Una delegazione di multinazionali USA guidata da AmCham Italy incontra il Primo Ministro Enrico Letta
Mercoledì 29 gennaio, durante la visita ufficiale a Bruxelles del Presidente del Consiglio On. Enrico Letta, si è tenuto presso il Parlamento europeo, un incontro riservato tra il Presidente Letta e una delegazione di aziende multinazionali americane, tra le quali figurano 3M, Abbvie, AT&T, HP, Nike, Time Warner e Walt Disney, guidata da Simone...
Alenia Aermacchi costruirà a Grottaglie (Taranto) altre 200 fusoliere del Boeing 787
Duecento nuovi componenti del Boeing 787 saranno costruiti negli stabilimenti pugliesi di Grottaglie (Taranto) e Foggia di Alenia Aermacchi. Il progetto Dreamliner prende ulteriormente quota e l'evoluzione è racchiusa in tre numeri chiave: 350, 200 e 1.000. Trecentocinquanta sono infatti gli ordini di fusoliere di fibra di carbonio e stabi...
Comincia a risalire l’export manifatturiero artigiano, ma il Made in Italy è “frenato” dai consumi interni: i dati Unioncamere
La macchina dell'artigianato made in Italy prova a voltare pagina con la crisi, "aggredendo" i mercati esteri e portando a casa un risultato di tutto rilievo: +5% l'incremento delle esportazioni nell'ultimo trimestre del 2013, qualcosa in più del +4,3% del totale del settore manifatturiero. La "scossa" - che fa sperare anche in una rimessa...
In Abruzzo si celebra John Fante, lo scrittore italo americano più amato nel mondo
di Domenico Logozzo La cultura negli ultimi anni ha subito tagli troppo pesanti. Penalizzata ingiustamente. E' una risorsa importante, da valorizzare e non da affossare. Chi opera nel settore con passione e competenza si scontra non di rado con l'insensibilità di chi ha il potere di concedere i finanziamenti indispensabili, ma bada più all...
A month among the gastronomic treasures of the Langhe and Roero from 11th October to 16th November
This now historical event has been held in early autumn, between October and November, every year since 1929 in Alba in the province of Cuneo: the Alba White Truffle Fair. This year it takes place from 11th October to 16th November and presents a series of events which are not just intended for lovers of this precious tuber, but also for f...
Sassi (CEO Valentino) : “our medium term target is €1 billion”
"When two years ago Valentino was acquired by Qatar investment firm Mayhoola for €700 million, some might have thought that multiples were too high. Instead, the Qatar fund had understood the group's sizeable growth potential. For this year, we estimate revenues to increase more than 30% to €650 million. And we expect to reach €1 billion i...
Why Italians are so proud of – and yet unhappy with – their own country
By Marjorie Kehe John Hooper, Rome correspondent for The Economist and The Guardian, has lived in Italy for more than 20 years – long enough, he says, to understand that Italians today don't want to see their country change too much. Yet many of them are also deeply frustrated by its lack of progress. Can a country unwilling to let of its...
Outlandish ideas and employment, at Villa Girasole
Villa Girasole – in Mezzavilla di Marcellise, only thirteen kilometers from Verona – is a rotating house designed in the 1930s by engineer Angelo Invernizzi. Invernizzi wanted his home to embody the outlandish concept of a building that could turn to keep up with the sun, just like a sunflower. He probably got the idea from Filippo Tommaso...
An exhibition shows how contemporary art weaves into Missoni’s patchworks and “zig-zag” style
by Chiara Bee He could have been a champion in athletics, but he became the founder of one of the most innovative Italian fashion houses ever: Ottavio "Tai" Missoni, born in Dubrovnik in 1921, left his career in sports (he participated in the London Olympics in 1948) in 1953, when he married Rosita Jelmini, coming from a family that produc...
It's Official: Lamborghini's SUV Coming In 2018, Will Be Built In Italy
by John Halas Lamborghini has finally green-lighted the development of a new SUV with production to take place at its Sant'Agata Bolognese facility in Italy. The third model in Lamborghini's tight vehicle range after the Huracan and Aventador will go on sale in 2018, with the VW Group-owned firm expecting annual volumes of around 3,00...
Ten Inspiring Quotes About Italy
by Silvia Donati Artists, philosophers, writers through the centuries have been inspired by the beauty of Italy - we have selected some of their most inspiring or famous quotes, which reveal how much they were mesmerized by this unique country. My favorite quote about Italy though is not included below, and comes from an Italian...
It’s a hot and blessed summer for beaches, crowded by foreign tourists and Italians
by Laura Dominici Italian beaches at full capacity, thanks to the increase in foreign tourists. This performance is also due to the political and economic instability of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, primarily Greece. "We are seeing the arrival of nationalities that we were losing," explains Americo Pilati, the President of F...