{"id":72652,"date":"2018-03-02T09:26:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T08:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-february-2-8-0\/"},"modified":"2018-03-02T09:26:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T08:26:38","slug":"week-february-2-8-0","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-february-2-8-0\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of February 2 – 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Economy <\/strong>\u2013 On the business pages, international dailies are focusing on the growth plans of two Italian groups: Intesa Sanpaolo<\/strong> and Ferrari<\/strong>. \u201cThe number-one Italian bank,\u201d explains Les Echos<\/em>, aims to reach \u20ac 6 billion in profits by no later than 2021 (February 6 \u2013 Le plan d’Intesa San Paolo pour relancer sa croissance<\/a>*), thereby becoming, according to Financial Times<\/em>, “one of the top banks in Europe” (February 6 \u2013 Intesa unveils new strategy to boost growth<\/a>). The City\u2019s business daily also devotes a comment in its column Lex to Intesa, explaining the ambitions for the new business plan\u2019s \u201cFlorentine Renaissance\u201d (February 6 – Intesa Sanpaolo: flowering<\/a>). The German financial newspaper Boersen Zeitung<\/em>, on the other hand, interviews the Managing Director, Carlo Messina<\/strong>, who during his term \u201chas doubled the bank\u2019s value\u201d on the stock exchange (February – F\u00fchrungsrolle in Europa angestrebt<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Clear growth programmes are also reported for Ferrari which, The<\/em> Washington Post<\/em> reports, has seen profits rise 34% during 2017 (February 1 \u2013 Ferrari 2017 profits soar as sales near 8,400 vehicles<\/a>*). And as Reuters<\/em> reports, Ferrari aims to double earnings by no later than 2022 (February 1 – Ferrari sees core earnings doubling to 2 bln euros no later than 2022<\/a>), also wagering on hybrids and new SUV models (February 1 – Ferrari turns to hybrids, SUVs to double profits by 2022<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> and Reuters cover <\/em>Italo and the \u20ac 1.9 billion offer from Global Infrastructure Partners III funds, which will buy the majority of the railway operator, thus helping it expand both on the domestic market and abroad (February 5 \u2013 Infrastructure Fund GIP Offers 1.9 Billion Euros to Buy Railway Group Italo<\/a>*; February 7 – Italo shareholders accept GIP’s improved takeover offer, scrap IPO plans<\/a>) while Le Monde<\/em> reports the implementation of the France\/Italy agreement making Fincantieri<\/strong> the new controlling shareholder of STX (February 4 \u2013 Fincantieri prend le contr\u00f4le du chantier naval STX<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Fashion <\/strong>\u2013 In fashion, the spotlight is on Versace<\/strong> with the show Berlin has dedicated to the designer 20 years after his death (Der Standard<\/em>, February 7 – Gianni Versace: Der Sonnenk\u00f6nig lebt!<\/a>). El Pais Semanal<\/em> takes the opportunity to interview his sister Donatella, “the great mother of fashion,” and now the leader of the family that, “from zero,” revolutionized the world of luxury” (February 4 \u2013 Donatella Versace: \u201cMe daba miedo revivir la muerte de mi hermano\u201d<\/a>). Germany\u2019s Die Zeit<\/em>, on the other hand, pays homage to Angela Missoni<\/strong>, \u201ca life dedicated to fashion\u201d (February 7 \u2013 Die Patronin<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Tourism <\/strong>\u2013 For tourism, El Pais<\/em> proposes the “obligatory stops” at which to experience, over the course of a week, the “magical realism” of Sicily <\/strong>(February 2 – Las maravillas de Sicilia en siete d\u00edas apasionantes<\/a>), while Le Monde<\/em> visits Pompei<\/strong> to celebrate the \u201cfruits of the new season\u201d in the management of the \u201cWorld Heritage\u201d archaeological site (February 2 – Pomp\u00e9i sur la bonne voie<\/a>*). In words and images, The New York Times<\/em> covers the Venice Carnival <\/strong>(February 4 \u2013 Venice Carnival Brings Out the Masks, Regattas and Revelry<\/a>*) while Financial Times<\/em>, also in the city on the lagoon, recommends purchasing an attic on the Grand Canal, in the \u201cheart” of the masked festival (February 8 \u2013 Capture the carnival: 6 homes in the heart of festivals<\/a>*). Carnival also takes centre stage in food reporting, with Der Standard<\/em> visiting Tuscany<\/strong> for the traditional recipe for the schiacciata fiorentina<\/em> typical of this festival (February 6 \u2013 Signora Ledis Faschingskuchen: Schiacciata Fiorentina<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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