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13 May 2021

Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França

On 12 May 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França. The talks focused on the bilateral relations between Italy and Brazil, support for Italian companies in Brazil, the fight against Covid19, cooperation and the upcoming […]

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11 May 2021

Deputy Minister Di Stefano inaugurates the Italy-Minas Gerais Business Forum (Brazil)

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has inaugurated today the Italy-Minas Gerais (Brazil) Business Forum organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte and the Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with Confindustria, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Minas Gerais and the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais, with the support of the State Government. […]

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10 May 2021

Italian Economic Diplomacy 10 May: latest news from the world

SUDAN BUSINESS FORUM: CONFERENCE TO SUPPORT THE SUDANESE DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION, 17 MAGGIO 2021 Il 17 maggio prossimo avrà luogo a Parigi dalle ore 09.00 alle ore 13.00 presso la sede della Confindustria francese (MEDEF) il Business Forum dedicato al Sudan: “Conference to support the Sudanese democratic transition”.  Durante l’evento il  governo sudanese presenterà alle aziende europee le riforme in […]

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3 May 2021

Italian Economic Diplomacy 03 May: breaking news from around the world

BRAZIL – ECORODOVIAS (GAVIO GROUP) WINS AN IMPORTANT MOTORWAY CONCESSION The ECO-153 Consortium, set up by the Gavio Group’s company Ecorodovias and GLP X, has won the tender for a 35-year motorway concession in the state of Goias. The tender, promoted by the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) and the Ministry of Infrastructure, concerns an […]

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30 April 2021

Italian Economic Diplomacy 30 April: breaking news from around the world

AVIO SPA – SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF VEGA VV18.   Yesterday, the VEGA VV18 mission successfully took off from the Kourou space base in French Guyana. The European launcher, designed, developed and built by AVIO Spa, placed in orbit the five satellites it had onboard: the new-generation French Pléiades Neo 3 satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space, […]

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26 March 2021

Mercosur; Vice Minister Sereni: great opportunities for our enterprises from agreement with EU

“I firmly believe that Italy, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean do share not only an inseparable past but also a present made of converging sensitivities and interests, oriented towards building a future of mutual well-being. Italy will remain committed, both bilaterally and in Europe, to encouraging and strengthening this common path”. This was stated […]

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23 March 2021

Italian Economic Diplomacy 23 March: breaking news from around the world

BRAZIL – AZIMUT’S USD 125 MILLION ACQUISITION Via its AZ Brasil Holdings subsidiary, the Azimut Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the capital in MZK Investimentos, an independent asset management company specialised in macro strategies, with over 600 million Real (125 million US dollars) in assets managed. Azimut has nine offices in Brazil, in 5 cities, in 4 States: its […]

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26 February 2021

Italian Economic Diplomacy 26 February: latest news from around the world

LATIN AMERICA – WEBINAR “EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITALIAN COMPANIES IN LATIN AMERICA” The CDP (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti – Savings and Loans Fund) and CAF (Corporacion Andina de Fomento) Development Bank of Latin America are organising a webinar for 4 March from 15:00 to 17:40, entitled “Exploring Opportunities for Italian companies in Latin America”. This event is […]

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25 February 2021

Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Colombian Foreign Minister Claudia Blum

On 23 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Colombia Claudia Blum.

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15 February 2021

Italian Economic Diplomacy 15 February: breaking news from around the world

BRAZIL – Sparkle signs an agreement with Vero Internet to boost Brazilian operator’s international connectivity. Sparkle has recently signed an agreement with Vero Internet, an emerging player in the Brazilian market, to offer high-performance international connectivity. Vero is a fast-growing Internet service provider with around 350,000 subscribers and a commercial presence in 96 cities in […]

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2 February 2021

Venezuela: Sereni, all efforts should be made to foster dialogue between opposition and government

“The crisis in Venezuela is taking a turn for the worse”. This was stated by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni at the meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela, who then added: “the humanitarian situation in the country, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, appears very worrying, aggravated by repeated and […]

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22 January 2021

Latin America: VM Sereni holds talks with the President of the EU-LAC Foundation Pajin

“Italy has consistently supported the strengthening and consolidation of relations between the European Union and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.” said the Italian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, during a cordial conversation this morning with Leire Pajin Iraola, President of the EU-LAC Foundation, whose purpose is to foster bi-regional relations […]

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