{"id":72122,"date":"2014-10-22T09:40:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T07:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-october-10-16\/"},"modified":"2014-10-22T09:40:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T07:40:09","slug":"week-october-10-16","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-october-10-16\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of October 10-16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten billion in investments in Italy<\/strong> \u2013 Ten billion euros in investments and partnerships in various industrial sectors, from luxury goods to aerospace. The visit in Italy of Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang<\/strong> reinforces ties with Beijing thanks to the incoming flow of capital (Reuters<\/em>, October 14  – Italy and China sign business deals worth $10 billion<\/a>). The investments will affect sectors such as luxury production, with an agreement between Chinese groups and Fincantieri<\/strong> (Reuters<\/em>, October 15  – China looks to build first luxury cruise ship with Carnival<\/a>) and advanced technology with an agreement between Cassa Depositi e Prestiti<\/strong> and the China Development Bank which will involve companies like Finmeccanica <\/strong>(Reuters<\/em>, October 14  – Italy, China announce investment, aerospace deals<\/a>).<\/p>\n

And while Bloomberg Businessweek<\/em> discussed the importance of these agreements and the prospects that foreign investments will bring to Italy (October 15 – Italy Seeks to Attract Chinese Investment: Monti<\/a>;Why Italy Is Attracting Chinese Investors<\/a>), the English language China Daily <\/strong><\/em>explained what was behind the Italian\u2019Chinese agreement stipulated in the Renaissance  Palazzo Barberinia<\/strong> in Rome Roma (October 14 – Stunning Italian art may inspire great works by 2 nations<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Industry is not only the area of interest in relations between Italy and Asian investors. The Financial Times<\/em> ran an article about how real estate is again becoming attractive, as can be seen in the last investment of Singapore GIC in a shopping center in Rome (October 14 – Reforms pave way for Italian property renaissance<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The world of fashion<\/strong> \u2013 Along with the economic news, there was still interest in the traditional sectors of Made in Italy. In its blog \u201cOn the Runway\u201d, the New York Times<\/em> gave an overview the latest news of Italian designers (October 9 – More Interesting Moves in Italian Fashion<\/a>), while other papers concentrated on the growth plans of individual brands. Les Echos<\/em> reported that Calligaris<\/strong> is planning to open 20 new sales points in France in the next three years, underlining how Italian design continues to seduce the French (October 13 –  Le design italien s\u00e9duit toujours les Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>), while Reuters<\/em> emphasized the prospects of growth, partly through acquisitions, of Tod\u2019s<\/strong> (October 9 – Italy’s Tod’s sees higher sales, talks to buy Roger Vivier in 2015<\/a>). The Times<\/em>, on the other hand, went to visit the new atelier of Dolce&Gabbana<\/strong> which has been encouraging its customers to rediscover the pleasure of custom-made clothing  (October 15 – Dolce & Gabbana open a new atelier<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The culinary tradition<\/strong> \u2013 As usual, the foreign press wrote about Italian cooking traditions. El Pais<\/em> told its readers about Expo 2015 (October 10 – EXPO MIL\u00c1N 2015: \u201cNutrir el Planeta. Energ\u00eda para la Vida<\/a>), the French paper L’Express<\/em> spoke about Italian cuisine in Marseille (Marseille 1er: la belle Italie de La Salumeria Giuppo<\/a>), and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung<\/em> tasted traditional dishes from Alto Adige (October 15 – Sushik\u00e4se aus S\u00fcdtirol<\/a>). Finally, the Wall Street Journal<\/em> wrote about the relationship between culinary culture and art. with Eataly<\/strong>, which brought some sculptures from the Milan Duomo to New York (October 15 – Gargoyles and a Gilded Madonna<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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