{"id":72395,"date":"2016-05-06T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T13:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-april-15-21\/"},"modified":"2016-05-06T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T13:49:37","slug":"week-april-15-21","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-april-15-21\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of April 15 \u2013 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Economy <\/strong>\u2013 As the Italian economy is showing signs of growth (<em>Reuters<\/em>, April 20 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/investir.lesechos.fr\/marches\/actualites\/italie-la-croissance-en-hausse-a-0-3-au-t1-selon-l-istat-1545091.php#pvXbSv4eY6RYYItd.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italie: La croissance en hausse \u00e0 0,3% au T1, selon l&#8217;Istat<\/a>), the international press is continuing to cover new investments making the news. <em>Les Echos<\/em> announces that Club Med has allocated 155 million euros to develop hospitality facilities in the country (April 16 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesechos.fr\/industrie-services\/tourisme-transport\/021845079895-le-club-med-va-investir-pour-developper-sa-destination-italie-1214354.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Club Med va investir pour d\u00e9velopper sa destination Italie<\/a>*) and, in a report by its correspondent in Italy, covers the opening of \u201cEurope\u2019s largest shopping centre\u201d in Arese, where the former Alfa Romeo plant has been transformed with a 350 million euro investment (April 19 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesechos.fr\/journal20160419\/lec2_industrie_et_services\/021849393634-le-plus-grand-centre-commercial-italien-dans-lex-usine-alfa-1214828.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le plus grand centre commercial italien dans l&#8217;ex-usine Alfa<\/a>*).<\/p>\n<p><em>The New York Times<\/em>, in its financial column <em>DealBook,<\/em> speaks of the Middle Eastern group Alabbar Enterprises acquiring a 100 million euro stake in the online fashion group <strong>Yoox Net-a-Porter<\/strong> (April 19 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/20\/business\/dealbook\/yoox-net-a-porter-sells-stake-to-middle-easternretail-giant.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoox Net-a-Porter Sells Stake to Middle East Retail Giant<\/a>*)<\/p>\n<p>Other news regards trade with China: while <em>Bloomberg<\/em> reports on China\u2019s interest in AC Milan (April 15 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-04-15\/china-suitor-for-berlusconi-s-ac-milan-said-to-target-june-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Group Wants to Seal AC Milan Takeover by June<\/a>), <em>Reuters<\/em> explains that the growth of the Asian wine market may help Italy, which is now the sector&#8217;s top producer (<em>Reuters<\/em>, April 18 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-wine-trade-china-idUSKCN0XF1Z2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World wine trade buoyed by rebound in China demand<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Real estate investment is also covered, with <em>Financial Times<\/em> visiting <strong>Puglia <\/strong>to report on how \u201cthe region is attracting more international buyers\u201d (April 15 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/335f7aa2-fbfe-11e5-b5f5-070dca6d0a0d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy\u2019s Puglia: why homebuyers are now hot on the heel<\/a>*). Lastly, the London daily interviews<strong> Emma Marcegaglia,<\/strong> president of BusinessEurope and one of \u201cItaly\u2019s leading businesswomen\u201d (April 21 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/0d09751c-f0f3-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386.html#axzz46RWcjZRp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At Work with the FT: Emma Marcegaglia, BusinessEurope president<\/a>*)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fashion<\/strong> \u2013 In fashion news, <em>Expansion<\/em> covers the new tailor-made offerings by <strong>Giorgio Armani<\/strong> (April 19 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.expansion.com\/fueradeserie\/moda-y-caprichos\/2016\/04\/18\/5710b1f846163f50178b4598.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giorgio Armani se pasa a la sastrer\u00eda a medida<\/a>), while <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> reports on the new collection designed for Nike by Givenchy\u2019s creative director <strong>Riccardo Tisci<\/strong> (April 18 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/givenchys-riccardo-tisci-designs-for-nike-1460990894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Givenchy\u2019s Riccardo Tisci Designs for Nike<\/a>*).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tourism <\/strong>\u2013 A number of reports are making the news<em>. El Pa\u00eds<\/em> has published a photo gallery of Italy\u2019s most beautiful villages (April 19 &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/elviajero.elpais.com\/elviajero\/2016\/04\/19\/album\/1461062745_635063.html#1461062745_635063_1461064056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Los pueblos m\u00e1s bonitos de Italia<\/a>) and, for the supplement <em>El Viajero,<\/em> proposes \u201c20 Neapolitan experiences\u201d to be enjoyed in Campania\u2019s \u201cbeautiful\u201d capital (April 21 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/elviajero.elpais.com\/elviajero\/2016\/04\/20\/fotorrelato\/1461168638_869868.html#1461168638_869868_1461171018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 experiencias napolitanas<\/a>). <em>The New York Times Magazine<\/em>, on the other hand, takes advantage of the just-ended Salone del Mobile to visit <strong>Milan<\/strong>\u2019s restaurants of design (April 18 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/18\/t-magazine\/design\/salone-del-mobile-tom-dixon-max-lamb-food.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salone del Mobile\u2019s Most Inviting Design Element: Food<\/a>*); meanwhile, <em>The Guardian<\/em> journeys to <strong>Veneto<\/strong> in search of the finest prosecco (April 17 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2016\/apr\/17\/irresistible-charm-of-prosecco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The irresistible charm of prosecco<\/a>) and recommends <strong>Umbria<\/strong> Jazz as among the top 10 music festivals in Europe (April 20 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/travel\/2016\/apr\/20\/top-10-jazz-festivals-europe-montreux-umbria-cork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 jazz festivals in Europe<\/a>). <em>Lib\u00e9ration <\/em>visits <strong>Turin <\/strong>to<strong> <\/strong>tell the city\u2019s story \u201cin the footsteps of Gianni Agnelli\u201d (April 15 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liberation.fr\/voyages\/2016\/04\/15\/turin-l-auto-centree_1446494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turin, l\u2019auto centr\u00e9e<\/a>). Lastly, <em>El Mundo<\/em> pays a visit to Castelbosco, the \u201cShit Museum,\u201d where artworks made from dung make for \u201can experience that is aesthetic as well as scientific and human, within the most innovative contemporary art\u201d (April 18 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocholeguas.com\/2016\/04\/06\/europa\/1459941714.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italia tiene su propio Museo de la Mierda<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* Article available for pay \/ at registration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Economy <\/strong>\u2013 As the Italian economy is showing signs of growth (<em>Reuters<\/em>, April 20 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/investir.lesechos.fr\/marches\/actualites\/italie-la-croissance-en-hausse-a-0-3-au-t1-selon-l-istat-1545091.php#pvXbSv4eY6RYYItd.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italie: La croissance en hausse \u00e0 0,3% au T1, selon l&#8217;Istat<\/a>), the international press is continuing to cover new investments making the news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2357,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"freetags":[],"tipologiapin":[2375],"tag_tecnica":[],"temi_aspen":[],"attivita_internaz_in_essere":[],"attivita_internaz_concluse":[],"studi_e_ricerche":[],"class_list":["post-72395","pin","type-pin","status-publish","hentry","tipologiapin-foreign-press-italys-success-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pin\/72395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pin"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pin\/72395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"freetags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/freetags?post=72395"},{"taxonomy":"tipologiapin","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipologiapin?post=72395"},{"taxonomy":"tag_tecnica","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_tecnica?post=72395"},{"taxonomy":"temi_aspen","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/temi_aspen?post=72395"},{"taxonomy":"attivita_internaz_in_essere","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attivita_internaz_in_essere?post=72395"},{"taxonomy":"attivita_internaz_concluse","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attivita_internaz_concluse?post=72395"},{"taxonomy":"studi_e_ricerche","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/studi_e_ricerche?post=72395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}