Costa Rica’s medical and precision device sector, record growth and exports
Despite being a small country, Costa Rica has achieved a surprising result, establishing itself as the second largest exporter of medical devices in Latin America, thanks to a very specific industrial strategy. The crucial decision to establish an assembly and testing plant for Intel semiconductors in Costa Rica dates back to 1997. They are the […]
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South Korea, increasing investment in the naval sector
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea (MOTIE) has announced a Naval Investment Plan of approximately 179 million dollars (260 billion won) for 2025, up 40% compared to the previous year. Most of the funds, approximately 170 billion won, will be allocated to research and development of eco-friendly ships. The rest will […]
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Italy-Tanzania, new business opportunities after the fourth Business Forum
The fourth Italy-Tanzania Business Forum, held in Dar es Salaam on 11 and 12 February 2025, saw the participation of 48 Italian companies and around 300 Tanzanian companies, for a total of approximately 500 B2B meetings. This significant turnout highlighted the strengthening of economic relations between the two countries, as underlined by the Italian Ambassador […]
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Competing in uncertainty, key dossiers for industrial Italy
The new forecast report “Energy, Green Deal and Tariffs: Obstacles to the Italian and European Economy”, published by the Confindustria Research Center (CSC), describes an international context full of unknowns but also rich in useful ideas for orienting business strategies. The report focuses on three key themes: geopolitical fragmentation, the green transition and the increase […]
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Growing in the global scenario with innovation and exports
Companies are faced with a complex global context, yet rich in potential. This is the consideration underlying the study “Let’s GROW!” carried out by SACE, in which new growth scenarios for Italian companies are outlined. In fact, SACE estimates a growth opportunity of EUR 100 billion for 2025, accessible through two fundamental strategic levers, i.e. […]
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New York, “Italy and The New Yorker through a century”
To mark the centenary of the iconic magazine The New Yorker, the Consulate General of Italy in New York inaugurated, on 12 May and in the presence of Editor David Remnick, an exhibition showcasing some of the most emblematic “Italian” covers from the past hundred years. The exhibition – “Italy and The New Yorker through […]
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OltreConfine – Italian jazz worldwide: ranking list
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and MIdJ – the Association of Italian Jazz Musicians – announce the groups selected by the evaluation committee for the project “OltreConfine – Italian jazz worldwide”. The project aims to promote and enhance contemporary Italian jazz music on the international stage. Open to all musicians aged […]
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Buenos Aires, third edition of the “MaraTANA”
The third edition of the MaraTANA, “The race of Italians”, was held in Buenos Aires on 4 May, organised by the Italian Consulate General. This year, the event was honoured with the “Medal of the President of the Republic”. More than just a sporting event promoting community spirit, the MaraTANA has become a traditional gathering […]
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Santiago de Chile, Italian Design Day 2025
The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago celebrated the Italian Design Day 2025 in two stages, with events centred around the presence of ADI Ambassador, architect Raffaella Mangiarotti, and the exhibition of 87 posters dedicated to designers entitled “Photographs of a Career. A tribute from Italian photography to the masters of the Compasso d’Oro”, curated by […]
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Bahia Blanca, “Dante and Borges, Two with the Trinity”
The Consulate General of Italy in Bahia Blanca, in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society and the National University of the South, organised the presentation of the book “Dante and Borges, Two with the Trinity” by Professor Rodolfo Ellena. The work, conceived as a theatrical dialogue and published both in Italian and in a Spanish […]
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