UK government formalises its space industrial plan
The UK has a new industrial plan for space development. It has formalised its own “Space Industrial Plan (from Ambition to Action – Advancing UK Space Industry) – SIP” which, in line with the National Space Strategy of 2021 and the Defense Space Strategy of 2022, aims to drive growth in the sector until 2030. […]
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Italy-Africa Business Dialogue Forum paves the way for fruitful synergies
Unlocking Africa’s potential by exploiting synergies and partnerships, supported by new financing instruments. This was the focus of discussions at the first Italy-Africa Business Dialogue Forum held in Rome in May at the Foreign Ministry, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and Confindustria […]
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Costa Rica, zero-deforestation coffee for Europe and Italy leads the way
With the entry into force of a new regulation, starting in 2025, the import of cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood from deforested land will be banned in (EU’s markets. Although other South American countries, such as Ecuador, Paraguay and Bolivia, have called these rules discriminatory to trade, Costa Rica has decided […]
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Istat Report, resilience and more investment for global growth
Growth prospects are moderately positive in the face of global contexts and international macroeconomic frameworks that remain uncertain and influenced by various factors. In other words, Italy is growing, even more than the European average, but there are critical issues to be tackled and solved. In a nutshell, these are some of the messages that […]
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Kearney FDI Confidence Index, l’Italia nella lista dei Paesi più attrattivi
L’Italia è tra i Paesi più attrattivi per gli investimenti esteri. Lo sottolinea il Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, un rapporto pubblicato ogni anno dall’omonima società statunitense di global management consulting. Sulla base di un sondaggio condotto tra i senior executive delle principali aziende mondiali il rapporto stila una classifica dei 25 Paesi più […]
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China, new measures to stimulate consumption and investment
China aims to boost consumption and investment through new economic support measures after last year’s weak performance. According to some estimates, the fiscal stimulus manoeuvre would be worth around USD 7 billion in the form of tax credits and direct subsidies, financed by drawing on the central budget, to which around USD 20 billion in […]
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Argentine: event on new opportunities in the energy and energy transition sector (Milan, 25 June)
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Argentina and Promos Italia are organising an event dedicated to Argentina and the new opportunities in the energy and energy transition sector called “Argentina: opportunità nel settore energetico e della transizione produttiva”. The initiative will […]
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Costa Rica, European funds for San José’s Electric Train project
The new project for the Electric Train of the Greater San José Metropolitan Area (GAM) in Costa Rica – the design, construction and operation of which will soon be put out to tender – has been presented. This project, which promotes sustainable mobility, has the technical and financial support of the European Union (EU) as […]
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China, Italian exports grew in 2023
According to ISTAT data, in 2023 Italian exports of agri-food products to China reached more than € 540 million, up 5% compared to 2022, thus confirming China as the second largest market in Asia for Italian exports in the sector after Japan. An unexpected result, if we consider the Chinese economic situation in 2023 and […]
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China – conference on sustainable development in Chongqing
A conference focusing on sustainable development and cooperation in the field between Italy and China was held at the Chengdu Century City Holiday Inn on the sidelines of Italy’s participation in the 18th edition of Ecomondo China – Chengdu International Environmental Protection Expo (CDEPE). The event, co-organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Chongqing, […]
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