Exports to rise 5.8% annually between 2015 and 2017, says study
by Marzio Bartoloni World trade is expected to return soon to pre-crisis levels, growing by 5.6% in 2015 and a further 6% in 2016-2017, at a pace unseen since 2005. Italy is ready to ride this trend. Italy's exports are forecast to accelerate by 5.8% per year between 2015 to 2017 and this year the stock of goods and services will surpass...
An Italian to pilot Virgin Galactic space shuttles
Space travel increasingly speaks Italian. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, the first privately owned corporation in the world committed to making space tourism possible, has announced it has taken on an Italian pilot to fly its space shuttle. The man in question is Nicola Pecile, former military pilot in the Italian Air Force on a Tornad...
Martin Scorsese e l’Italia, una storia d’amore infinita
by Marzia Chiriatti Martin Scorsese e l'Italia è da sempre stato, nell'immaginario cinematografico internazionale, un legame fruttuoso ed eccezionale che, sulla scia di numerosissimi altri maestri italoamericani, ha contribuito a perpetuare la tendenza a rappresentare con inedito successo gli elementi culturali fondanti del Bel Paese nei c...
How Franciscan monks saved Jews in Assisi
According to Italian Press Agency, ANSA, that recalled a statement by the Roman Catholic order disclosed Tuesday on the website sanfrancesco.org, Franciscan monks in Assisi saved more than forty Jews during the Second World War: they managed to hide them inside the belltower of St Francis' Basilica in the Umbrian hilltown. The fugitives we...
Top 10 Italian expressions Italians love
Counting how many times a day Italians use some of the following expressions would be an interesting experiment! These Italian expressions are all very typical, and you hear them all the time in colloquial Italian. By using any of the following expressions you will sound very Italian. Che bello! Some of these expressions may stay with you...
University of Brescia and Mount Sinai expand cooperation with first Internationalization Summit
Faculty from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joined colleagues from around the world at the University of Brescia in Italy for a recent conference on the internationalization of education and research. The 2016 Brescia Internationalization Summit, held on July 13, 2016, included a roundtable discussion where participants explor...
Mantua: Italian Capital of Culture 2016
Before this year is over, we must talk about Mantua. Every year the Italian government chooses a city to be the Italian Capital of Culture, during which the designated town enjoys the spotlight and hosts various cultural events to celebrate its past and its attractions. This year that city has been Mantua. Mantua lies in the lower part of...
Chocolate wars: what’s Italy’s real chocolate making capital?
By Francesca Bezzone In Italy you know Winter has finally arrived when, upon entering a café in the mid-afternoon, the comforting scent of hot chocolate and whipped cream embraces you like an old friend. Now, hot chocolate in Italy is a serious thing: thick and dark, sometimes flavored with hazelnuts, mint or vanilla, it is something you eat, rath...
Job Creator Tour: Mind the Bridge lands in Southern Italy
Lecce (June 14) and Napoli (June 25). Two of the most vibrant cities of Southern Italy are hosting the MTB Job Creator Tour, one-day events that 1) provide education on entrepreneurship and 2) offer to selected startups the opportunity to showcase their business idea in front of a panel of investors. Most importantly, the best project(s)...
L'italianità di Alfa e le mosse negli Usa
By Andrea Malan La partita tra Sergio Marchionne e il sindacato Usa, azionista di Chrysler con il fondo Veba, sta arrivando alle fasi decisive ed è arrivata a coinvolgere l'Alfa Romeo – marchio prestigioso che dovrebbe costituire una delle armi del rilancio del gruppo Fiat. «Finché sarò al timone della Fiat, l'Alfa Romeo non verrà prodotta fuori d...
Prosecco production outpaces Champagne in volume
Wine production of the popular Italian bubbly Prosecco beat out French Champagne, consortiums for the two sparkling wines reported on Friday. A growing global thirst for Prosecco prompted makers to produce 330 million bottles in 2013 compared to French producers' 300 million bottles of Champagne. "It is a trend that is growing stronge...
Eleven concerts for the city's European Culture Capital candidacy
The duo Karima & Ruggeri's opening concert at Teatro Duni on November 26th has marked the launch for the 12th season of Matera in Musica, the city's official concert season organized by Festival Duni and the Ico della Magna Grecia Orchestra. The event foresees 11 concerts between the end of November and May, 2014, and is part of the programme f...