{"id":72432,"date":"2016-09-06T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T09:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/weeks-july-29-september-1-summer-2016-press-review\/"},"modified":"2016-09-06T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T09:30:31","slug":"weeks-july-29-september-1-summer-2016-press-review","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/weeks-july-29-september-1-summer-2016-press-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeks July 29 \u2013 September 1 – Summer 2016 press review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Economy<\/strong> \u2013 For the last two weeks, correspondents of the world\u2019s leading newspapers have been focused on the earthquake that shook Central Italy on August 24. In the preceding weeks however, it was the economy, especially investments that took up the most column inches. Ryanair<\/strong>\u2019s plans to increase its traffic on the Italian market to the tune of one billion dollars was of particular interest (Financial<\/em> Times, <\/em>August 17 – Ryanair\u2019s $1bn Italian Job<\/a>*; Reuters, <\/em>August 17 – Ryanair hikes Italy investment after govt does tax U-turn<\/a>)<\/span>. Asian investors are also showing a keen interest in Italy at the moment, as seen in purchase of AC Milan<\/strong> for more than 800 million dollars by China\u2019s Suning Group (Wall Street Journal, <\/em>August 5 – China Nets Italy\u2019s AC Milan Soccer Club<\/a>*).  More proof of Italy\u2019s appeal in the East can also be evinced from the offers made for the pharmaceutical company Recordati,<\/strong> reported <\/strong>by <\/strong>Bloomberg<\/em> (August 1 – Italy\u2019s Recordati Said to Weigh Options Amid Asian Interest<\/a>)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In fact, several of Italy\u2019s large industrial groups made international news in August. Wall<\/em> Street Journal<\/em> wrote about Giovanni Ferrero\u2019s<\/strong> plans to relaunch one of the country\u2019s great confectionary companies (August 8 – Ferrero\u2019s CEO Picks Up the Pace at the Chocolate Maker<\/a>*). Moreover, it reported on the excellent economic results currently being enjoyed by the automobile industry, with Ferrari<\/strong>\u2019s quarterly profits flying high (Wall<\/em> Street Journal,<\/em> August 2 – Ferrari Profit Jumps as More Cars Ship<\/a>*). Its major holding company \u2013 Exor<\/strong> \u2013 is also showing a consistent increase in earnings, thanks in part to FCA doubling its profits (Wall Street Journal,<\/em> August 29 – Exor Profit Jumps on Fiat Chrysler Results<\/a>*). Another Italian auto giant, Lamborghini, <\/strong>concentrates on the future, hoping to double its sales by 2019 by appealing more to women and families. (New York Times, <\/em>August 23 – Lamborghini Sees Worldwide Sales Doubling by 2019 After SUV Launch<\/a>*; Bloomberg, <\/em>August 30 – Lamborghini Pivots to Target Women and Families<\/a>)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There has also been much written about luxury properties on the market in Italy, with villas and old farmhouses for sale in Umbria<\/strong> (Wall Street Journal,<\/em> August 15 – An Italian Farmhouse, Rebooted<\/a>* and August 29 – An Italian Villa With a French Touch<\/a>)<\/span> and also in Tuscany <\/strong>(New York Times,<\/em> July 28 – A Family in Italy Decides to Part With Its Castle<\/a>* and August 18 – Michelangelo\u2019s Tuscan Hillside Retreat<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Culture \u2013 <\/strong>Interest in Italian culture never wanes. As El Pa\u00eds<\/em> commented, even Cervantes made his way to Italy, the artistic Mecca of his era, looking for inspiration (August 4- Cervantes: suspiros de Italia<\/a>)<\/span>. A much more recent visitor, US writer Donna Leon whose detective stories are set in Venice<\/strong>, also merited a write up (Les Echos<\/em>, August 24 – Le flic de l’\u00e9t\u00e9 : Commissaire Brunetti, le Maigret v\u00e9nitien<\/a>)<\/span>.  Music also made the news, with a piece in Le Monde<\/em> on the \u201cViale dei Canti\u201d,  the latest multi-media work on show at the Italian Institute of Culture in Paris<\/strong> (July 30 – Le mur \u00e0 l\u2019italienne, au c\u0153ur de Paris<\/a>*), other newspapers wrote about music with an article on the Rossini Festival<\/strong> in Pesaro (Financial Times, <\/em>August 12 – La donna del lago, Rossini Festival, Pesaro, Italy \u2014 review<\/a>)<\/span> and on the works of Puccini,<\/strong> one of the composers featured in New York\u2019s Bard Music Festival (Wall Street Journal,<\/em> August 3 – Giacomo Puccini: Controversial Composer?<\/a>)<\/span>. However, El Pa\u00eds<\/em> was all about much more contemporary Italian music, specifically Talco<\/strong>, \u201cthe leading ska band in Europe\u201d (August 2 – El ska italiano que ama a Ringo Starr<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The figurative arts have also been well represented, with a piece in the New York Times<\/em> all about the 18th<\/sup> century artist, Giovanni Della Robbia<\/strong> (August 18 – The Art of Della Robbia: From Earth and Water, Pure Beauty<\/a>*) while the Financial Times<\/em> told its readers about an exhibition mounted within the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice devoted to Italian art in the 60s (August 2 – Imagine: New Imagery in Italian Art 1960-1969, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice \u2014 review<\/a>*). The Guardian<\/em> ran an article on Venice scene for the Oscars thanks to the opening of the 73rd<\/sup> International Film Festival<\/strong> (August 30 – Venice film festival: Hollywood looks to Italy for Oscars launchpad<\/a>).<\/p>\n

At least a couple of articles on science are also of interest with the Financial Times<\/em> featured a long, all-encompassing interview with Carlo Rovelli<\/strong> , the Italian physicist with a reputation for making even the most complex science understandable for the rest of us (August 12 – Lunch with the FT: Carlo Rovelli<\/a>)<\/span>. Lastly les Echos<\/em>, explained something of the history of economics in an article all about Luca Pacioli,<\/strong> the Franciscan monk deemed to be \u201cthe father\u201d of modern accounting methods (July 29 – Luca Pacioli, le \u00abp\u00e8re\u00bb de la comptabilit\u00e9<\/a>)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Food & Wine <\/strong>proved to be a popular subject this summer. Many articles were written about how the famous pasta dish \u201call\u2019Amatriciana\u201d born in the earthquake-stricken town of Amatrice, is being sold in restaurants to raise money for the victims. The <\/strong>New York Times<\/em> told its readers about local restaurants involved (August 26 – Pasta From New York Restaurants Aids in Earthquake Relief<\/a>*, whilst Le Nouvel Observateur<\/em> on August 27 described the success this idea is enjoying in Italy itself – Ils mangent des p\u00e2tes pour aider les victimes du s\u00e9isme en Italie<\/em><\/a>)<\/em>. Other papers featured a variety of Italian recipes; from a tuna-based sauce (Financial Times,<\/em> August 26 – Recipe \u2014 tuna dip, broccoli, potato and eggs<\/a>*), to a traditional blueberry risotto from Alto Adige (Washington Post,<\/em> August 9 – Smitten with summer fruit, a young man\u2019s thoughts turn to . . . risotto?<\/a>). The huge appeal of traditional Italian cuisine was demonstrated by the thousands of people who queued for the opening of the new Eataly<\/strong> shop in New York (Bloomberg, <\/em>August<\/em> 16 – Here’s Why 15,000 People Lined Up at Eataly Last Week<\/a>*). The best of Italian food also made its way to the Rio Olympics thanks to Massimo Bottura<\/strong>, chef of the Osteria Francescana, (Expansi\u00f3n,<\/em> August 16 – El ‘pop up’ de Massimo Bottura en R\u00edo<\/a>). The same paper also told its readers where to sample good Italian food in Santander (July 27 – El Italiano, cocina alpina en Santander<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Italian wine attracted no less attention. The New York Times<\/em> was exploring wines from the slopes of Mt. Etna<\/strong> (August 24 – Sicily\u2019s Mount Etna, an Island Within an Island<\/a> and August 25 – The Evolution of a Natural Winemaker<\/a>), whilst the Financial Times<\/em> was concentrating on Tuscan wine in a profile piece and interview with Lamberto Frescobaldi<\/strong> (August 17 Lamberto Frescobaldi, head of a Florentine winemaking dynasty<\/a>*). Food and wine exploration in the Cinque Terre<\/strong>, described as \u201ca delight for hikers, foodies and wine enthusiasts\u201d (New York Times<\/em>, September 1 – 36 Hours in the Cinque Terre, Italy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It was cocktails that grabbed the attention of Bloomberg<\/em> however, with two articles on the subject The first was about the Campari based \u201cGaribaldi\u201d (August 17 – The Garibaldi Is The Perfect Summer Cocktail<\/a>), whilst the second, featured Fernet Branca <\/strong>and its growing world-appeal (<\/strong>August 30 – <\/strong>Cocktail Culture Is Officially Sweet on Bitter Fernet-Branca<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Fashion<\/strong> \u2013 This subject, along with Italian cuisine, it is the one most featured by the international press to explore the Italian way of life. The Wall Street Journal<\/em> wrote about the foundation set up by Giorgio Armani <\/strong>as a way of ensuring his label\u2019s future (July 31 <\/strong>– Giorgio Armani Lays Groundwork for Future of His Fashion House<\/a>*). The 30 years of Dolce & Gabbana<\/strong> featured in Les Echos<\/em> (August 26 – Dolce & Gabbana : une ambition \u00e0 l\u2019italienne<\/a>*). While Reuters<\/em> described the reason behind the success of Italian handbag and accessories maker Furla<\/strong> (September 1 – Sales at Italy’s Furla grow 28 percent, boosted by tourist shopping<\/a>), Spain\u2019s Expansi\u00f3n<\/em> got to grips with the starting point for a particular type of made in Italy luxury with a profile on Silvio Albini<\/strong>, head of Europe\u2019s biggest producer of textiles (Expansi\u00f3n,<\/em> August 11 – Silvio Albini, el capo de las telas made in Italy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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