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
Read moreIl paese del futuro, così Stefan Zweig, scrittore austriaco ebreo fuggito in America Latina, definiva il Brasile in un saggio del 1941 con cui voleva rendere omaggio al paese che lo aveva accolto. Uno slogan efficace che per molti decenni è sembrato quasi una maledizione. Dopo l`indipendenza del 1822, vi è una serie di governi […]
Read more“Holy Glasnost”: Papa Francesco ed il suo Pontificato e’ il titolo di copertina del nuovo numero di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, in edicola dal 6 dicembre . I servizi all’interno si articolano sul dibattito nella componente cattolica, sulla radice latino-americana del Pontificato, sulle “aperture” che potrebbero portare a riforme strutturali nell’ambito della […]
Read moreIl settore del lusso sta registrando, in Cile, tassi di crescita vicini al 10% l’anno e un volume d’affari, nel 2012, pari a 472 milioni di dollari USA. Il Cile quindi si sta posizionando dietro al Brasile come mercato del lusso in America Latina. L’assenza di dazi all’importazione (che attira acquirenti dai Paesi vicini), in […]
Read moreDeveloping 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
Read more“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 […]
Read moreThe impact of past and present Italian narrative in Argentina will be the topic of a debate organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires for 2 December, 60 years on from the publishing of “Letras italianas” – a monographic issue of the magazine Sur in November 1953. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreNel corso della sua visita a Buenos Aires, il Sottosegretario Mario Giro ha avuto ieri una lunga e articolata riunione di lavoro con il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri, Eduardo Zuain. L’incontro ha permesso di ribadire l’eccellente stato delle relazioni bilaterali, cementate da profondi vincoli culturali e di amicizia e da una forte collaborazione nell’ambito […]
Read moreAn Italian trade mission has been organised in Bahia State, in Brazil. The delegation, which included the Italian tourism board, ENIT, and the Bank of Italy, visited Salvador for meetings with local institutions and members of the business community. Their aim was to analyse investment opportunities in the energy (especially wind and photovoltaic), infrastructure, and […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro began an official visit to Buenos Aires today, where he plans to meet with representatives of the Argentine foreign ministry, the Italian community, Italian associations and numerous Italian businesses, as well as with several representatives of the Argentine Lower House. During his meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Zuain, […]
Read moreThe second edition of the cycle of theatrical events “The 5 senses of cooperation” was organised by the Cooperation Office of the Italian embassy and the Italo-Peruvian Fund, with the coordination of the Italian NGOs operating in Peru. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreA concert for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi was held in Holguin, Cuba’s second largest eastern city and provincial capital. A resounding success for Walter Themel conducting the Udine Conservatory Orchestra. Read more, in Italian
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