BY FEDERICO CARLI AND HUGO SAVOINI
Despite the ECB’s bold action provided the monetary
firepower to back up EU finance ministers’ rhetoric,
there have been public ...
In this world pandemic, we extend our wholehearted wishes to all Italians to get through these trying times.
Our deep prayers go for you to stay healthy, safe and look after your loved ones. Italy an...
Board members of the Lebanese Italian Business Council, met on the 2nd of March 2020 with Her Excellency Ambassador Bombardiere at the Italian Embassy in Beirut to welcome her to Lebanon and to ...
Banque de l'Habitat (The Housing Bank) has secured a 30-year soft loan of KD50 million ($165 million) from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, said Joseph Sassine, Chairman of The H...
Italy’s goal is to add 7 billion euros ($8 billion) in new business with China through 30 corporate accords due to be signed on Saturday, Il Sole 24 Ore daily reported on Thursday.
Chinese ...
A Lebanese and Cypriot business delegation met in Milan on 13 to 14 March 2019 with Italian exhibitors at “Made Expo 2019”, the integrated specialized exhibition of construction materials,...
Hotels are witnessing high traffic and some reached full occupancy over the past month. Hoteliers are optimistic and have high expectations for this summer’s bookings.
There was a good pick...
Despite the February drizzle, opening night was abuzz with activity, welcoming a mix of vendors, interested citizens and journalists at the small store in Hamra. The EcoSouk, which Kehdy, 33, is billi...
Italy has planned to sign a memorandum of understanding to become part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Mar 5).
"The negotiation is not over ...
From the sensual aroma of Sicilian wine to singsongy Italian chattering, there was no escaping “la dolce vita” at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut Thursday, thanks to the Italian Embassy i...
The South Lebanon Water Establishment (SLWE) plans to launch four projects worth $50 million to enhance water production services, according to its recently-appointed Director General Wassim Daher.
...
Versace married luxury with grunge at Milan Fashion Week, presenting an Autumn/Winter 2019 line featuring leather, faux furs and ripped jumpers, as well as plenty of the Italian luxury label’s s...
The Venetian seaside resort of Bibione will be the first Italian beach to go completely smoke-free, in a mission to safeguard the environment from discarded cigarette ends and protect visitors from se...
The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) will start the prequalification process once the licensing round is launched.
Interested companies will be given a six-month period to submit their com...
Eni and RenOils, the Italian national vegetable and animal oils and fats Consortium established in 2016 to ensure the correct management of the collection, transport, storage, processing and reuse of ...
The new Lebanese Cabinet plans to start executing the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) which was agreed upon at the CEDRE conference, according to the government’s policy statement approved by the ...
The three Lebanese digital platforms Scriptr, Proximie, and Tabshoura have won at the World Summit Awards (WSA).
The WSA, which was launched in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations World S...
A.N. Boukather (ANB) has acquired the exclusive right to import and sell Ford vehicles in the country.
Ford is the second automotive brand to join ANB in less than a year. The company in March 20...
The oil pipeline between Iraq and Lebanon is expected to go back online.
“Lebanon is in contact with officials in Iraq and Syria to discuss ways to reboot operations in the pipeline linking...
Italy is home to some world-famous festivals and annual events. But there are also lots of smaller festivals taking place which are not quite as well known, celebrating everything from cherry trees to...
The Federation of Global Lebanese Investors has launched a $100 million investment fund to support infrastructure projects in the country.
The fund will invest in the infrastructure Public-Privat...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is willing to invest $1 billion a year locally, said Saad Sabrah, Country Head of Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
“But this investment is conditioned ...
The Government of Italy expressed its interest to help Ethiopia and Eritrea link via railway network.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was on official visit to Italy, has discussed with his Italian ...
Qatar will purchase Lebanese government bonds denominated in the U.S. dollar worth $500 million, said Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
...
British house prices may be falling, but you would still be hard-pressed to find a cheaper property than those on sale in one Sicilian town, where homes are going for as little as €1, The Guardia...
Two million tourists visited the country last year, registering a six percent increase compared to 2017, according to the Ministry of Tourism (MoT).
The largest number of tourists came from Europ...
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) said it would invest over €5 billion euros in its Italian factories between 2019 and 2021, to the relief of unions worried about their first foreign boss.
Mike Manley, wh...
During Christmas and New Year there were record number of toasts made with Italian spumante, or sparkling wines, as they became an "essential” party season purchase around the world, said I...
Italy has topped the Booking.com hospitality rankings for 2018, ANSA reported.
With 106,513 guest review awards, Italy led ahead of Spain with 46,646, France with 45,286, Germany with 36,042 and the...
The European Union (EU) has offered €19 million ($21.56 million) in grant funding to support Lebanon’s health care system.
The EU Regional Trust Fund grant will secure access to chroni...
Downtown Beirut rang in 2019 with a bang, with National Geographic ranking the Nijmeh Square celebration among the top 10 New Year's Eve parties in the world.
Prime Minister-designate Saad Ha...
Construction will start early next year on two restaurant clusters in Saida and Zahle.
The two projects are a joint venture between Venture Group, a hospitality concept development company owned ...
Italian bakery products for children, a family tradition commonly served at breakfast and out of home, fear no comparison with similar snacks in the UK and the USA. According to a research by bakery a...
Middle East Airlines (MEA), the national flag carrier, has signed a $300 million contract with British motor-maker Rolls-Royce, for the installation of Trent 7000 engines in four new Airbus aircraft, ...
The Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) is supervising the implementation of $4.5 billion worth of ongoing projects, according to its annual progress report for 2018.
The transport s...
The Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) is supervising the implementation of $4.5 billion worth of ongoing projects, according to its annual progress report for 2018.
The transport s...
Bank Audi said it will offer $200 million in financing for green energy projects. Ventures to be funded include projects that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency.
...
Central Bank of Lebanon Governor Riad Salameh announced Thursday that Banque du Liban will soon launch digital currencies as a recognized form of official transactions soon.
In comments made at t...
Tourism in Italy is booming, as the latest figures show another record year for the country with more than 420 million visitors in 2017, The Local reports.
The 4.4 percent increase in tourist num...
The European Union (EU) will provide €100 million ($114 million) to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) to ensure quality education for all children.
Around $90 million of ...
The Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunication (MoT) is expanding the country’s mobile network to improve 3G and 4G coverage.
There will be an additional 900 3G/4G sites such as rooftop towers ...
The Lebanese Ministry of Industry (MoI) issued 476 industrial permits in the first six months of the year, a 45 percent increase compared to the same period last year. These include new establishment ...
Lebanese parliament has reduced the minimum requirement to establish an offshore company to a single shareholder. The law used to require at least three shareholders.
Karim Daher, founding partne...
Italian wine exports to China over the last year have surged 14.2% in quantity and 21.76% in value for a turnover totaling 140 million dollars, according to the newly released report China Vinitrac of...
Apple and Samsung are being fined €10m and €5m respectively in Italy for the “planned obsolescence” of their smartphones.
An investigation launched in January by the nation&...
Saudi-based Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), a publicly listed company directed by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, has sold 95 percent of the 5-star Mövenpick Hotel Beirut property in Raouche.
The ...
Benta Pharma Industries (BPI), a local manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, has achieved promising results of an innovation it’s working on with Vanderbilt and Harvard universities.
The innovat...
The Birra Flea microbrewery in Gualdo Tadino, central Italy, has brought a new recipe to beer: air.
It's what every beer drinker in the world wants, a beer that you can muster out of thin air...
Most of the cars made by Ferrari will be hybrid petrol-electric by 2022, the Italian sports car manufacturer said on Tuesday, including its first SUV.
"By 2022, nearly 60 percent of the mode...
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA Beirut) organized the visit of a Lebanese Delegation to Marmomacc the leading exhibition for the natural stone industry. Marmomacc represents the entire supply chain, fro...
Electricité du Liban (EDL) has launched the tender to implement the second phase of the Beirut River Solar Snake (BRSS) project, which is expected to generate seven megawatts (MW) of electricit...
Lebanese companies looking to finance renewable energy or energy efficiency projects can apply for a loan product through Banque du Liban’s NEEREA financing mechanism that is funded by a 5 milli...
The Lebanese parliament has approved the allocation of LL100 billion ($66.3 million) to subsidize the interest rates of housing loans for one year.
The loans eligible for the subsidies are those ...
The Lebanese parliament has approved three loans, with a total value of $330 million, to finance and execute infrastructure projects, as requested by the Cabinet. Loans will have varying but low inter...
Italy’s fashion elite and celebrities such as film stars Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Colin Firth gathered at a “green-carpet” event at Milan’s fashion week to urge great...
Intra Investment, a company owned by the Central Bank and other shareholders, is planning to develop an 18-hole golf course on a 600,000 square meter plot in Roumieh, Mayor Adel Abi Habib said.
In...
BBC News: As tech giants Apple and Cisco set up academies in Naples, the city's tech entrepreneurs are hoping new investment will revitalise southern Italy's failing economy.
Naples is a ...
Lebanon’s ecosystem is a regional anomaly. Unlike most of the Arab world, there is no desert, and cedar trees grow along dewy mountaintops. Talal Nassereddine, an agro-businessman who hails from...
Investment bank Morgan Stanley recommends tactically buying Italian bonds and stocks ahead of the country’s budget announcement, which it reckons will aim for a deficit well below the EU thresho...
Premier Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday that the government's upcoming budget law will foster growth while maintaining the stability of the public finances after a meeting on Wednesday with his two ...
(ANSA) - Rome, August 31 - ISTAT on Friday upped its annual growth forecast for the Italian economy to 1.2% in the second quarter.
This was higher than the 1.1% forecast on July 3...
In an interview with Il Sole 24, Italian economic undersecretary Michele Geraci shed some more light on Italy’s efforts to attract Chinese money.
While mentioning that he will be talking to Ch...
The Central Bank (BDL) will subsidize the interest rates of housing loans that Banque de l'Habitat (The Housing Bank) provides.
The subsidy will continue until the end of 2018, according to a...
The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) has received 25 Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from local and international companies to participate in public-private partnerships for the development of hydro...
Italy's Alessio Figalli has been awarded the Fields Medal, which is the world's top award for mathematics and is considered a sort of Nobel Prize for the discipline. "This prize gives me ...
The Food and Beverages (F&B) sector comprises the largest number of industrial establishments, with 1,219 producers, accounting for 18.2 percent of the total industrial enterprises, according to &...
Developers & Co, a real estate company, has begun excavation to build ‘Sights’, an outlet mall in Dbayeh. The project will be completed in summer 2019.
The outlet mall will be bui...
More than ten bidders have made indicative offers for Italian solar plants being sold by Glennmont Partners, three sources said, in a further sign of growing appetite for green energy assets in Italy,...
Rising oil prices will indirectly boost economic growth said the Institute of International Finance (IIF) in a report released recently. It will also lead to a widening of the fiscal and current accou...
The Municipality of Beirut worked on 60 projects that have a value of $182 million in 2017, according to its annual progress report.
These projects are expected to create 3,000 jobs.
“...
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. reports another increase in worldwide deliveries. In the first six months (January 1 to June 30) of the current Fiscal Year 2018 the Italian super sports car maker delive...
Italy’s biggest commercial broadcaster, Mediaset (MS.MI), has joined forces with infrastructure fund F2i to launch a takeover bid for EI Towers (EIT.MI), the companies said on Monday.
Toget...
CMA CGM has launched a direct route between China and Southeast Asia to North Europe, passing through Port of Tripoli (PoT), as a transshipment port.
The route will become operational as of Augus...
The long-mooted revival of the railway between Tripoli and the Lebanese-Syrian border may have finally found an investor, with profound implications not only for the economy of north Lebanon but for t...
Construction of a food and beverages (F&B) cluster has begun in Beit Mery. The project is a joint venture between Venture Group, a hospitality concept development company owned by Marwan Ayoub and...
National Geographic has included Lebanon on its list of the best summer trips in 2018, particularly due to its food and beverages.
“Often overlooked as a culinary destination, Lebanon craft...
Italian oil major Eni will make a binding commitment to becoming carbon neutral, its chief executive Claudio Descalzi said on Monday.
Descalzi said Eni’s “epochal” announcement on ...
And the award for best restaurant in the world goes to....Osteria Francescana.
Tuesday (June 19) marked the second time chef Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana took the top spot at the Wor...
The World Bank has approved a new $400 million project to support the expansion of employment opportunities in Lebanon.
The financial package is expected to create 52,000 permanent jobs and up to...
Solid waste management challenges and the launch of tenders in the renewable sector constitute new opportunities for contractors.
Companies like Mouawad-Edde and MAN Enterprise are participating ...
Forest Resort, a mixed-use touristic project in Ain Saade, has been launched by William Zard Group, a real estate company. Excavation for the project will begin in August. The project is scheduled to ...
Italy's 149,154 bars have an overall turnover of approximately 18 billion euros a year, according to the latest figures presented by the Italian federation of bars and catering (FIPE) on Monday. H...
Italy’s Gucci, the biggest earnings driver at French group Kering (PRTP.PA), said on Thursday it expected sales to grow at twice the pace of the luxury market in the coming years and for revenue...
A mixed-use resort in Kaslik is being planned by Sam Elias, a Lebanese-Australian developer. Excavation for ‘Soul Beach Resort’ will start in July. The project is scheduled to be completed...
Italy's prime minister-designate, Giuseppe Conte, presented his list of ministers to President Sergio Mattarella.
The leader of Lega party Matteo Salvini becomes the interior minister, while the...
Last year, 58 tech startups were established, with a total funding value reaching $53 million. This is a more than six-fold increase, from $7 million and 11 startups in 2013.
According to Azza Ye...
The Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water launched a Request for Proposals for the purchase of Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs), after 13 international and local consortiums prequalif...
President Michel Aoun Tuesday met with Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Massimo Marotti, who reaffirmed the $2.4 million pledge his country made to the Lebanese Army and security forces during the Rome I...
The Ministry of Energy and Water is preparing to launch the prequalification period as part of the second oil and gas licensing round by the end of 2018 or early 2019.
“Oil companies should...
A total of 42 Expressions of Interests (EoIs) were received by the Ministry of Energy and Water for the generation of 300 megawatts (MW) of wind power.
This is the second round of the tender to d...
Overseas tourists spent a record amount in Italy in 2017, according to new figures, splashing out nearly €40 billion during their visits.
Incoming visitors spent €39.1 billion in Italy las...
Italian researchers unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users to grip objects more naturally and features a design that will lower the price significantly.
The Hennes robotic hand has a simp...
AHAS Group, a real estate and contracting company, has inaugurated ‘Citywalk’, a restaurant cluster in Hazmieh.
The project is a partnership between AHAS Group, owned by Hussein Sbeit...
Remittance inflows are estimated to have risen 4.6 percent in 2017 to $7.95 billion, according to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief released in April.
Remittances account for...
Food and wine tourism in Italy has doubled in the last year, the Isnart-Unioncamere group said Friday. It said that last year there were 110 million stays in food-and-wine-related accommodation, doubl...
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is executing 27 roads, mainly in Mount Lebanon and Akkar after it received a budget allocation of $50 million, according to Tanios Boulos, Director of the Ge...
A Lebanese startup that trains young people in job skills to compete in an increasingly automated workforce has been selected to go to Madrid to compete among 100 different teams at the South Summit i...
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi says that the oil giant will invest 7 billion euros ($8.6 billion) in activities in its home country of Italy over the next four years.
Descalzi told investors that the inve...
Ecommerce in Italy has experience a sustained period of growth and is increasingly an important part of the Italian economy. And that could be a spur for merchants to rexamine whether it’s a pot...
Middle East Airlines (MEA) plans to purchase 15 new airplanes between 2019 and 2021, 11 Airbus A321s and four other ‘wide-body’ variants. The new planes will be equipped with Wi-Fi.
M...
The disposable income of Italian households increased by 1.7% in 2017, the biggest rise since 2011, ISTAT said. The national statistics agency said that families' purchasing power increase too, by...
The CEDRE donor conference has resulted in $11.8 billion in pledges of financial assistance, out of which $11 billion are in soft loans. There were 51 countries represented at the conference in additi...
A number of local institutions and individuals, architects, artists and researchers will participate in the 16th Biennale of Architecture exhibition, to be held in Venice, Italy in May. This is the fi...
Milan and Turin are to present a joint bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said.
CONI sent a letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thurs...
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano on Saturday announced the doubling of his country’s support to UNRWA, as part of the Extraordinary Ministeri...
The World Bank has approved a $295 million package to overhaul the transport sector.
The Greater Beirut Public Transport Project (GBPTP) is expected to ease congestions on roads and unlock privat...
Italy has become the first sparkling wine producer in the world, overcoming Germany after 20 years of its supremacy and bypassing French competition.
Ovse (Economic Observatory of Italian Sparkling ...
This year, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are preparing to launch investments in the financial sector.
Saad Sabra, IFC Cou...
The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) launched an Expression of Interest (EoI) for three solar farms that will generate 70 to 100 megawatts (MW) each.
Each solar farm should have battery storag...
Fitch uFitch said that it has revised upwards its growth forecasts for Italy, with GDP expected to rise 1.5% this year and 1.2% in 2019. The agency had previously predicted growth of 1.3% in 2018 and ...
The size of the fruit juice industry ranges between $130 and $150 million, according to a recent study by BLOMInvest, “Can fruit juices keep the doctor away?”
One liter of juice costs...
The High Council for Privatization (HCP) has proposed a list of projects subject to Public Private Partnership (PPP) deals, which will be part of a $22 billion Infrastructure Investment Program (IIP)....
The first floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut was transformed into a Little Italy thanks to the Italian Embassy and the country’s Trade Agency.
Wines, cheeses, pasta, Aperol spritzes and...
Demand for properties in Lebanon in 2017 surged by 13.7 percent to 47.6 points compared to 2016, but this score is still far lower than the peak achieved in 2010, according to the Byblos Bank Real Est...
Orient Swiss Lebanon, a recently established company owned by Bachir Abi Khalil, recently launched an online trading gateway that helps manufacturers market their products in the Silk Road countries.
...
The Lebanese government will seek funding for an infrastructure investment program worth between $16 and $17 billion at the Cèdre donor conference that will be held on April 6 in Paris, said Na...
The widest presentation of Italian wines in Lebanon will take place March 7th at the Four Seasons.
90 Italian wine, liquors and water producers will showcase more than 200 types of wine.
A unique ...
The Ministry of Telecommunication (MoT) launched MIC Ventures, a $48 million fund, to invest in and empower the ICT sector and related services startups.
Jamal El Jarrah, Minister of Telecommunic...
Italian energy giant Eni said Friday that it was back in the black in 2017, making earnings of 3.43 billion euros compared to a 1.4-billion-euro loss in 2016. It said its net adjusted profit for 2017 ...
OGERO announced the winning companies set to deploy the national public fiber optic project. Three local companies will partner with international vendors to implement the project. Power Tech affiliat...
Lebanon signed a deal with an international consortium to start exploratory offshore drilling for oil and gas amid tensions with Israel. Beirut hopes that oil and gas will help boost its struggling ec...
Buonvivere
1 March - 4 March, Piacenza
Show on typical food and wines
Seminat
1 March - 4 March, Piacenza
Exhibition of seeds, agricultural and ornamental plants, equipment
Expo Casa...
Premier Paolo Gentiloni and Culture Minister Dario Franceschini kicked off Palermo's year as Italian Culture Capital. Speaking to local dignitaries including Mayor Leoluca Orlando and Sicily Gover...
Foreigners from 58 nationalities bought 1,364 real estate properties, worth $524 million in 2017, according to figures from the Real Estate Registry. The figures are of similar value to 2016. They rep...
The Italian Ambassador to Lebanon has launched the program of 2018's cultural activities. This year's focus is on the Mediterranean under the title: "Italia, Culture e Mediterraneo"....
The cultural, social and aesthetic value of food are at the center of a campaign launched by Italy's cultural and agricultural ministries that have declared 2018 the year of Italian food in the wo...
Next week the Central Bank (BDL) is scheduled to launch a new stimulus package of around $1 billion to subsidize housing loans and loans provided to the productive sectors, according to Wael Hamdan, H...
Italy has doubled the IMF's growth forecasts with government reforms, Premier Paolo Gentiloni told the World Economic Forum in Davos. "A year ago the International Monetary Fund gave Italian ...
The International Monetary Fund on Monday raised Italian growth forecasts but pointed to the potential risks to structural reforms of Italy's March 4 general election.
The IMF raised its growth ...
The value of real estate transactions went up 24 percent compared to the year before, according to the Real Estate Registry. Sales totaled $9.4 billion in 2017.
The number of real estate transact...
Lebanon is gearing up to take part in three international conferences scheduled for early 2018, as the government seeks to rally international support for its security institutions and attract foreign...
Italy’s largest bank by assets, Intesa Sanpaolo, has announced a deal with the country’s culture ministry to inject €5 billion into the Italian tourism sector.
A big chunk of that m...
Nestle USA registered sales of some 900 million Swiss francs (€828 million, $900 million) in 2016, in a market worth an overall $8 billion, according to Ibis World – equivalent to around a ...
The Lebanese government will launch a construction and restoration program including 250 infrastructure projects this year.
Investment in the projects will reach $16 billion.
Around 25 perce...
Prime Minister Saad Hariri held meetings during which he discussed a new academy for watersports training and a Formula 2 World Championships planned for 2018 in Lebanon.
A statement from Hariri&rsq...
The value of the projects covered in BusinessNews by Lebanon Opportunities for the year 2017 amount to more than $22 billion in investments, announced projects, and business transactions. There was mo...
The oil and gas consortium, formed of Total, ENI, and Novatek, will invest an estimated amount of $40 million for the construction of each exploratory well. The consortium will construct a total of fo...
Italy’s upper house Senate gave parliament’s final approval to the government’s 2018 budget, clearing the way for national elections expected to be held in March.
The financial law...
However your 2017 was, Italy is a great place to see it out. You can expect everything from fireworks to feasts, music until dawn and more than one midnight kiss.
The only thing you shouldn’t ...
Italy has donated nearly $600,000 to the United Nations Industrial Development Program to fund the development of industrial zones in Lebanon, a statement from UNIDO said Tuesday.
“The industr...
The gap between supply and demand in the property market is beginning to shrink, according to a study undertaken by InfoPro Research and published in the December edition of Lebanon Opportunities.
...
Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon Massimo Marotti and UNESCO Director for Lebanon Mr. Hamad AL-HAMMAMI signed the agreement for funding the project "Rehabilitation and Valorization of Wadi Qadisha&q...
The Lebanese government awarded a consortium led by Total (France), and including ENI (Italy) and Novatek (Russia) the exploration and production contracts of two maritime blocks (4 and 9).
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Central Italy's set of lights shaped like a Christmas tree on Monte Ingino is the largest in the world.
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli lit the tree this year by sending a signal from the space station ...
Foster + Partners just wrapped up its new high-rise project ‘3 Beirut’ which is meant to develop the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
The towers augment the Mediterranean city’s importanc...
BLUR, a five-star boutique hotel, is set to launch in Ramlet El Baida. Construction work will start next year, and will be completed in 2020.
The hotel is owned by Hojeij Group Holding, which own...
Pizza has conquered the world, but the art of "pizzaiuolo" - twirling the dough and baking it in a wood-fired brick oven - is less well known outside the Italian city of Naples.
That could...
Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Israel agreed to back the construction of a gas pipeline from newly discovered fields in the eastern Mediterranean to Europe.
The project, known as East Med, involves a 2,0...
The Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT) launched a tender for the deployment of a fiber optic network on a national scale, estimated to be valued at $300 million.
The Ministry expects the projec...
Dark, bitter and gritty: it might not be everyone's cup of cocoa, but Sicilian chocolate is certainly unique.
Now Italian artisans are seeking European protection for the distinctive chocolate m...
Last weekend retailers engaged in ‘Black Friday’, an American-inspired occasion that comes a day after Thanksgiving on which special discounts are offered.
Nicolas Chammas, Chairman o...
Mr. Roberto Cappellini, Mrs Gloria Cappellini and Ms. Sonia Abbondi recently visited FARRA Design to attend the opening Pacini E Cappellini shop in shop. During their stay, they conducted an extensive...
Italy’s senate budget committee has approved a proposal to introduce a 6 percent levy on digital sales.
The so-called “web tax” is expected to bring an extra €114 million per ...
Soliver, a manufacturer of glass containers, will reopen its factory in Bchamoun in mid-2018.
The company took the decision to shut down its factory last February, and dismissed 250 employees aft...
The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture in Beirut and Mount Lebanon reported a small growth in ‘real exports’ in the first six months of the year compared to 2016. The tonnage o...
More than 70 years after Italy’s iconic scooter was born, the Vespa is getting its most radical update yet.
Piaggio, the Pisa-based maker of Italy’s most famous two-wheeler, has unveiled...
The world’s newest Eataly is also its largest, complete with farm animals, artisans, and interactive rides.
In ancient times, food was just for sustenance; now it’s entertainment. Fast-f...
Régie Libanaise des Tabacs et Tombacs (Régie), the State-owned tobacco monopoly, will expand its Hadath factory’s production capacity by 50 percent in 2018. Investment in the expan...
Why do Italians love pasta? There are too many reasons to count.
So instead, we'll share with you a few things you might not know about Italy's best-loved export.
Italians used to eat past...
The second edition of the World Week of Italian Cuisine will take place from 20 to 26 November 2017.
The World Week of the Italian Cuisine is the worldwide event held under the patronage of the Ital...
Exports of olive oil have been growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30 percent since 2014, according to the Olive Oil Factsheet published by IDAL.
Exports of olive oil reached 10,00...
For an overview of the country’s history, please read Part 1.
As light from a rain-rinsed morning beamed through the kitchen’s floor-to-ceiling windows, I watched Jamal Shalhoub unfurl d...
Natale è
Gift Fair
December 02-03, 2017, Bastia Umbra, Italy
Industry sectors: Gifts, Watches & Clocks, Jewellery, Crafts
www.natale-e.it
Motor Show
Int'l Automobile Exhi...
As the plane lifted into the sky above Beirut, the last vestiges of the city’s inky hills, flickering with the headlights of crepuscular movement, disappeared. The Lufthansa Airbus banked west o...
Local industrialists and farmers have been successful at exporting their goods to various destinations. Products that find the greatest success are often those that have the highest added value, accor...
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Wednesday a project to increase the capacity of Beirut Rafic Hariri International airport to accommodate 5 million additional annual passengers.
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India and Italy on Monday inked six pacts to boost cooperation in key sectors, including energy and trade, after detailed talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Paolo G...
The Central Bank (BDL) is considering issuing a digital currency in the coming years that will be under its own supervision, said Governor Riad Salameh.
The digital currency will play a key role ...
Sergio Mattarella, Italy’s president, has given the final seal of approval to Ignazio Visco’s nomination to a second term as governor of the Bank of Italy, according to a statement release...
Eating lunch in Italy's Bolgheri wine country, it is not hard to understand why the number of international visitors to this bucolic corner of Tuscany has doubled in five years.
"People hav...
The size of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) market reached $436 million last year after growing at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of seven percent over the period 2014-2016,...
Italy's trade surplus rose to 2.8 billion euros in August, ISTAT said.
Exports were 4.2% up in August on July, the statistics agency said, and 8.4% up over the year.
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China has reopened its borders to Italian Gorgonzola and other smelly European cheeses after a two-month ban on imports.
Chinese customs officials started allowing marbled and soft-rind cheeses back...
The Central Bank (BDL) has decided to inject an additional $500 million to the stimulus package for 2017 which aims to finance productive projects and home purchases at subsidized rates, according to ...
Lebanese ministers and lawmakers pledged Thursday to speed up the creation of a sovereign wealth fund for future proceeds from oil and gas exploration.
The announcement came after a workshop to disc...
An Italian town is offering to pay people up to €2,000 (£1,800) to move there.
Nicola Gatta, mayor of Candela, a small town in Puglia, has made the offer in the hope of reversing the town...
The $1 billion stimulus package of the Central Bank (BDL) for 2017, which allows banks to provide subsidized loans to the private sector, has been completely used up, said Governor Riad Salameh.
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri met Monday with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, in the presence of Lebanon’s Ambassador to Italy Karim al-Khalil and Mr. Nader Hariri as well ...
Three companies, Eni, Total and Novatek, acting as a consortium have made the only bids in Lebanon's first offshore licensing.
The three companies together bid on Blocks 4 and 9, says the Lebane...
The first Italian Arab Business Forum kicked-off on Thursday at Turati Palace in Milan, with aims to boost the strong economic cooperation between both sides.
The forum, which organized by the Joint...
Remittance inflows are expected to reach $7.87 billion this year, up 3.3 percent compared with 2016, according to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief.
The remittance inflows fo...
The Council of Ministers has approved an advance of LL150 billion ($100 million) from the Treasury to Ogero.
The funding will be used to finance part of the fiber optic project, whose overall cos...
Italian industry increased output for a fourth month in August, setting the economy up for another solid quarter of growth.
Production rose 1.2 percent from July, far more than economists had for...
Restaurants, bars, hotels and shops across Italy will from Tuesday participate in a deposit return scheme for glass bottles as part of the government’s aim to promote a culture of recycling.
C...
Hilton Beirut Downtown, a five star A hotel, will open in Beirut Central District early next year.
The hotel is owned by Al-Iqarat Wal Abnia Co, which is owned by Nadhmi Auchi, the owner of Le Ro...
THE Italian economy is experiencing an unexpectedly strong recovery. The latest good news came on September 12th with the release of figures showing that the national unemployment rate had fallen 0.4 ...
As balconies bristle with tree branches and sunshine dapples the leaves of thousands of plants, two apartment buildings in the heart of Milan have almost disappeared under lush forest.
The brainchil...
A public library will open in a historic building now named Saraya el Hamra, which is located in the old Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the Lebanese University in Sanayeh, in December.
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The Central Bank (BDL) of Lebanon has raised the upper limit of subsidized housing loans provided by commercial banks by 50 percent to 1.2 billion liras (approximately $800,000), according to BDL&rsqu...
Qatar Airways said it had acquired a 49 percent stake in AQA Holding, the new parent company of Italy’s Meridiana, adding to its growing portfolio of investments in foreign airlines.
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) will provide a financing facility of €80 million ($95.8 million) through local banks to finance energy projec...
Tourism in Italy boomed in summer 2017, with an increase in visitor numbers expected to continue throughout the colder months.
In total, almost 50 million people spent the night at an Italian hotel ...
A walk through central Beirut reveals a great paradox: despite the six years of war in neighboring Syria that has battered Lebanon’s economy, apartments, offices and shopping centers continue to...
The tourism industry is a major source of revenue for Lebanon. Summer 2017 was a great season for the hospitality industry and the tourism sector since the number of tourists increased since last year...
The deadline to place bids in Lebanon’s first Oil & Gas exploration licensing round was extended from September 15 until October 12, 2017, Minister of Energy and Water Cesar Abi Khalil annou...
AT THE end of each summer Italian business leaders, politicians and journalists mingle with foreign guests at the Ambrosetti Forum in the Villa d’Este by the shores of the lovely Lake Como. This...
Forget Disney World — the upcoming "Eataly World" is a massive Italian food-themed park, and it looks just as amazing as it sounds.
The park is scheduled to open this November in ...
Rice and pasta products on sale in Italy will be required to carry country of origin labels from February.
The measures were passed earlier this week by the Minister for Agriculture, Maurizio Mar...
While it is believed to have originated elsewhere long before, it is thought that Italian wine got its start in the Middle Bronze Age, sometime around 1,300-1,100 B.C. But new evidence found in a piec...
Sangiovese is Italy's numero uno grape.
Forget about across-the-board quality, or mystique, or any other subjective, debatable factor you can think of, and just focus on volume. No other grap...
Italy, France and Germany have asked the European Commission to reinforce existing regulations that allow EU states to block foreign acquisitions of European companies, two Italian dailies reported. T...
Italy's economy is experiencing the best growth rates in six years, according to official data released Wednesday.
On a quarterly basis, gross domestic product (GDP) has expanded by 0.4% in A...
An Italian startup has come up with a way to help children fight their fears of dentists, injections, and other medical procedures - through magic.
"We want to help children see magic ...
The first ever international contemporary art space in Cuba has been opened by Italians.
For decades, Cubans have been used to the revolutionary slogan "La lucha continua," or "the...
Around 30 hot air balloons took to the skies in Italy as part of the “most relaxed” event on the international ballooning calendar. The balloons lifted off at sunrise and rose above the Sa...
Italian and Lebanese archaeological restoration experts pooled their abilities this week to preserve Lebanon’s UNESCO World Heritage sites. The four day workshop, organized by the Italian Trade ...
The European Union and the UNESCO organized a high level meeting on “Building a Roadmap for Effective Groundwater Management in Iraq”, in the context of the EU-funded project entitled &ldq...
The story of Italian marble is the story of difficult motion: violent, geological, haunted by failure and ruin and lost fortunes, marred by severed fingers, crushed dreams, crushed men. Rarely has a m...
A center dedicated to Italian director Franco Zeffirelli is taking shape in Florence.
The Franco Zeffirelli International Center for the Performing Arts hosted a preview Tuesday of its exhibits, ...
Ryanair has made a "non-binding offer" for its Italian rival Alitalia, the Irish no-frills carrier said.
"We have made a non-binding offer for Alitalia. As the largest airline in I...
The Italian government has launched an app which will allow residents and tourists to connect to wifi across the country using a single log-in.
Users will be able to connect instantly to a ...
The Lebanese government Thursday (20 July) made a wide range of diplomatic appointments and transfers, the biggest in seven years, to fill some vacant posts in key countries in a move underlining Leba...
On July 6, a delegation of the Lebanese Italian Business Council, LEBITALIA, accompanied by Dr. Nabil Fahed, vice- chairman and treasurer at the Chamber of Beirut & Mount Lebanon, and the Italian ...
An Italian pianist and mountaineer performed the 'world's highest piano concert in the Alps at an altitude of 4,460 meters.
Musician Elisa Tomellini climbed the Monte Rosa mountain massif...
Two new Italian treasures were awarded Unesco World Heritage status at the weekend, and the country continues to boast more sites with the honour than anywhere else in the world.
The Venetian wor...
On Thursday, 6 July, organized by Promos, in collaboration with Assolombarda Confindustria Milan Monza and Brianza, Ice Agency and the Lebanese Italian Business Council (Lebitalia), a special business...
A sense of optimism about the future of Lebanon’s real estate sector prevailed last week when the Daily Star met with major developers during a local exhibition, dispelling the uncertainty that ...
A new review study suggests consumption of cocoa flavanols has a beneficial effect on cognition. Moreover, some researchers go as far as to recommend cocoa as a dietary supplement to protect human cog...
Digging for Rome's new subway has unearthed the charred ruins of an early 3rd-century building and the 1,800-year-old skeleton of a crouching dog that apparently perished in the same blaze that co...
For the past 60 years, Abdul Razzak Itani & Sons - Arison s.a.r.l has been one of the major innovators in pumps, water and sewage projects, and in power generation fields in the market. With seven...
Italy has a timeless charm – the food, the passion, the beaches and incredibly historic cities, the architecture and of course, the landscapes. For centuries, Italy has attracted holidaymakers, ...
Amid a measles epidemic spreading throughout Europe, the Italian government approved a measure to fine parents who don’t seek medical help on vaccinating their children. The measure even puts pa...
Lebanon’s government is laboring under a debt pile equivalent to 147 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product, rendering it the third most indebted public sector in the world, afte...
A fresh breeze buffeted Italy's fashion capital during the second day of Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, both literally, bringing relief from the June heat, and figuratively, as young designers took...
'It's like drinking Champagne at the top of a volcano': Discovering why Lebanon makes for a superb holiday (even though there is chaos all around, as the tour guides admit) Lebanon is bord...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows are estimated at $2.56 billion in 2016, up nine percent compared with the previous year, according to the ‘World Investment Report 2017’ released by...
Enough with frolicking at Rome’s historic fountains. Rome mayor Virgina Raggi has issued an ordinance which forbids people from eating, bathing, climbing over or sitting on the marble pedestals ...
Pizzaovens.com and other sponsors attempted to break the world record for longest pizza on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Ca. The pizza measured 7200 feet and wrapped around...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday increased its 2017 growth forecast for Italy to 1.3 percent from the previously more modest 0.8 percent.
The Italian government itself has cautious...
US allies in the G7 said on Monday that action to contain devastating climate change was irreversible and could even be accelerated, despite Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out o...
Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani discussed strong coordination between the Peshmerga forces and Italian military personnel in Iraq in a meeting with the Italy's General Chief of Defence St...
Italy is moving full steam ahead on the expansion of high-speed rail. The country recently celebrated inauguration for the first phase of the Napoli Afragola station, a solar-powered high-speed rail h...
International funding for Lebanon's 2017 refugee response plan demonstrates “sustained solidarity by the international partners but the level of disbursements needs to increase,” U.N. ...
Lamborghini handles every step of the production process in-house; its engineers call this a building block approach. To find out how it’s done, we flew to the company’s headquarters in Sa...
A joint policing project between China and Italy was presented Monday in Rome's historic Piazza di Spagna.
A group of 10 uniformed Chinese officers, both men and women, will be patrolling bus...
ARCOM was established in the early 1990’s and since then has proven itself as a leader in the market. ARCOM started first at Rayak – Bekaa and expanded to many branches: Airport Blvd, Verd...
Italy's government won a confidence vote on a deficit-cutting package on Wednesday, smoothing the way for measures aimed at curbing tax evasion, boosting revenue from internet companies and reinst...
Figures released by ArabNet, a hub for Arab digital professionals and entrepreneurs, show that investment funds based in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region made 37 investments in technol...
The Lebanese Army Wednesday received donations from Italy and will continue to train with the Italian Army in combating terrorism.
They received riot control gear, explosive protection equipment ...
Under pressure from Group of Seven allies, U.S. President Donald Trump backed a pledge to fight protectionism on Saturday, but refused to endorse a global climate change accord, saying he needed more ...
FFA Private Bank (FFA) is preparing to launch a structured investment vehicle (SIV) to channel investments to power generation and other infrastructure projects. The initial objective is to reach $1 b...
The Italian consulate recently celebrated Italy’s liberation day in the capital of the Kurdistan Region, praising the developing ties between both nations.
“The relations between Ital...
A Rome court annulled a short-lived ban on ride-hailing app Uber on Friday in the latest twist to a battle between the San Francisco-based multinational and Italy's traditional taxi cabs.
A l...
ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, and Italian industrial group Marcegaglia have won a bid to buy the Ilva steel plant in southern Italy, a source with knowledge of the matter said on ...
An Iranian private bank has opened its first branch in Italy, Iranian state media reported.
The official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Saman Bank has opened a branch in Rome followi...
Parwood is a Lebanese company specialized in wood flooring, kitchens, wooden doors, wallpaper and carpets. Parwood also represents many Italian brands like Berti Pavimenti Legno for wood flooring and ...
Gazzaoui & Co. is specialized in high quality solutions for the construction industry since 1936. A large, fully-fledged shareholding organization, Gazzaoui & Co. answers the specific needs of...
A.W. Salah Nsouli is a general trader, contractor, manufacturer of facilities in different fields of industry, supplier and contractor of complete production line for industrial projects, commercial v...
The Ministry of Industry (MoI) has chosen five locations in different regions in which to build industrial zones.
Dany Gedeon, Director General of MoI, said: “The ministry is cooperating wi...
Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano vowed that his country would continue supporting Lebanon's economy and army.
"Lebanon is a module for democracy and pluralism in the Middle East,...
A program to promote cultural and religious tourism was launched by the recently established Cultural Religious Tourism (CRT) unit, which is affiliated to the Office of the Prime Minister. The program...
Attar Steel is the only manufacturer of perforated coils and sheets in the Middle East and Gulf. Many steel innovative items are part of Attar’s exclusive trade mark in the industry like light c...
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $124 billion on Sunday for his new Silk Road plan to forge a path of peace, inclusiveness and free trade, and called for the abandonment of old models based on riv...
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Wednesday that Italy is "enormously interested" in China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, which envisions a trade and infrastructure network con...
On 5 May 2017, the long awaited Legislative Decree 19 April 2017 n. 56 was finally published in the Official Journal of the Italian Republic (S.O. n. 103).
Background
The 19 April Decree is aim...
G7 finance ministers turned their focus Saturday to combating cybercrime in what Italy's Pier Carlo Padoan described as an "unfortunately very timely" discussion.
The ministers were...
LEBITALIA, the Lebanese Italian Business Council, aims at expanding economic and trade relations, as well as fostering business relationships and investments between Lebanon and Italy. The Council was...
Top of our A-list bubbles, ask most wine lovers to name an Italian fizz and the answer will be prosecco.
But ask them to name a high-end Italian sparkling wine and they may not be able to come up...
The 44th President of United States (POTUS) Barack Obama says he's "confident that the United States will continue to move in the right direction" on climate change despite his suc...
The Italian council of ministers has approved a €600 million ($655 million) emergency bridge loan for Alitalia, which should secure operations until November.
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni ...
Italy and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO have launched a project with funding to the tune of 500,000 euros for the development of the agrifood sector in Lebanon and creat...
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will showcase major companies at the Italian Pavilion during Project Qatar 2017, slated for May 8 to 11 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, it was announced.
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The design of the shape-changing Dynamic Tower has been patented in the region, which is amongst its top target locations for the project, stated Reuters, citing the building’s architect.
A...
When it comes to innovation, you have to give credit to Credito Emiliano, a bank in northern Italy that accepts cheese as collateral for a loan. It has done so since 1953. Whey cool, right?
Based...
The Lebanese Italian Business Council LEBITALIA was established in July 2013 based on an agreement signed between the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Beirut and Mount Lebanon and the ...
On Tuesday 25 April, held at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut & Mount Lebanon (CCIAB) and organized by the Lebanese Italian Business Council (LEBITALIA), Dott. Federico ...
The Italian Budget Law 2017 introduced a new special tax regime for individuals who transfer their tax residence to Italy from January 1st, 2017. This special tax regime is particularly attractive for...
The Italian contractor Salini Impregilo said yesterday it won the US$435million contract to build the Meydan One Mall in Dubai, for which a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday evening.
The...
BEIRUT: A slice of Italian life came to Casino du Liban this week as the Italian Cultural Institute brought a music, food a drink to Jounieh. “I was glad to see so many friends joining us,&rdquo...
This year, Project Lebanon will feature hundreds of companies from around the world, including countries officially involved under the supervision of official associations and missions plus their comm...
the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, travelled on 29 to the UAE for a series of institutional meetings.
"The mission in the UAE, which will t...
Participation of the Italian Cultural Institute with the following films:
• Perfetti sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers) by Paolo Genovese (26/01/2017 - 7:30 pm and 1/02/2017 - 10:15 pm)
Seven...
Qatar Rail has picked an Italy-based architecture firm to design an upcoming Transportation Education Center (TEC) in the country.
The center will include exhibition space and also serve as a recrea...
The Photomed Beirut photographic show makes a comeback with the participation of the Italian Cultural Institute. The fourth edition of the famous show that started at Sanary-sur-Mer will feature ...
The Ambassador of Italy Massimo Marotti has announced a €5 million ($5.5 million) soft loan to be granted for the implementation of renewable energies in residential buildings.
The loan will...
Under the patronage and presence of HE the Italian Ambassador in Lebanon Mr. Massimo Marotti, LEBITALIA held a reception on Wednesday, December 7, 2016at the Beirut & Mount Lebanon Chamber of Comm...
Italy works with Lebanon for a better environment and investment opportunities is the theme of a seminar organized by the Italian Embassy in Lebanon.
The seminar, “Green economy in Lebanon - I...
The Italian Embassy announced a 2.4 million euro grant to support a rehabilitation program for public schools in Lebanon to be implemented by UNICEF.
The funding, roughly equivalent to $2.5...
The Government of the Lebanese Republic, represented by the President of the Council for Development and Reconstruction, Eng. Nabil El-Jisr, and the Government of the Italian Republic represented by t...
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni inaugurated the lower floor of Beirut's National Museum and met with top officials during an official one-day visit to Lebanon.
At the opening ce...
The Iranian government has signed a deal with Italy's highway agency ANAS for the construction and management of a 1,200 km (745 miles) road project that will cost 3.6 billion euros ($4 billion), ...
Nabil Farhat, the Editor of Alam Al Youkhout "The World of Yachts & Boats” - Arabic Yachting magazine was awarded “The Boating Pioneer 2016 Award” - in the category of Forei...
For the 10th consecutive year, the Italian Trade Commission-ICE/ITA is organizing the Italian participation at Project Lebanon, the 21st International Trade Exhibition for Construction Materials and E...
The Lebanese Italian Business Council, LEBITALIA is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that aims at developing business and trade relations between Lebanon and Italy. A member of the Chamb...
Reports have surfaced that Italian companies Genesis and Dynkun have signed a memorandum of understanding with officials from Iran’s northwestern Qazvin province, for 100 PV plants of 10 MW each...
Lebanese furniture group Batal Design Holding has partnered with Milano Home Concept (MHC), an Italian furniture maker, to introduce its items to the Middle East. “We are now the exclusive agent...
An Italian official said his country is to make four billion euros of investment in the Iranian railway sector.
Advisor for the ITINERA S.P.A company for international affairs Pino Arlacchi told ...
The International Energy Agency (IEA), Energy Organization of the European Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD) reported that 8% of the energy produced in Italy in 2015 came from solar ...
Italy and Iran signed deals potentially worth billions when Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited Tehran seeking a strong Italian foothold in a nation hungry for infrastructure investment as it emerges ...
Bob Kuntze-Concewitz, CEO of Campari Group announced that the Italian Group (owned by the Garavoglia Family) has launched a Public Offer (OPA) for the acquisition of the French Brand Grand Marnier for...
TREVI, the TREVI Group division specialized in special foundations and ground engineering, signed (2 March) the contract for the maintenance and safety of Mosul Dam in Iraq. The preparation and signin...
An Italian-Iranian road study agreement has now been signed. The Italian state-controlled road concession firm ANAS has a cooperation agreement with Iran's Construction and Development of Transpor...
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi opened (25 February) the Milano Fashion Week with a happening in Milano Royal Palace where he stressed on the importance for Italian Economy of the Fashion/Textile/...
CESENA FIERA the organizer of MACFRUT - Fruit & Veg Professional Show in Italy and IFEMA, the organizer of FRUIT ATTRACTION, the International Trade Show for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry in Sp...
According to the Italian Statistical Office (ISTAT), the exports from Italy in 2015 has grown by 3.7% compared to 2014. This increase was equally divided between EU markets (3.8%) and other internatio...
Starting 2018, five Italian Trade Fairs devoted to Food Industry packaging and machinery will join forces and become one big event in Rho (near Milan). Until today, the different Italian industr...
Italy has weathered a severe economic storm over the past few years but, with the help of foreign investment, the country is now on track to regain its strength and competitiveness, writes Fabio Galli...
From 24th to 29th February 2016 Milan will host Milano Fashion Week Women's Fashion. Organized by the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (Association of Fashion designers), in cooperation with C...
The Iraqi Government announced that the Italian company Trevi won the international bid for restoring and maintaining the country's largest dam in Mosul, Northern Iraq, which is in danger of a cat...
The Zephir database by Bureau Van Dijk recently published encouraging figures about the Italian FDI in 2015.
According to the data, last year Foreign Direct Investments in Italy have increased 45...
Data will travel...through light. This is the condition of Li-Fi, the technology that will, in a near future, substitute wi-fi. As published by the daily La Stampa, Li-Fi is still at an experimental s...
Baalbaki Chemical Industries, the chemicals subsidiary of Lebanese group, Unimetco Holding, announced it has acquired the 'going concern' of Italian polyurethane systems manufacturer, Polysyst...
Iran's return to the international fold accelerated as President Hassan Rouhani sealed multi-billion dollar deals with Italian companies keen to capitalize on the lifting of sanctions on the Islam...
Whysol investment, an Italian independent company, and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Fund will develop a infrastructure project for gas storage in Lodi, Italy.
The project, that should be i...
Italian group Pessina Costruzioni has signed an initial agreement to build five hospitals in Iran as companies scramble to steal a lead on rivals amid renewed trade heating up.
Guido Stefan...
Apple announced in a statement the creation in Naples, South of Italy, of the first iOS App Development Centre in Europe “to provide students with practical skills and training on developing app...
The Lebanese Italian Business Council LEBITALIA was established in July 2013 based on an agreement signed between the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Beirut and Mount Lebanon and the ...
