kuwait: sospende norme offset per appalti pubblici (in translation)
Kuwait: sospende norme offset per appalti pubblici Il Ministro delle Finanze del Kuwait, Anas Al Saleh, ha recentemente annunciato l’avvenuta sospensione della normativa offset fino a nuova regolamentazione, che si attende per marzo 2015. La normativa offset kuwaitiana stabilisce che le aziende straniere vincitrici di appalti pubblici di grandi dimensioni siano obbligate ad investire il […]
Read moreArgentina – Torna il grande cinema italiano (in translation)
Durante una affollata anteprima presso il cinema Gaumont di Buenos Aires, l’ambasciatore d’Italia in Argentina, Teresa Castaldo, il responsabile delle relazioni Internazionali di Anica, Roberto Stabile, e il direttore dell’Ufficio Ice Argentina, Sergio La Verghetta, hanno presentato il piano di rilancio del Cinema Italiano in Argentina messo a punto da Anica e Ice Agenzia, finanziato […]
Read moreQuirinale – Delegazione scuole italiane all’estero (in translation)
C’erano anche le delegazioni delle scuole italiane all’estero di Addis Abeba, Barcellona, Madrid e Parigi all’inaugurazione dell’anno scolastico al Quirinale alla presenza del presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano, e del ministro dell’Istruzione, Universita’ e Ricerca, Stefania Giannini. Le delegazioni erano composte da studenti italiani e stranieri, fra cui due studentesse etiopi dell’Istituto tecnico per Geometri […]
Read moreVietnam, Ho Chi Minh City: new Italian Consulate General
Goals: to encourage economic growth and promote Italian culture Carlotta Colli, the new Italian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, spoke with PEI News on the opening of the new diplomatic mission there. “The Consulate General is the result of a desire to increase and strengthen our institutional presence in order to help our […]
Read moreOman – Presentation of investment opportunities in DUQM Special Economic Zone
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will join President of the Duqm Special Economic Zone Minister Yahya bin Said Al Jabri in the presentation on 24 September at the Farnesina of investment opportunities for Italian businesses in Oman, with a special focus of the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZAD Duqm). The Duqm Special Economic […]
Read moreUnited Nations – Italy in the forefront on climate change
A Climate Summit was held on 23 September, convened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in the margins of the UN General Assembly. Its aim was to maintain awareness among heads of state and government of the upcoming UNFCCC conferences in Lima and Paris for the drafting of a new global accord on climate. Climate change awareness […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Belgium: Selex ES signs 20m euro Post contract
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica group firm was awarded a 20 million euro contract with bpost during the Post-Expo 2014 trade fair in Stockholm. Selex ES will provide a 900-metre long Multisorting Parcel Handling System (MPHS) with a capacity of 30,000 packages per hour, to be installed in the new bpost logistics hub located in the […]
Read moreAlessandro Di Battista Fellowship 2015-16
In 2002, the Italian Government, in collaboration with the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), established the Alessandro Di Battista Fellowship. It is co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Finance in memory of the young Italian economist Alessandro Di Battista, who came from that Ministry […]
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