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Culture – Culture was the main focus of the foreign press over the holiday period. The New York Times wrote about Paolo Galluzzi, director of the Galileo Museum in Florence and formerly in charge of the Biblioteca Leonardiana, describing him as the “man who has successfully masterminded the conversion of two analog geniuses into the digital age”(December 21 – The Man Who Brought Leonardo and Galileo Into the 21st Century)*.

Culture – It was Italian culture that most piqued the interest of the foreign press this week in articles about the Bel Paese, starting with news about La Scala and the opening of “Attila” that, the  Financial Times, described as a “real success” (December 11 – Verdi’s Attila becomes a blockbuster spectacle at La Scala*), although, the focus of the New York Times  was on the relevance of Verdi’s opera today and how it does even better th

Economy –  FCA’s growth plans attracted the attention of the foreign press this week, with Reuters, explaining how the company will invest 5 billion for new models and new motors (November 29 – Fiat Chrysler to spend 5 billion euros in Italy to fill plants, keep jobs; it was also reprised by the  New York Times –

Economy – Enel’s latest plans and other news warranted several articles in the foreign press this week, with several explaining how Europe’s largest utility company is planning to invest some 27.5 billion Euro in Green Energy and networks over the next three years and how the group, headed by Francesco Starace, has announced that it will pay 70 percent of its ordinary net profit as dividends in the three years to 2021: (On November 20 in the New York Times –

Farewell Bertolucci – The passing of Bernardo Bertolucci, and remembering the work of the Italian director with a “global” reputation, has featured heavily in the foreign press this week, mostly on November 26.

Culture led the way in Italy related news in this week’s foreign press. The Financial Times wrote about Lorenzo Lotto’s new exhibition, “Portraits”, in London’s National Gallery that offers insight into the aspirations of the Middle Class during the Renaissance (November 9 – Status and anxiety: Lorenzo Lotto’s portraiture at the National Gallery*).

Economy & Finance – The international financial papers were particularly interested this week in the nomination of the Italian economist, Andrea Enria, as the ECBs Supervisor, describing him as a man who played an important part in drawing up new, post crisis financial regulations.

Economy – The financial situation of Italian companies and their strategies for international growth featured in various articles this week.

Economy – It’s Italian coffee and liquor that are making waves abroad this week! The financial pages of the foreign press have been mostly concerned with Italian groups that are on the up.

Economy – Illy is getting ready for a “coffee war”.

Economy – Amongst the financial news to make headlines this week, Lavazza led the way.  Articles described how the company continues to expand across North America, thanks in part, as the English language press explained, to its recent 650 million dollar takeover of Mars Inc (October 1 in New York Times – Lavazza Acquires Mars Inc.

Fashion – With all that Milan Fashion Week had to offer, the foreign press had much to say on Italy’s major labels.

The Ferrari “icon” – The foreign press was certainly shining a few spotlights on Maranello this week, curious to see what is happening and reporting on the announcements made by the new President, Louis Camilleri, about future plans and latest models. Bloomberg explained that project “Icona” is pivotal to the company’s new strategy.

A summer full of art, music and literature. Culture has attracted the lion’s share of the international press this summer when it comes to articles about Italy.

Culture – Italian culture continues to inspire the most articles in the foreign press this week.

Farewell to an automotive legend – The foreign press has cast the spotlight on the final farewell to Sergio Marchionne.

Tourism and culture – Spurred by the summer, the greatest number of articles dedicated to Italy by the foreign press this week involves cultural tourism.

Economy and finance – Extraordinary transactions take centre stage in the pages of the foreign press dedicated to Italian companies. Reuters reports on the acquisition Lavazza has just completed in Australia, as the coffee group “pushes ahead with a shopping spree that has allowed it to sharply increase its scale” (July 2 – Italy’s Lavazza buys Australia’s Blue Pod Coffee).

Culture – Italy’s cultural news was of particular interest to the foreign press this week.  For the Wall Street Journal  it was an article about painting and the artist Lorenzo Lotto who has only recently been “rediscovered”, centuries after his death (July 6 – A Modern Portraitist, Ahead of His Time*).  On the other hand, it was literature that featured in Liberation in a piece