{"id":44830,"date":"2021-05-27T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale\/diplomaziaeconomica\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:44:38","slug":"diplomaziaeconomica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomaziaeconomica\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Italian economic diplomacy<\/strong> is the activity of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation aimed to support Italian companies abroad and promote the country&#8217;s growth in different fields. Coordinated by the Foreign Ministry\u2019s Directorate General for Growth and Export Promotion &#8211; which, in turn, is in constant contact with Institutions, Organizations, Associations, Enterprises, Research Centres and Universities &#8211; the over 450 offices spread throughout the world and including Embassies, Consulates, as well as ICE and ENIT units, currently integrated into the diplomatic and consular representations, Italian Cultural Institutes, and Offices of Scientific and Technological Attach\u00e9s, are engaged on a daily basis to promote Italy in its economic, cultural and scientific components from an integrated perspective.<\/p>\n<p>The strategic objectives that inspire economic diplomacy on a daily basis are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0to support companies in their commercial penetration of emerging markets and to strengthen their positioning in traditional ones;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0to support the local authorities\u2019 international activities;<\/li>\n<li>to attract productive investment, tourist flows and brilliant talents to Italy;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0to promote Italian investment abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CARD_TORINO-768x444.jpeg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CARD_TORINO.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CARD_TORINO-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CARD_TORINO-1024x591.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CARD_TORINO-768x444.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CARD_TORINO-1536x887.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"Obiettivo Export: verso la Conferenza Nazionale dell\u2019Export 2026\" alt=\"Obiettivo Export: verso la Conferenza Nazionale dell\u2019Export 2026\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">15 April 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/04\/obiettivo-export-verso-la-conferenza-nazionale-dellexport-2026\/\" title=\"Export Objective: towards the National Export Conference 2026\">Export Objective: towards the National Export Conference 2026<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">First stop in Turin for companies from Northern Italy The road towards the National Export Conference 2026 will kick off in Turin with the event \u201cExport Objective: Businesses and Territories of Northern Italy\u201d, scheduled for 29 April at OGR Torino, starting at 10:30 a.m. The initiative, promoted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Export Objective: towards the National Export Conference 2026\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/04\/obiettivo-export-verso-la-conferenza-nazionale-dellexport-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Conferenza-Export-768x522.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Conferenza-Export.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Conferenza-Export-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Conferenza-Export-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Conferenza-Export-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" title=\"La nuova architettura della Diplomazia Economica: il Sistema Italia si compatta per la sfida dei mercati globali\" alt=\"La nuova architettura della Diplomazia Economica: il Sistema Italia si compatta per la sfida dei mercati globali\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">27 March 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/03\/la-nuova-architettura-della-diplomazia-economica-il-sistema-italia-si-compatta-per-la-sfida-dei-mercati-globali\/\" title=\"The New Architecture of Economic Diplomacy: Italy&#8217;s System Unites to Meet the Challenge of Global Markets\">The New Architecture of Economic Diplomacy: Italy&#8217;s System Unites to Meet the Challenge of Global Markets<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The National Conference on Export and Business Internationalization, held at Fiera Milano Rho, provided an opportunity to discuss past achievements and share the goals to be reached in the coming months. This was complemented by a focus on concrete actions and figures, a topic that was repeatedly highlighted in the speeches of the Deputy Prime [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"The New Architecture of Economic Diplomacy: Italy&#8217;s System Unites to Meet the Challenge of Global Markets\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/03\/la-nuova-architettura-della-diplomazia-economica-il-sistema-italia-si-compatta-per-la-sfida-dei-mercati-globali\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Accordo-quadro-Conf-Export-768x512.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Accordo-quadro-Conf-Export.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Accordo-quadro-Conf-Export-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Accordo-quadro-Conf-Export-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Accordo-quadro-Conf-Export-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" title=\"Obiettivo 700 miliardi di export, con un Ministero pi\u00f9 vicino alle imprese\" alt=\"Obiettivo 700 miliardi di export, con un Ministero pi\u00f9 vicino alle imprese\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">27 March 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/03\/obiettivo-700-miliardi-di-export-con-un-ministero-piu-vicino-alle-imprese\/\" title=\"The Goal of \u20ac700 Billion in Exports, with a Ministry Closer to Companies\">The Goal of \u20ac700 Billion in Exports, with a Ministry Closer to Companies<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">Bringing Italian exports to \u20ac700 billion by 2027 is an ambitious challenge that requires a shift in pace across the country. This is the goal emphasized by the Deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, in his opening remarks at the Third National Conference on Exports and Business Internationalization, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"The Goal of \u20ac700 Billion in Exports, with a Ministry Closer to Companies\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/03\/obiettivo-700-miliardi-di-export-con-un-ministero-piu-vicino-alle-imprese\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div 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firmati i nuovi protocolli per rafforzare il Made in Italy nel mondo\" alt=\"Diplomazia e Imprese: firmati i nuovi protocolli per rafforzare il Made in Italy nel mondo\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">27 March 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/03\/diplomazia-e-imprese-firmati-i-nuovi-protocolli-per-rafforzare-il-made-in-italy-nel-mondo\/\" title=\"Diplomacy and Business: New Protocols Signed to Strengthen Made in Italy Products Worldwide\">Diplomacy and Business: New Protocols Signed to Strengthen Made in Italy Products Worldwide<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">On the occasion of the Third National Conference on Export and Business Internationalization, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, signed two Memorandums of Understanding with Emanuele Orsini, President of Confindustria, and Giorgio Mercuri, Vice President of Confcooperative, designed to launch a structured collaboration on the economic and commercial training of diplomatic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Diplomacy and Business: New Protocols Signed to Strengthen Made in Italy Products Worldwide\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/03\/diplomazia-e-imprese-firmati-i-nuovi-protocolli-per-rafforzare-il-made-in-italy-nel-mondo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read 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