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27 October 2014

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: fiscal reform brings new funding for healthcare and schools

The approval of the Chilean parliament of the fiscal reform introduced by the Bachelet government paves the way for increased social spending (especially on healthcare and schools) and for economy-stimulating interventions. In 2015 the Bachelet government will have an additional 2.3 billion USD annually at its disposal. With this reform, the current 20% tax rate […]

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24 October 2014

Brazil – Italian embassy presents EXPO to businesses

The Italian embassy in Brasilia has joined the Federation of Industrialists of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in organising events on 4 and 11 November, to promote the 2015 EXPO in Milan and investment opportunities in Italy. As ambassador Raffaele Trombetta explained, “The embassy will present EXPO as a major opportunity for Brazilian firms, […]

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23 October 2014

Italy-Argentina – Grasso launches youth “think-tank” – Bicultural project, ceremony at Baires “Palazzo Italia”

“Italy must go back to believing strongly in the value of its cultural, literary, artistic and scientific legacy, which can be a driver” in regaining the role it deserves, asserted President of the Senate Pietro Grasso as he launched a new “Italo-Argentine think-tank” during a meeting at the Italian Cultural Institute. Present also was Italian […]

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23 October 2014

Montevideo – Italian Language Week in grand style

The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Uruguay offers a vast array of events, beginning with the hypothetical reconstruction of a voyage from Italy to the Americas presented by Sicilian actor Salvatore Motta and Italian-Swiss actor Mathias Britos in a show entitled “Quadri”. Present at the opening event will be the Italian and Swiss […]

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22 October 2014

Buenos Aires – “Identidad desaparecida” on display

The “Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos” in Buenos Aires will host an exhibition by artist Silvia Levenson from 21 October to 21 November entitled “Identidad desaparecida”. The show consists of a series of sculptures, installations and photos alluding to the absence of bodies that instead exist through objects, clothes and toys that have remained frozen […]

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15 October 2014

Italy-Chile – “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will showcase the Italian language

The 9th edition of the “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will take place in Providencia, in the metropolitan region of Santiago, on 25 October 2014. The event will give 10 countries a chance to showcase their culture and language, with half-hour lessons in German, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Catalan, Galitian, Basque, Hebrew, English, Italian, Japanese and Russian. […]

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14 October 2014

Uruguay – Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo

Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo, with the presentation of a photography book entitled “Divino Salvo”, edited by Alejandra Dixon and Anibal Andrade. The book features Palazzo Salvo, an iconic building in Montevideo designed by Milanese architect Mario Palanti. The book was published through a crowd-funding initiative to which the Italian Cultural Institute of […]

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14 October 2014

Italia-Argentina – A Buenos Aires la conferenza “Umbria mistica” (in translation)

The Umbrian Centre in Buenos Aires is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a conference on “Umbria Mistica”, an exploration of the region’s religious tradition organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The conference, which will be held on 14 October, will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “L’Ombelico del Mondo”, […]

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14 October 2014

Business – Mexico meets Italy

Business opportunities in Italy for Mexican entrepreneurs. That was the topic of a conference organised by our Embassy in Mexico City in collaboration with PWC Mexico. The goal is to promote inward investment to Italy. About 50 Mexican business people were invited to the event, opened by the Italian Ambassador in Mexico, Alessandro Busacca. Speakers […]

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9 October 2014

Montevideo: Italian contemporary theatre

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo invited Italian actor, playwright and theatrical director Marco Baliani to participate in a series of ad hoc initiatives, which included the staging of his famous monologue “Kohlhaas” at the Solis Theatre, followed the next day by his participation in an encounter during which he discussed his career as an […]

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7 October 2014

“Bahia Blanca: reading marathon for Italian Language in the World Week

The first reading marathon in Italian, entitled “Asino chi non legge” (He who doesn’t read is a dunce) was co-organised by our diplomatic network in Argentina for the Italian Language in the World Week. The idea was originated by Oberdan Cesanelli and has been exported to Argentina this year by the Il David association, Comites […]

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6 October 2014

‎Quito – Italy supports restoration of convent complex

Italy once again earned recognition for its contribution to the project for the restoration and upgrade of the San Francisco convent complex in Quito. The Ecuadoran capital recently hosted a ceremony during which the most important of the interventions already completed were illustrated along with a complete management plan for the complex, the most important […]

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