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Press Releases
20 October 2016
Minister Gentiloni welcomes Foreign Minister of Paraguay Loizaga

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, welcomed the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Eladio Loizaga, at the Farnesina today.The dignitaries highlighted the excellent bilateral relations, especially from an economic standpoint due to the recent major investment Italy made in the cement industry, thus ranking among the top investors in Paraguay. “Bilateral economic […]

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18 October 2016
Postcards from the other Italy – Nicola, big event designer in Rio​

The 12th episode of “Postcards from the other Italy”, the web series produced by the news agency ‘9colonne’ with the support of the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, comes from Rio de Janeiro. The postcard is sent by Nicola, an architect from the […]

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17 October 2016
Peru – CREATIVITALIA design show at the Italian Cultural Institute

By its very nature, design is the meeting point between Italy’s world of art and industry, which found in creativity the very peak of their expression, as is proven by the recent exhibition held at the 21st Triennale di Milano, the global icon of design. The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima, in celebrating the 16th […]

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12 October 2016
Bolivia – Italian Embassy in La Paz celebrates the 16th Italian Language Week

The presentation of Gianni Morelli’s book entitled ‘Amori, altipiani e macchine parlanti’ (‘Love stories, the Highlands and Talking Machines’) in La Paz will mark the celebrations of the 16th Italian Language Week in the world in Bolivia. The event, promoted by the Italian Embassy in La Paz, Publishing House 3600, the La Paz Committee of […]

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7 October 2016
Hurricane Matthew – Two emergency interventions by the Italian Cooperation

In response to the very serious damages caused by “Hurricane Matthew” in these past hours, the Italian Cooperation has launched two emergency interventions for relief activities at a total value of a million euros. The relief efforts are to be conducted by UNICEF (600,000 euros) and by the International Federation of the Red Cross (400,000 […]

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Press Releases
5 October 2016
“Perché molti Sì sono diventati astensionisti” (Mario Giro, Il Manifesto)

In un’«età delle follie», come scrive El País, un altro fulmine a del sereno: il No (di stretto margine) all’accordo di pace colombiano. Tutti i sondaggi davano il Sì vincente sulla linea del 60%. Come si spiega il voltafaccia dell’opinione pubblica? Innanzitutto l’astensione: ha votato meno del 40% degli aventi diritto. Vuoi dire che molti […]

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Press Releases
4 October 2016
Diplomatic Network. The Foreign Ministry opens three new Embassies

The Italian Cabinet has approved the proposal put forward by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to open three new Embassies: in Niger (Niamey), in Guinea (Conakry) and in the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo). More specifically, the opening of an Embassy in Niamey gives Italy an important operating advantage in the light of the current dynamics in […]

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4 October 2016
Brazil – Infrastructure and energy companies meet

Some seventy Italian and Brazilian entrepreneurs met in Brazil to discuss partnership opportunities in the infrastructure and energy market. The event, organized by “Banco do Brasil S.A.” and the Italian Embassy in Brazil in conjunction with the Brazilian Chamber of the Construction Industry (CBIC), was attended, among others, by Brazilian interim Minister of Planning, Development and […]

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3 October 2016
Colombia – Architects and engineers on show in Ibaguè

 “Italian Architects and Engineers in Colombia” is the title of an exhibition sponsored by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Bogotá recently opened in Ibaguè. The exhibition will run until 23 October. The aim of the exhibition is to give an overview of the contributions of Italian architects and engineers: Battista […]

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30 September 2016
Italian Economic Diplomacy – Argentina: National Production Plan presented at Investment Forum

The ‘Plan Nacional de Produccion’ (National Production Plan) presented by the Minister of Production, Francesco Cabrera, focuses on the following areas: investing in infrastructure, tax reforms, streamlining and removing barriers to investment, defending competition and transparency, reducing the cost of funds, bolstering the labour market and integrating innovation and technology in the production system. The […]

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21 September 2016
Brazil – Italy strengthens relations with Brazil

Italy has strengthened its relations with Brazil thanks to the visit to Belo Horizonte by its Ambassador, Antonio Bernardini, on his first mission to the Minas Gerais State. The mission has not only deepened ties between Italy and this State of the Federative Republic of Brazil, but has also opened the door to new projects […]

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