Istat Report, resilience and more investment for global growth
Growth prospects are moderately positive in the face of global contexts and international macroeconomic frameworks that remain uncertain and influenced by various factors. In other words, Italy is growing, even more than the European average, but there are critical issues to be tackled and solved. In a nutshell, these are some of the messages that […]
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China, new measures to stimulate consumption and investment
China aims to boost consumption and investment through new economic support measures after last year’s weak performance. According to some estimates, the fiscal stimulus manoeuvre would be worth around USD 7 billion in the form of tax credits and direct subsidies, financed by drawing on the central budget, to which around USD 20 billion in […]
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UN, Global Principles for Information Integrity
The United Nations has launched for the first time the “Global Principles for Information Integrity” with the aim of promoting good practices in the field of public information and combating hate speech, misinformation and disinformation. The document, drafted – inter alia – in cooperation with UNESCO and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for […]
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Paris – “Red Bench” at the Embassy to say “enough” to violence and discrimination against women
While attending the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation in Paris, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani stopped in the garden of the Italian Embassy’s historic headquarters in front of the red bench installed there as a symbol of the fight on violence against women. The […]
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Argentine: event on new opportunities in the energy and energy transition sector (Milan, 25 June)
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Argentina and Promos Italia are organising an event dedicated to Argentina and the new opportunities in the energy and energy transition sector called “Argentina: opportunità nel settore energetico e della transizione produttiva”. The initiative will […]
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Kosovo – record-breaking films arrive in Pristina and Prizren with “Fare Cinema”
“Fare Cinema”, an initiative organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to promote the Italian film industry and its films around the world, has returned to Kosovo. The event will be held from 18 to 20 June at the “Kino Armata” cinema in Pristina and on 19 June at the “Nena […]
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Costa Rica, European funds for San José’s Electric Train project
The new project for the Electric Train of the Greater San José Metropolitan Area (GAM) in Costa Rica – the design, construction and operation of which will soon be put out to tender – has been presented. This project, which promotes sustainable mobility, has the technical and financial support of the European Union (EU) as […]
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Washington, fifth anniversary of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security
The Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted a gala last night to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security (LCWINS), a bipartisan American association dedicated to advancing gender equality in the field of national security. The guest of honor was Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, and among others […]
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China, Italian exports grew in 2023
According to ISTAT data, in 2023 Italian exports of agri-food products to China reached more than € 540 million, up 5% compared to 2022, thus confirming China as the second largest market in Asia for Italian exports in the sector after Japan. An unexpected result, if we consider the Chinese economic situation in 2023 and […]
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Prague, conference by astronomer Piero Benvenuti on the night sky
The Italian Embassy in Prague is organising a conference in the Baroque Chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute on the importance for the community of preserving the quality of the night sky. The event, jointly coordinated by the Space Attaché Maria Cristina Falvella, will be introduced by Ambassador Mauro Marsili and will be attended by […]
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