The Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella visits London
During his visit to London on March 2nd and 3rd, the Mayor of Florence, Mr. Dario Nardella, met the Mayor of London, Mr. Boris Johnson. He also held meetings with representatives of the major banks and rating agencies (Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Moody’s) and the managers of the technological transfer companies of Oxford University and Imperial […]
Read moreMade in Italy 2.0.2.0.
London will host, on 9th March, the event “Made in Italy 2.0.2.0.” organised by iStarter, a London-based accelerator targeting Italian start-ups. The initiative is designed to help some Italian start-ups with large growth potential to scale up, assisting them with the search of the necessary investments in a dynamic venture capital market. The day will […]
Read moreVictoria and Albert Museum launches exhibition dedicated to the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli. “Botticelli Reimagined” opens to the public on 5 March
The Orchard, 1890 by William Morris, John Henry Dearle, Morris & Co. V&A London. Photograph: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The Victoria & Albert Museum has launched Botticelli Reimagined, an exhibition which offers an overview of the Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli’s influence in the world of arts and design, from the Pre-Raphaelite period to the […]
Read moreSpeaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Hon. Laura Boldrini, in London for institutional meetings and speech at King’s College
European Union, migration and interparliamentary relationships – the main topics on the agenda during Hon. Boldrini’s two-day visit Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini met with the Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling and the Speakers, respectively of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, Baroness Frances D’Souza and John Bercow. Following […]
Read morePresentation of La Biennale di Venezia’s 15th International Architecture Exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute
La Biennale di Venezia President Paolo Baratta (left) and Architect Alejandro Aravena during the press conference at the ICI La Biennale di Venezia presented the 15th International Architecture Exhibition during a press conference which took place today at the Italian Cultural Institute in London. La Biennale President Paolo Baratta and the curator, Architect Alejandro Aravena, introduced […]
Read moreForeign Minister Gentiloni participates in Supporting Syria and the Region Conference
A moment during the Foreign Minister’s press point at the Italian Embassy in London (picture © S. Masse’) Italy pledges $400 million at the Supporting Syria and the Region conference Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni attended the London conference which was co-hosted by the UK, Germany, Kuwait, Norway, and the United Nations, and aims to […]
Read moreImpact Exchanges – A series of roundtables to assess the state of the art of the Social Impact Investment Sector
The Italian Embassy and the Delegation of the Bank of Italy in London are organising – in cooperation with PlusValue and Prof. Francesca Medda at UCL- a series of roundtable on the theme of social impact investing, named Impact Exchanges. Italy is part of the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce, where it actively promotes dialogue, […]
Read moreMechanism introduced to facilitate the disposal of banks’ non-performing loans
From the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF): GACS (Garanzia Cartolarizzazione Sofferenze – Guarantee on Securitization of NPL) to be introduced shortly The Italian Government is in the process of introducing rules envisaging a guarantee mechanism to be used to remove non-performing loans from the books of commercial banks. The European Commission agrees that […]
Read moreITALIAN WINE EXCHANGE 2016 – EVENT ORGANISED BY ICE (ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION) – LONDON
The Italian Trade Commission – London organised two events entitled “Borsa Vini Italiani 2016” (Italian Wine Exchange 2016), which were held in Manchester and London respectively on 19 and 21 January. They were entirely dedicated to promoting the quality and the excellence of Italian wine to British trade operators and the specialist press. Around 40 […]
Read moreMeeting of Italian Delegation to the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Assembly with EBRD
The meeting with the Italian delegation at EBRD HQ in the City Italian senators Ludovico Sonego and Francesco Scoma, respectively President and member of the Italian delegation to the Central European Initiative (CEI) Parliamentary Assembly, visited London today, where they met with representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Senators Sonego and […]
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