Italy’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 […]
Read morethe Farnesina hosts the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena
Today the Farnesina is hosting the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena, an itinerant cinema project financed from the Fund for Africa with the aim of promoting and disseminating correct information on the risk of illegal migration, with a special focus on the principal Countries of origin of the migrants coming to Europe. During […]
Read moreMeeting of the OSCE Political Directors
As part of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), today the Farnesina hosted the meeting of the Political Directors of the 57 Participating States of the Vienna-based Organization. The meeting opened with remarks by the Political Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 4 October: latest news from the world
European Investment Bank finances the ports of Rome and Lazio The European Investment Bank (EIB) is going to finance projects to expand the port of Civitavecchia and to create of a new commercial port in Fiumicino with 195 million euros. It is the EIB’s largest financing of a Port System Authority in the last few […]
Read moreCIDU – A Forty-year-long Commitment for Human Rights
The hall of the Waldensian Church of Rome hosts the ceremony “A Forty-year-long Commitment for Human Rights” to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU). The event is organised concomitantly to the International Day of Non-Violence which is commemorated precisely on 2 October, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. The ceremony will be […]
Read moreInter-American Development Bank Group: what opportunities for Italian businesses?
The Farnesina today hosts a meeting entitled “Inter-American Development Bank Group: what opportunities for Italian businesses?” The event is part of the economic diplomacy initiatives launched to foster greater dissemination and knowledge of the business opportunities offered by the procurement system of International Organizations and Regional Development Banks. The aim is to increasingly raise the […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 1 October: latest news from the world
Luxembourg: TecnoInvestimenti seals deal to buy 50% of LuxTrust The CEO of the TecnoInvestimenti Group, Pier Andrea Chevallard, closed a deal with Luxembourg’s Minister of Economy, Etienne Schneider, for the acquisition of 50% of LuxTrust, a digital certification company that embraces almost all of Luxembourg’s digital ID certification management market by providing “strong authentication”, qualified […]
Read more74th anniversary of the Nazi slaughter in Marzabotto
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, are in Marzabotto today to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Nazi slaughter in 1944. It is the first time that the Foreign Ministers of Italy and Germany together attend the ceremony to pay tribute to the […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy, 28 September: Latest global news
Senegal: the “Bus rapid transit” project kicks off in Dakar with bus-only lanes At an event organised by the Executive Council of Urban Transport in Dakar, Senegal’s Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo, officially announced the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit project designed to create a new bus transport system with dedicated […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy, 27 September: Latest global news
Chile: Government Introduces New Guidelines for the new Transantiago Tender The Chilean Transport Minister, Ms. Gloria Hutt, unveiled the guidelines for the new Transantiago tender for the capital city bus system, which should be launched within the first six months of 2019. The new proposal by the Government includes the assignment of transport services to […]
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