Italy-Caribbean Countries – Anti-crime training course
The school for tax police of Ostia launched the high-level training course “Illicit economy and financial flows, investigations and asset recovery” for officers in the sectors of justice and security of the Countries of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Cuba. The course, inaugurated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Guardia di Finanza, will […]
Read moreDei – Portugal: new tax laws for Madeira free trade zone
The Portuguese government published law no. 64/2015 disciplining the new tax regime applicable to subjects licensed to operate in the Madeira free trade zone (known as Regime IV) officially in force as of January 1st 2015 and slated to be effective through 31 December 2027. Licenses are handled by the International Business Centre of Madeira […]
Read morePostcard from the other Italy: An Ascolano teaches English in Istanbul
“There is great interest in Italy here in Istanbul; more and more students are going to Italian secondary schools and there are many young people who want to learn Italian. Anything about Italy immediately draws attention”, says Massimo D’Angelo, born in Ascoli Piceno 23 years ago and living in Turkey since 2013. He teaches English […]
Read moreLondon – Italian embassy focuses on women in business
The Italian Embassy of London hosted a round table discussion on women in business. The event was organised on a proposal by Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano and held in the form of a working breakfast. Professor of Economics Lucrezia Reichlin of the London Business School acted as moderator, and participants included 20 businesswomen from a broad […]
Read morePrague – Pilsen hosts Ravenna mosaics
The “Mosaics of Ravenna”, the artistic patrimony of that Italian city, were flown to the Czech Republic for an exhibition at the Library for Training and Research of the Pilsen Region. The exhibit, consisting of faithful copies of the originals located in various of the town’s religious buildings, will be open to the public through […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Culture, Liguria a leader
“Liguria Week, a cultural bridge between Genoa and Buenos Aires” will take place from 6 to 12 July in the capital of Argentina. The event consists of a wide variety of cultural initiatives intended to help disseminate the culture of the Italian Region of Liguria in that Latin American country. Exhibitions, film screenings, concerts and […]
Read moreDei – Turkey: second among emerging countries for infrastructure investments
With 17 new projects, Turkey ranks second among 139 emerging countries for investments in infrastructure. This according to a World Bank report that underscored how Turkey was behind Brazil but ahead of Peru, Columbia and India. These five countries attracted an overall 78 billion USD in investments in 2014, amounting to 73% of the total […]
Read moreGuatemala City – A journey toward the great beauty of Florence and Venice
Italian art is the topic of “Journey toward beauty”, a series of encounters promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Guatemala City and held by architect Luis Salazar Retana, historian and professor at the University Josè Matias Delgado of San Salvador. The audience will be offered a special itinerary through Italy, concentrated specifically on the […]
Read moreTirana – “La sedia della felicità” di Mazzacurati at “10 nights of Italian cinema”
The final film by recently deceased Italian director Carlo Mazzacurati, “La sedia della felicità”, will be shown on 8 July (21:99) at the Auditorium of the University of Tirana during the second edition of “10 nights of Italian cinema”. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of that city and DocuTIFF in […]
Read moreSan Paolo – The art of Marino Marini
The art of Italian sculptor Marino Marini (born in Pistoia in 1901 and died in Viareggio in 1980) comes to Brazil for the first time ever in a retrospective of 33 sculptures and 43 paintings and drawings to be held from 18 to 27 July at Sao Paulo’s Pinacoteca do Estado. The Italian Cultural Institute […]
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