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28 April 2014

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Marocco: Governo presenta nuovo Piano politica industriale (in translation)

E’ stato recentemente presentato dal Ministro dell’ Industria, Commercio e Investimenti, Moulay Hafid Elamy, il “Piano di accelerazione industriale” del Marocco. La nuova strategia industriale 2014-2020 si propone di creare 500.000 nuovi posti di lavoro nei settori considerati promettenti a livello mondiale (aerospaziale, automotive, chimico, para-chimico e farmaceutico) e di aumentare la quota di contribuzione […]

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18 April 2014

DEI/Sole 24Ore – Bolivia: Italian exports rising as local economy grows

Bolivia: Italian exports rising as local economy grows Italy’s national statistics office (ISTAT) figures for Italian-Bolivian trade in 2013 confirm the upwards trend seen in 2012. Italian exports rose by 30.8% to 97.43 million euros, while our imports from Bolivia saw a 111.5% increase to 64.4 million euros. This unbroken upwards trend in trade over […]

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16 April 2014

Childhood in Senegal – Development Cooperation-UNICEF project “Combating trafficking and the worst forms of child labour”

Trafficking, child labour and sexual exploitation. Childhood in Senegal is often violated by these abuses, which Italy and UNICEF are fighting with a prevention, recovery and protection project. February 2014 saw the end of stage 2 of the project: “Combating trafficking and the worst forms of child labour”. The initiative was funded by Italian Development […]

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14 April 2014

Italy-Somalia: Giro-Osman Jawari meeting

Under-Secretary Mario Giro met the Speaker of the Somali Parliament, Mohamed Osman Jawari, at the Farnesina today for discussions that included the AMISOM Mission, the political and stabilisation processes, and development cooperation. AMISOM Mission and political process The meeting was a valuable opportunity to exchange information and views on the situation in Somalia with respect […]

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11 April 2014

DEI/Sole 24Ore – Angola: diversified economy makes room for Italian enterprise

The Angolan economy grew (+5.3%) in 2013 in the non-oil sector (services, construction, farming), which is growing at a faster rate (+5.8%) than the oil sector and, most importantly, is showing major signs of stability: inflation (which had made Luanda the most expensive city in the world) has come down to single-digit levels (7.6%), State […]

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10 April 2014

Italy-Angola – Pistelli, partner-building initiatives

Within the context of “excellent bilateral relations” and the solid “economic partnership” underscored by Minister Federica Mogherini in a message, “let’s make the best of what we have available, in such a way that the great leap forward in all sectors of the Angolan economy can also be said to stem from Italian expertise”, asserted […]

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10 April 2014

DEI/Sole 24Ore – Sudafrica: investira’ 30 mld USD nel settore energia (in translation)

Exports: Vinitaly surpasses 155,000 visits, 36% foreign buyers The Vinitaly Fair, which came to an end yesterday, solidly confirmed its leadership in the international wine sector, with an increase of 6% in vendors and a total of 155,000 visitors over its 4-day duration. The increase in the number of foreign buyers attending was impressive, up […]

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9 April 2014

DEI/Sole 24Ore – Meeting with a delegation of ministers at the foreign ministry on economic opportunities in Angola

A meeting will take place tomorrow at the foreign ministry in Rome on the economic advantages of partnerships between Italian and Angolan firms. Participants will include Angolan Minister for the Economy Abrahao Gourgel, President Angolan Industrialists Association Jose’ Severino, the Minister for Energy Resourcesand Under-Secretaries for Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Tourism. Angola is currently Italy’s […]

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9 April 2014

Somalia – Italy committed to health

Italy is heavily committed in Somalia, especially in the healthcare sector, and for World Health Day organised the presentation of a documentary filmed in Mogadishu by RAI correspondent Enzo Nucci and an exhibition by artist Massimo Grimaldi of photos taken in the ‘Mohamed Aden Sheikh’ Children Teaching Hospital (Mas Cth) in Harghesia, the capital of […]

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8 April 2014

Target Angola – Opportunity Forum in Turin

The Italian businesses that will be participating in the first Business Forum Italia Angola will have an opportunity to better inform themselves of the economic potential and investment opportunities offered by that African nation. The forum will take place tomorrow 9 April in Turin and is the fruit of the collaborative efforts of the Italian […]

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7 April 2014

Central African Republic: Cooperation dispatches humanitarian aid

A flight will be dispatched tomorrow from the Orio al Serio Airport (Bergamo) to the Central African Republic by the Italian Cooperation, carrying aid to the population severely affected by the crisis under way. Responding to an appeal by Italian volunteer associations, the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will […]

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4 April 2014

International Day of Mine Awareness: Women in Action

At the Holy Spirit Hospital in Makeni, the biggest city in Sierra Leone’s northern province, Italian Development Cooperation is working to improve the health of the inhabitants of Bombali district. And that work includes providing surgical treatment for mine victims. From Africa to Asia: Italian Development Cooperation at work From Africa to Asia, Italian Development […]

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