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America Latina e Caraibi

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24 December 2013
Argentina – In arrivo “Italia, sentieri dell’anima” (in translation)

Italy’s national tourism board ENIT is preparing the launch in Argentina of a new tourism project that places Italy at centre stage. The initiative is entitled “Italia, sentieri dell’anima” and was recently presented by our ambassador in Buenos Aires Teresa Castaldo and Director of ENIT for Latin America Salvatore Costanzo. The project proposes the concept […]

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Press Releases
16 December 2013
Chile: Michelle Bachelet’s re-election is good news, says Bonino. Long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration

“Michelle Bachelet’s re-election by a large majority is good news, all the more so in view of our long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment on the outcome of the election in Chile. “Throughout her mandate at the head of UN Women, Michelle was a valuable ally in the […]

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13 December 2013
Italy-Latin America, shared strategy for growth – Bonino calls for coordinate responses to global challenges

Growth, territorial development and sustainable policies, cooperation between SMEs: the three macro-headings of the sessions of the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, opened today at the foreign ministry in Rome by Minister Emma Bonino. The conference runs through Friday and its participants include a large number of Central and South American ministers and representatives […]

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12 December 2013
Memorandum of Understanding for Italian and Latin American SMEs signed today at 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference. Giro cites growing demand for Italy

The time has come to export the Italian small and medium sized enterprise model to a growing Latin America, because that sub-continent could be one of the keys to Italian economic recovery. To that end a memorandum of understanding was signed today by the Ministry of Economic Development and Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) for the […]

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12 December 2013
Bonino: Together to build the futureStrengthened dialogue, concrete programme, perfected work method

At the Conclusion of the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, held at the foreign ministry in Rome Minister Emma Bonino took stock of the two days of intense work: “strengthened” dialogue, “defined and concrete” plans and a “perfected” work method. The decision to open the conference to the collaboration of all the member countries […]

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10 December 2013
6th Italy-Latin America Conference – Together toward the future

Growth, development and sustainability policies and cooperation between small and medium sized enterprises, will be the three macro-headings under which the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference sessions will develop. This biennial event, to take place on Thursday and Friday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, will unite a large number of Central […]

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10 December 2013
Buenos Aires – Italian consulate celebrates Pope Frances

On 8 December, the Italian Consulate General of Buenos Aires celebrated “Christmas with Pope Francis”,with a concert at the Teatro Coliseo dedicated to the Holy Father and the screening of a video featuring interviews with people who had contact with Bergoglio during his years in Buenos Aires. Read more, in Italian.

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9 December 2013
Mexico City – “Italy-Mexico” prize awarded

The 5th edition of the Italy-Mexico Entrepreneurial Prize, awarded each year to selected Mexican economic leaders that contribute to strengthening bilateral relations was recently held in Mexico City. This year’s choice was the emerging food industry Herdez, Mexico’s Barilla group partner. Read more, in Italian

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28 November 2013
Brazil – Italian firms look to the State of Bahia

Developing partnerships with local Brazilian firms was the goal of a recent economic/trade mission by ten Italian firms to Salvador de Bahia, which was organised by the Italian embassy in Brasilia and included a Brazil-Italy economic forum centred on nautical, energy and infrastructure sectors. Read more, in Italian

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Press Releases
27 November 2013
Giro at UNESCO agency, a global world won’t survive without identity

“Italy confirms ICCROM’s strategic importance in the protection and recovery of cultural treasures, elements essential to reinforcing and maintaining identities within the current dynamics of globalisation”, commented Under-Secretary Mario Giro during his speech at the28th General Assembly of the International Centre for Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), a UNESCO agency […]

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