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Interviews
4 March 2014
Giro: “Il Brasile di Dilma è l’occasione per pensare agli italiani nel mondo“ (Limes)

LIMES In Brasile a ottobre ci saranno le elezioni presidenziali. Dilma Rousseff rivincerà? GIRO Dilma sta risalendo nei sondaggi, la nuova classe media creata da oltre un decennio di politiche luliste è rassicurata. La presidente ha accelerato sui piani sociali, ovunque vengono inaugurati grandi lavori. La concessione di infrastrutture ai privati darà frutti tra qualche […]

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4 March 2014
Cile – Onorificenza per l’ambasciatore Stefano Ronca (in translation)

L’ambasciatore cileno in Italia, Oscar Godoy Arcaya, ha inaugurato oggi a Roma la nuova sede diplomatica di Santiago del Cile, soddisfacendo cosi’ l’antica aspirazione cilena di avere una sede di proprieta’ in Italia.La cerimonia si e’ svolta alla presenza del ministro degli Esteri cileno, Alfredo Moreno Charme, che, sottolineando il profondo legame tra i due […]

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3 March 2014
Argentina – Pantalla Pinamar celebrates Italy

The Pantalla Pinamar Film Festival’s special guest this year will be Italy. Argentina’s principal celebration of film, now in its 10th edition, will take place in Pinamar, on the Atlantic coast, from 8 to 15 March 2014. Italy will share the “guest of honour” role with India, Switzerland and Hungary. To celebrate the Italian presence […]

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27 February 2014
Uruguay – “La dolce vita, Italian design and style”

“La Dolce Vita – Italian design and style” is the title of an itinerant exhibition that runs through 27 April at the Museo nacional de artes visuales (MNAV) in Montevideo, and is aimed at foregrounding Italian design, fashion and artistic excellence. Conferences and seminars will also be held by university professors, architects and decorators   Read […]

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26 February 2014
Argentina discusses “roots not forgotten”

“Roots not forgotten” is the title of a conference on emigration being organised by the Italian Cultural Institute for 20 March. According to the Institute’s website, the descendents of Italian emigrants are showing new signs today of wanting to re-establish the ties that were severed with the mother country, rediscovering the pleasure of speaking the […]

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20 February 2014
Montevideo – Italian design on display

An exhibition on Italian design, featuring the work of major architects, designers and artists, opened in Montevideo on Thursday 20 February, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales and the Fondazione Sartirana Arte. The show is intended to celebrate the genius of Italian art, fashion and furniture design. Read more, […]

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20 February 2014
DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Panama: cresce flusso turisti in entrata (in translation)

Sono stati resi noti dall’ufficio di statistica dell’Autorita’ del Turismo di Panama le cifre relative all’affluenza turistica nell’intero 2013: i dati riportano la crescita del 5,6% rispetto lo scorso anno, grazie all’arrivo di 2.201.854 persone nel corso del 2013, superando cosi’ l’obiettivo dei 2.100.000 turisti in arrivo fissato dall’Autorita’ del Turismo di Panama all’inizio dello […]

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18 February 2014
Cooperation: USD100,000 to WFP for Bolivian flood victims

The Italian Cooperation has earmarked USD100,000 for the World Food Program (WFP) for the purchase of emergency supplies to be distributed to Bolivian victims of the 12 February floods. The supplies (mainly tents) will be collected from the UN humanitarian depot in Panama (UNHRD) and delivered by the Bolivian Air Force.

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18 February 2014
Buenos Aires – Violence against women, Conference 6 March

The conference “Conflict on Human Rights: Violence against Women”, scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires on 6 March, is being organised by the Italian embassy in Argentina in collaboration with the University of Cagliari and the Universidad del Museo Social Argentino (UMSA). Gender violence will be examined from the medical, legal and psychological points […]

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17 February 2014
Brazil – Italy puts culture “on the field” for the World Cup

Cultural cooperation is growing between Italy and Brazil, and will get a special boost during the World Cup soccer championship. Italian Ambassador to Brazil Raffaele Trombetta met recently with President of the Clube do Choro Henrique Lima Santos in an effort to strengthen collaboration within the context of “Italia na Copa”, a cultural review being […]

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13 February 2014
Italy-Brazil – Joint venture by postal services

Italy’s Poste Mobile and Brazil’s postal service have signed a 20-year framework agreement to set up a new virtual mobile operator (MVNO) for the Brazilian market. The joint venture will draw on the innovative expertise gained by Poste Italiane in mobile telephony and high-added value services. The agreement was signed in the presence of the […]

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12 February 2014
DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: GDP expected to grow by 4% in 2014

Chile’s central bank has published the preliminary economic figures for 2013, which put annual GDP growth at 4%. The projections for 2014 are positive: a slightly lower rate in the first six months of the year, with growth picking up in the second half, to an average 4% for the year. The Chilean economy is, […]

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