Dei/Sole 24 Ore – China: Italian Planet lands esclusiva for free port of Lianglu Cuntan
China: Italian Planet lands esclusiva for free port of Lianglu Cuntan Italian Planet (www.italianplanet.it) and the Chongqing Free Trade Economic Cooperation Group (CFTEC), which manages the free port Lianglu Cuntan, signed an agreement giving Italian Planet the exclusive right to treat entry into the free port of Cuntan on behalf of the CFTEC with all […]
Read moreMade in Italy – Italian excellence as reported in the foreign press
A selection of some of the most interesting articles on Italian lifestyle published by major foreign daily newspapers and periodicals in 2013 were considered for the “Ferrari Prize – The Italian Art of Living”, sponsored by the Cantine Ferrari. The initiative aims at foregrounding the foreign press’ best and most original efforts at exploring the […]
Read moreEnvironment – Italo-Serbian Urbesoil project launched
The Urbesoil project, consisting of a team of researchers made up of Italians from ENEA and Serbians from the University of Novi Sad, was launched to study the movement of potentially toxic elements within an urban environment. Approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Urbesoil is an integral part of the Italo-Serbia science and technology […]
Read moreItaly-South Africa – Growing Science and Technology Cooperation
Italy is strengthening cooperation with South Africa through a 2014-16 executive science and technology programme signed during the 5th meeting of the Joint Italy-South Africa Commission in Pretoria. The Italian delegation was led by Italian ambassador to Pretoria Vincenzo Schioppa, while South Africa’s was led by Director General for the International resources of the Department […]
Read moreChina – Invest in Lombardy flies to Sichuan
“Invest in Lombardy” made a mission to China. A delegation of the firm, which belongs to the Milan Chamber of Commerce (Promos) flew to Chongqing and Chengdu to present the opportunities the region offers. The Italian Consulate General in that city organised an investment forum, along with the Commission for Foreign Trade and Economy of […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Capo Verde: missione imprese UE in novembre (in translation)
Capo Verde: missione imprese UE in novembre La Delegazione UE a Praia sta organizzando per il 18-19 novembre una missione di imprenditori di Paesi UE a Capo Verde. L’iniziativa si inserisce nell’ambito delle “Missions for Growth”. Tra i settori oggetto della missione figurano: l’industria leggera (in particolare i settori tessile e calzaturiero), l’agro-industria, i settori […]
Read moreCooperation Stories: Italy-Senegal: Round-trip – The “diaspora for sustainable growth”
The PLASEPRI programme supports the private sector and make the most of the Senegalese diaspora in Italy. Interview with Mariarosa Stevan, former director of the Dakar UTL Transform the Senegalese diaspora in Italy, one of the most numerous, to generate sustainable development is the goal of PLASEPRI, a bilateral Italian Cooperation programme operating in Senegal […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 6 August: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor
Kenya: leaders meet on corridor towards Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta chaired a meeting in Nairobi with his counterparts from Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan to discuss the financing of and next steps in the Lamu Port, Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Project. The project is intended to connect Kenya’s port […]
Read moreBrasile – Dellerba presenta le sue “Migrazioni” (in translation)
Le “Migrazioni” di Franco Dellerba sono in mostra dal 7 agosto presso il salone dell’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) di San Paolo. Si tratta di undici opere, che si ispirano al mondo animale. Metafora della condizione umana L’artista, scultore e pittore, mescola fra loro creature esotiche, le manipola, ne seleziona delle parti fino a creare […]
Read moreExpo 2015 .- La Nigeria firma contratto di partecipazione (in translation)
Ci sarà anche la Nigeria all’Esposizione universale di Milano del 2015. E lo farà in grande stile. Il paese africano, che nei giorni scorsi ha firmato il contratto di partecipazione all’evento, ha optato per il lotto più grande disponibile (il dodicesimo per estensione dell’area espositiva). La firma, ottenuta anche grazie alla costante attività di sensibilizzazione […]
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