Design Economy 2025, Italian design is leading in Europe in terms of turnover and employment
Italian design reaffirms its leadership in Europe in terms of turnover and employment. According to the Design Economy 2025 research curated by Fondazione Symbola and other partners, Italy generates 19.8% of the European turnover of the sector (EUR 6.3 billion) and employs 19.8% of workers, ahead of Germany (18.9% of turnover and 15.1% of workers) and France (12.8% and 15.6%, respectively). […]
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Egypt, a strategy for sustainable development: attracting capital and strengthening the private sector
Attracting international financing and strengthening the private sector are two of the pillars of the new National Financing Strategy for Sustainable Development that the Egyptian Government launched last spring with the aim of addressing the challenges posed by the energy transition and adaptation to climate change. The Strategy also aims to define the priority sectors […]
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South Korea, between nuclear power and renewables, the new energy plan looks to 2038
With the new National Electricity Plan, South Korea has outlined its energy mix until 2038. By that year, the Plan foresees a significant increase in the share of energy produced from renewables: it would rise from 9.6% to 33%, while nuclear production would rise from 30.7% to 35.2% and LNG (liquefied natural gas) from 26.8% […]
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Towards the Electricity Era: Investment, Networks, and Supply Chains at the Heart of the Transition
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently published two reports, “Electricity 2025: Analysis and Forecast to 2027” and “Building the Future Transmission Grid: Strategies to Navigate Supply Chain Challenges,” which highlight the crucial importance of electricity transmission and distribution networks and the electrification of energy consumption for the emerging “electricity era.” These reports emphasize the […]
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Brazil, the agribusiness sector is evolving and opening up to new synergies
With 152.5 million hectares of arable land, Brazil is the world’s third largest agricultural producer, after the United States and China, and among the main exporters of coffee, soybeans and sugar cane. The country is a leading player in the sector and, at the same time, an evolving ecosystem, where the scale of production combines […]
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Bahrain, an expansionary budget law to attract investment and reduce public debt
Bahrain has adopted a significant increase in public spending for the two-year period 2025-2026. The budget law provides for a fiscal manoeuvre of 8.9 billion Bahraini dinars (BHD) – EUR 20.8 billion – divided into 4.3 billion (EUR 10.1 billion) for 2025 and 4.5 billion (EUR 10.5 billion) for 2026. In the long term, this fiscal manoeuvre […]
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Santiago, il Duo FisHarmonica in concerto
Il Duo FisHarmonica, composto da Gianluca Littera (armonica) e Massimiliano Pitocco (fisarmonica), ha tenuto due concerti a Santiago, dopo la tappa di Montevideo, presso l’Istituto stesso e nel Teatro Municipale di Maipú, uno dei comuni più grandi della capitale. La proposta musicale, proveniente da CIDIM (Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica), unisce con successo due strumenti definiti […]
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Bahía Blanca: Italian Jazz in Patagonia
Organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Bahía Blanca and the city’s Cultural Institute, the “Jazz Week” was inaugurated at the L. Caronti Auditorium with the concert Connections, performed by the young yet already acclaimed Italian jazz vibraphonist Giovanni Perin. The concert was sold out for the occasion. Accompanied by two outstanding Argentine musicians […]
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Call for applications published for the third edition of the “Vienna Prize”
The call for applications for the third edition of the Vienna Prize is now available online. This award is open to Italian artists born after 31 December 1990, with a good command of the English language and preferably also of German, working specifically in the field of performance art and having at least one solo […]
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Dhaka, commemoration ceremony for the victims of the 1 July 2016 attack
The Ambassador of Italy to Bangladesh, Antonio Alessandro, hosted the annual ceremony at his Residence in remembrance of the victims of the attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, where nine Italians lost their lives on 1 July 2016. Representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation was the Director General for Italians […]
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