Indonesia: a new business frontier with untapped potential
A young and growing nation with still untapped potential and a firm desire to attract foreign investments in order to develop all sectors of its economy. Strategically nestled between Southeast Asia and Australia, the Indonesian archipelago has increasingly embraced that economic growth for which the term “Asian tigers” was coined a few years back. The […]
Read moreGUATEMALA – Young people and football: cooperation “on the pitch”
Young people plus football equals development and social inclusion. That’s the equation devised by the “Escuelas Metropolitanas de Fu’tbol” project in Guatemala City. The project includes workshops for local coaches and practical sessions in which around 2000 young footballers took part. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreIFAD: Italian initiative on migrants’ incomes making progress, says Archi
Reducing the average global cost of transferring migrants’ remittances from 10% to 5% in 2014 would pave the way for a net increase in migrants’ and their families’ incomes totalling around 15 billion dollars per year. The comment was made by Deputy Minister Bruno Archi, referring to a proposal initially aired by Italy at the […]
Read moreBonino, italiani all’estero contributo essenziale per Paese (in translation)
“Il vostro contributo e’ essenziale, noi siamo un Paese che non ha risorse prime, ma abbiamo un’unica risorsa, quella umana”. Così il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino si è rivolta all’Assemblea Plenaria del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero (Cgie) organizzata dal 26 al 28 giugno alla Farnesina. Un’assemblea che, quest’anno, va a coincidere con la […]
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO – Italian design showcased
Italian design is being showcased in San Francisco, with the work of over 124 cutting-edge designers. The New Italian Design, organised by the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, will run until 11 August 2013. The exhibition includes product design, graphics, fashion accessories, toys, research, food design and interior design. The event is promoted by the […]
Read moreTURKEY: The EU must not “freeze” talks, says Bonino Chapters on rights and justice should be opened
The European Union cannot, and must not, “freeze” negotiations with Turkey, nor can it give in to its instinctive reaction to adopt a harder and more closed stance in the face of events. For Turkey’s accession negotiations, Europe should open not just Chapter 22 (regional policy) but also the chapters on rights and justice. These […]
Read moreMADRID – Technical University of Madrid-cnr agreement on joint laboratory
The Technical University of Madrid (Spanish initials UPM) and the National Research Council (CNR) in Rome have signed an agreement to set up a joint Italian-Spanish laboratory to study complex biological systems. The new lab will be located in Florence at the CNR’s Complex Systems Institute (ISC). Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSLOVAKIA – Kuasar String Kuartet to close the “Dolce Vitaj” Festival
The closing concert of the 6th Italian “Dolce Vitaj” Festival will take place on Saturday 29 June 2013 at the National Gallery in Bratislava. The concert will feature Italy’s Kuasar String Kuartet. The National Gallery is also hosting an exhibition of Italian paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries, which will run until 17 November […]
Read morePistelli in Lebanon: Syria, UNIFIL and Italian Development Cooperation discussed
A trip to examine Italy’s political, cooperation and military initiatives in Lebanon. That was the theme of the visit by the Deputy Foreign Minister with responsibility for Development Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, to Lebanon on 25 and 26 June 2013. He visited Beirut, where he met the President of the Republic, Michel Suleiman; the Prime Minister […]
Read moreBULGARIA – Great success in Plovdiv for Verdi’s Attila
The premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Attila” was a great success in Plovdiv, in Bulgaria. The performance, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, attracted an audience of about 1500 and is part of the Italian Festival Bulgaria 2013. Read more, in Italian.
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