Asia e Oceania

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13 November 2013

Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – India: 1 billion in infrastructure investments planned

The Indian government’s 5-year plan (2012-2017) envisages investments on the order of 1 billion USD to satisfy the country’s infrastructure needs, 50% of which will come from the private sector, which will use public/private partnership (PPP) as its method for making this contribution. Two of the most ambitious projects launched are: 1) Dedicated Freight Corridors: […]

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Press Releases

13 November 2013

Philippines typhoon: Bonino–Reyes speak by telephone – Press Release

Minister Emma Bonino spoke by telephone today with Ambassador of the Philippines in Italy Virgilio Reyes, to whom she conveyed the condolences of the Italian government and people for the victims of the recent typhoon. The minister also outlined the ways in which the aid announced by our country will be distributed, and informed him […]

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12 November 2013

Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Uzbekistan: Landi Renzo to suppy kits to run GM vehicles on gas

Uzbekistan: Landi Renzo to suppy kits to run GM vehicles on gas The firm is also engaged with GM in opening a centre in Uzbekistan to promote research on the product and better adapt it to the climatic conditions of the country, by creating a laboratory for the development of joint projects. For that purpose […]

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Interviews

12 November 2013

Bonino: «Quelle telefonate con l’Iran per fermare il blitz in Siria» (Corriere della Sera)

In un’ora e mezza di conversazione Emma Bonino fuma solo due sigarette («solo» per i suoi standard) e risponde a una telefonata-lampo: «Mi informano che l’audizione dei quattro marò si è conclusa. Siamo sulla strada giusta per chiudere questo incidente con l’India». Il ministro degli Esteri, 65 anni, ha partecipato ieri a un forum con […]

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Interviews

12 November 2013

Bonino: «Quelle telefonate con l’Iran per fermare il blitz in Siria» (Corriere della Sera)

In one hour and a half of conversation Emma Bonino smoked only two cigarettes (“only”, according to her standards) and answered one short phone call: “They are telling me that the hearing of those four marines has concluded. We are on the right path to closing this incident with India”. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, […]

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11 November 2013

Philippines typhoon – a million euro in aid from Italy

Italy has pledged one million euro in aid to the Philippines for the typhoon Haiyan emergency, which has left at least 10,000 dead. The announcement came from Deputy Minister with the remit for international cooperation Lapo Pistelli, who explained that “in the coming hours one million euro in emergency supplies for transport, food, medicines and […]

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11 November 2013

Canberra -The ‘Mappa del mondo’ of Fra Mauro on display

The precious mid-15th century “Mappa del Mondo” by Fra Mauro, left Venice’s Biblioteca Marciana for the exhibition “Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Autralian” in Canberra, where it will remain on display at the National Library of Australia through 10 March 2014, its first ever exhibition abroad. Read more, in Italian.

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7 November 2013

Italy-China – Agricultural tourism brings new opportunities for collaboration

Establishing a global network of “agritourism” districts. That is thegoal of the first World Agritourism Development Forum which took place recently in Changsha, in China. Italy, considered to be the world’s leading country for agricultural tourism, was represented by the Under-Secretary for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy, Maurizio Martina,the mayors of 5 Italian towns and […]

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4 November 2013

Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 4 novembre: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)

Bolivia: FMI prevede crescita PIL + 4,8% Secondo il rapporto sulle prospettive dell’economia mondiale del FMI la Bolivia supererà il tasso medio di crescita dei Paesi del Sudamerica (3,2%) e con un aumento del PIL pari al 5,4% sarà la seconda economia più dinamica del continente dopo il Paraguay e insieme al Perù. La nuova […]

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4 November 2013

Longitude: “Angela the Great”

”Angela the Great”, ovvero l’ascesa del premier tedesco Angela Merkel e le nuove sfide che ha di fronte, é il titolo di copertina del nuovo numero di ”Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, in edicola dal 5 novembre. In copertina anche ”Global rush in Telecommunications”, la corsa delle Tlc e ed il loro valore, […]

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4 November 2013

Longitude: “Angela the Great”

The rise of the German Chancellor and the new challenges facing her is the cover story, entitled “Angela the Great”, of the November edition of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco. China and international security are the topics covered in the leader articles, written by the editor and by Franco Frattini, Giampiero Massolo, Vincenzo […]

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Interviews

1 November 2013

Emma di lotta (prima) e di governo (adesso)

Whatever happened to Emma Bonino? A lifetime out in the field – or rather, on the ground, battling on the side of the victims of adversity, women, the persecuted, the “cleansed”, refugees, even at the cost of being taken prisoner by the Taliban or being arrested, or else of violating air embargoes or risking her […]

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