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Economy – This week, investments and strategies for company growth are the themes explored in the financial pages of the international press.

Economy – “A new thrust towards consolidation in the fragmented spirits industry.” Italy’s Campari has recorded a new acquisition, signing an agreement to buy France’s Grand Marnier for a payment of € 684 million.

Economy – This week, the international press is covering two sides of the Italian economy: a cutting-edge, internationalized group like Brembo on the one hand, a small outfit banking on a long tradition on the other: Reuters explains that the brakes multinational is expecting a 6-7% growth in sales in 2016 (March 3 – Italy’s Brembo sees sales growing 6-7 pct in 2016), while The New York Times reports how the Roman boutique Sciuscià Chic has reinvented

In memory of a “cultural superstar” – Somebody remembered him as a “global superstar of the literary world”, like the New York Times in an article published on February 19 (Umberto Eco, 84, Best-Selling Academic Who Navigated Two Worlds, Dies*).

Italian leadership in fashion – Italian fashion is not just a matter of “creating excitement” on the runways, explains The Wall Street Journal (March 1 – Milan’s Fashion Leadership*).

‘Made in Italy’ around the world – Italy’s balance of trade improves again, and in December 2015 reaches a surplus of 6 billion euro, for an annual total of 45 billion, an increase of 8% over 2014 (Les Echos, February 17 – Hausse de l’excédent commercial de l’Italie). Reading the reports on the Made in Italy brand in the international online newspapers, we see the explanation of this increase.

Economy – The most recent storm to assail stock markets across the world (including the Milan Stock Exchange), has filled the economic and financial pages of the international press this week. Italian companies of interest to foreign investors or that are looking to foreign markets to increase turnover, are nonetheless very busy and are also featuring in newspapers around the globe.

Investments – A 600 dollar investment plan underlines GEs commitment to invest in Italy.

Rohani and Cook in Italia – A “warm welcome” that has brought about “multi-billion” deals, is how the international press has summarized the outcome of Iranian President Rouhani’s trip to Italy,  Rome being his first stop on his European tour and on January 25 and 26 the headlines in  BloombergBusiness and the Financial Times read respectively – Iran President Rouhani Visits Italy  and

Industrial upswing – The foreign press has been busy pointing out the positive signals emanating from Italy’s industrial sector.

Personalities of the year – It is not just Time that rewards the “Person of the Year” with a front cover. As the end of the year draws closer, foreign papers are beginning to introduce readers to the various “personalities of 2015”. Amongst the women chosen by the Financial Times magazine, two featured in the edition published on December 11.

Economy – The internationalization of Italian businesses and their foreign investments monopolized the financial press this week.

Culture – This week, the top stories about Italy in the foreign press have been all about the stage. Both the Washington Post and Reuters ran pieces about the heightened security opera-goers faced at the opera premier in Milan, amidst fears it might have been cancelled.