China – 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 […]
Read moreItaly-Peru – Cooperation at Laguna Puruhuay
“Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina. Settlement and customs along Lake Puruhuay in Peru”, is the title of a book by Carolina Orsini to be presented on August 26th at the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium in the Peruvian capital, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItaly-China – Growing cooperation in architecture and design
Italo-Chinese cooperation in architecture and design is increasing. A ceremony was recently held in Chengdu for the opening of an Italian innovation and design centre, created in collaboration with the association of interior decorators of that city and the Milan Polytechnic Institute (Polimi). The event was attended by the association’s president, Mrs. Zhang Daiying, architect […]
Read moreLibya: Italians continue to transfer out
Operations continue for the transfer out of Libya of Italian nationals requesting it. Another Italian Air Force plane, operating in coordination with the Foreign Ministry Crisis Unit and COI/Difesa, left Tripoli to land this afternoon in Pisa with 47 Italians and other nationals aboard. This week’s operations will conclude with this mission, which follows on […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Made in Italy: anti-food fraud agreement between CIA and CSA
Made in Italy: anti-food fraud agreement between CIA and CSA Italy’s Confederazione italiana agricoltori (CIA) and Centro studi anticontraffazione (CSA) signed a protocol of collaboration aimed at identifying instruments and measures for combating the spreading counterfeiting of Made in Italy products, including foods. The agreement is reported to contain common actions that include analyses, meetings, […]
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