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12 January 2016
Chile – New Edition Of The Santiago A Mil Theatre Festival

Chile is once again hosting Santiago a Mil, Latin America’s most important theatre festival, also with the participation of Italy. Performances will run from January 3 to 24 and will feature the world’s leading theatre companies. The festival is considered to be one of the three most prestigious festivals in the world and the number […]

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7 January 2016
Dei: Bolivia announces USD 48.5 billion national development plan

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced a 48.57 billion dollar national development plan. President Morales said the plan will be funded through national and foreign resources, aid from international cooperation and lines of credit with regional and international development banks.  Over 60% of the investments will be channelled to three priority areas: the hydrocarbon sector, infrastructure […]

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31 December 2015
Santiago del Chile-Director Romeo Castellucci at the STGOaMIL Festival

Santiago del Chile once again hosts the renowned STGOaMIL theatre festival with performances by some of the most important companies in the world. The Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy of Italy in Chile will offer famous actor and director Romeo Castellucci (Societa Raffaello Sanzio) as Italy’s illustrious representative at the festival, who will be performing […]

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22 December 2015
DEI – Argentina: Macri government presents first package of economic measures

Argentina’s Minister for the Economy and Finance, Alfonso Prat Gay, has presented the Macri Government’s first package of measures to “normalise the economy and kick-start growth”. The measures, which are part of the government’s wider goal of achieving “zero poverty”, include a relaxation of currency and customs rules. Read more, in Italian.

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22 December 2015
Brazil – Sao Paolo hosts “Short film day” 2015

Short Film Day 2015, which features some of the best Italian short films produced over the year, is being hosted by Sao Paolo. The event, on 21 December at the Italian Cultural Institute, will feature seven films: “L’attesa del maggio” by Simone Massi, “La salita” by Francesca Barison, “Eternit” by Giovanni Aloi, “Lo so che […]

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21 December 2015
Italy-Chile “Divina proporzione”

“Divina Proporzione: il Rinascimento italiano dal punto di vista cileno contemporaneo” is the title of an exhibition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago in collaboration with our Embassy in Chile. Curated by Victoria Jime’nez, the exhibition will feature the work of artists Carlos Vidal Carvacho and Sebastian Martinez Fadic and will run from […]

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18 December 2015
Italy-Brazil – Bilateral work group on investments speeds ahead

The efforts of the Italo-Brazilian bilateral work group on investments are proceeding rapidly. After an initial 3 December meeting on energy, a second meeting held on the 16th was dedicated this time to analysing investment opportunities in Brazil for Italian firms in the sector of motorways and airports. The group was set up within the […]

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15 December 2015
Chile – 2016 makes a lyric start

The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago del Chile will kick off 2016 with an introductory course in Opera, aimed at covering the history of the genre up to the 20th century and offering a better understanding of what has been called the art that combines all the arts. The nine-part initiative has been organised by […]

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14 December 2015
Cuba: Italy signs historic debt-restructuring agreement

Italy joined 13 other Paris Club members on 12 December in signing an historic debt-restructuring agreement with Cuba, which has been in default since 1986. The agreement provides for payment over 18 years of back payments and the gradual cancellation of late payment interest. Italy is the fourth-ranked creditor, with a share in the debt […]

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14 December 2015
Belo Horizonte – The Consulate offer “thanks” with special guests

The Italian Consulate of Belo Horizonte, under the guidance of Aurora Russi, has organised the event “Momento Grazie 2015” as a gesture of thanks for the support offered by the local authorities and community to our country and its firms.  Guests of honour will include the Hon. Renata Bueno, Italo-Brazilian deputy elected in the foreign […]

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11 December 2015
Chile – Two books to remember the country’s recent past

“Today’s Chile as seen through its history”. That is the central theme of an event taking place on 16 December 2015 and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago in collaboration with our Embassy. Two new books by the Italian-Chilean publishing house Edicola Edizioni will be presented in the presence of the authors and […]

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