{"id":71859,"date":"2013-05-30T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T11:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-may-11-17\/"},"modified":"2013-05-30T13:39:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T11:39:49","slug":"week-may-11-17","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-may-11-17\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of May 11-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growth of Italian businesses<\/strong> \u2013Europe\u2019s economic difficulties should little sign of abating, and so businesses are looking towards emerging markets. Italian business is certainly no exception. The Hindu Business Line<\/em> reported that Fiat<\/strong> is getting ready to open over 100 showrooms in India (May 13 – Fiat India to open 110 showrooms this year<\/a>) while Brazil\u2019s Valor Economico<\/em> reported that the confectioner giant Ferrero<\/strong> is making plans to open a new factory in this important Latin American country. (May 12- Grupo Ferrero negocia construir nova f\u00e1brica nos Camar\u00f5es<\/a>) .<\/p>\n

Globalization is also the key to success of Luxottica,<\/strong> a  leader in Italy\u2019s eyewear sector, and the reason why \u2013 according to the German economic paper Handelsblatt<\/em>  –<\/em> the company continues to shine like the sun (May 14 \u2013 Gr\u00fc\u00df’<\/a> mir die Sonne <\/a>). The same thing is true of the duty free sector of Autogrill<\/strong>, which is about to be quoted separately on the Milan stock exchange come the fall (Les Echos<\/em>, May 15 – Autogrill choisit la Bourse de Milan pour son p\u00f4le \u00ab duty free \u00bb<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Traveling, racing and cuisine<\/strong> \u2013 As usual, the foreign press also showed its fascination with Italian sights, sound and taste. The English papern The English paper, The Guardian<\/em> took its readers to the discovery of Incontri in Terra di Siena<\/strong>, a music festival set in the beauty of the Tuscan hills (May 12 – Tuning in to a Tuscan music festival<\/a>) and the New York Times<\/em> lands close by in Spoleto<\/strong>, with an article reviewing clubs, hotels and restaurants in the Umbrian town (May 15 – Travel Essentials | Spoleto, Italy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The American paper also celebrated another Italian event, the Mille Miglia<\/strong>, a revival of a race that has reignited Italy\u2019s passion for racecars (May 11 – Mille Miglia Reignites Italy\u2019s Racing Passions<\/a>), seen also in the record number of entries (May 16–<\/em> 2013 Mille Miglia Features Record Entry Numbers<\/a>). Still writing about cars, there was an article dedicated to the 50 years of Lamborghini<\/strong>, the hyper-sophisticated make that still stupefies its fans (The New York Times, <\/em>May 13 – Lamborghini Surprises Its 50th Anniversary Faithful With a New Concept<\/a>) .<\/p>\n

Finally, there was some reporting on Italian culinary culture. The Brazilian paper Valor Economico<\/em> wrote lavishly about the wine passito di Pantelleria<\/strong> (the production of a victory over nature (May 16- Passito di Pantelleria, uma vit\u00f3ria sobre a natureza<\/a>*). Meanwhile, the New York Times<\/em> traveled to Liguria to pay tribute to the Gtora pasqualina, a peasant pie that is now recognized as a delicacy for all palates (May 15 – A Pie That Has Stepped Up in Class<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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