{"id":73116,"date":"2022-01-20T20:06:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-october-15-21\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T20:06:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:06:05","slug":"week-october-15-21","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-october-15-21\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of October 15 \u2013 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Economy \u2013 <\/strong>In the economy, <em>Reuters<\/em> reports the estimates by Confindustria which sees \u201cstronger economic growth\u201d for the current year, with GDP up 6.1% (October 16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/italys-business-lobby-sees-stronger-economic-growth-gdp-up-61-2021-2021-10-16\">Italy&#8217;s business lobby sees stronger economic growth, GDP up 6.1% in 2021<\/a>), while <em>Bloomberg<\/em> relates how Brexit might benefit Italy, and Milan in particular, where <strong>UniCredi<\/strong>t wants to relocate \u201cmost of its London-based trading staff\u201d (October 20 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-10-20\/unicredit-is-planning-to-relocate-most-london-traders-to-milan\">UniCredit to Move Most London Traders to Milan in Brexit Response<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Technology is also covered, with certain UK projects choosing <strong>Eni <\/strong>carbon capture solutions (<em>Financial Times<\/em>, October 19 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cc107ae2-e81f-49b7-8fbe-13e2b61465aa\">UK selects two carbon capture schemes for fast track<\/a>) and with the Italian digital services group <strong>Tinexta<\/strong> which, according to <em>Reuters<\/em>, is seeking \u201cpotential acquisitions\u201d in Spain, Germany, France, and Great Britain (October 20 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/italys-tinexta-scouting-acquisitions-italy-abroad-ceo-says-2021-10-20\/\">Italy&#8217;s Tinexta scouting for acquisitions in Italy and abroad, CEO says<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Culture<\/strong> \u2013 In culture, the focus is on design, with the exhibition that Centre Pompidou has dedicated to the \u201cguru\u201d <strong>Ettore Sottsass<\/strong>, an overview of the \u201ccreative life of the Italian architect, designer, painter, and set designer\u201d (<em>Le Monde<\/em>, October 20 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/m-styles\/article\/2021\/10\/20\/ettore-sottsass-le-gourou-a-pompidou_6099270_4497319.html\">Ettore Sottsass, le \u00ab&nbsp;gourou&nbsp;\u00bb \u00e0 Pompidou<\/a>*). Meanwhile, another artist and architect, <strong>Vincenzo de Cotiis<\/strong>, is profiled in <em>Financial Times<\/em> (October&nbsp;15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0172e50a-9f82-4f37-a5ab-bc580a8449d4\">Vincenzo de Cotiis: \u2018There\u2019s hidden painting in everything I do\u2019<\/a>*). Coverage is also devoted to literature, with <em>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung<\/em> interviewing <strong>Paolo Cognetti<\/strong> on the concept of solitude and on contact with nature (October 17 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faz.net\/aktuell\/feuilleton\/buecher\/auf-dem-berg-koennte-es-ruhig-etwas-waermer-sein-17584666.html\">Auf dem Berg k\u00f6nnte es ruhig etwas w\u00e4rmer sein<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tourism and Wine &amp; Food <\/strong>\u2013 Numerous reports are dedicated to tourism and to wine &amp; food. The Chinese press agency <em>Xinhua <\/em>pays a visit to <strong>Perugia<\/strong> on the occasion of Eurochocolate (October 17 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.cn\/english\/2021-10\/17\/c_1310250801.htm\">In pics: scenery in city of Perugia, Italy<\/a>; October 19 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.cn\/english\/2021-10\/19\/c_1310255279.htm\">GLOBALink | Chocolate festival kicks off in Perugia, Italy<\/a>). Meanwhile, <em>Le Monde<\/em> goes to <strong>Emilia-Romagna<\/strong> to discover the region\u2019s \u201cblack gold\u201d: balsamic vinegar (October 14 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/m-gastronomie\/article\/2021\/10\/14\/vinaigre-balsamique-l-or-noir-de-l-emilie-romagne_6098388_4497540.html\">Vinaigre balsamique, l\u2019\u00ab&nbsp;or noir&nbsp;\u00bb de l\u2019Emilie-Romagne<\/a>*). And while <em>The New York Times <\/em>recommends a kit for \u201chigh-end\u201d risotto prepared by Italian chefs (October 18 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/18\/dining\/risotto-fratelli-desideri.html?searchResultPosition=1\">Risotto for Beginners<\/a>*), <em>Financial Times<\/em> redisocvers <strong>Venice<\/strong>\u2019s lagoon, where \u201ccruise ships have been banned\u201d but that may be visited on smaller riverboats with which to \u201cexplore the less-visited islands\u201d (October 13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9a1bd2bd-da86-4250-9a21-c53dad5aa6e2\">Beyond the Rialto: island-hopping in Venice\u2019s lagoon<\/a>*). <em>El Mundo<\/em> covers <strong>Naples<\/strong>, \u201cItaly\u2019s most authentic city, chaotic and genuine in equal parts\u201d (October 21 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmundo.es\/viajes\/europa\/2021\/10\/21\/61544d4221efa013078b45f4.html\">N\u00e1poles: todo lo que no hay que perderse de la ciudad m\u00e1s aut\u00e9ntica de Italia<\/a>*), while <em>Der Standard<\/em> pays a visit to <strong>Tuscany <\/strong>for the recipe for bread without salt (October 16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derstandard.at\/story\/2000130361321\/pane-toscanotoskanisches-salzloses-brot\">Pane toscano:&nbsp;Toskanisches salzloses Brot<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>*Article available for pay \/ at registration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Economy \u2013 <\/strong>In the economy, <em>Reuters<\/em> reports the estimates by Confindustria which sees \u201cstronger economic growth\u201d for the current year, with GDP up 6.1% (October 16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/italys-business-lobby-sees-stronger-economic-growth-gdp-up-61-2021-2021-10-16\">Italy&#8217;s business lobby sees stronger economic growth, GDP up 6.1% in 2021<\/a>), while <em>Bloomberg<\/em> relates how Brexit might benefit Italy, and Milan in particular, where <strong>UniCredi<\/strong>t wants to relocate \u201cmost of its London-based trading staff\u201d (October 20 &#8211; <a hre\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2354,"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-73116","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\/73116","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\/2354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pin\/73116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"freetags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/freetags?post=73116"},{"taxonomy":"tipologiapin","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipologiapin?post=73116"},{"taxonomy":"tag_tecnica","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_tecnica?post=73116"},{"taxonomy":"temi_aspen","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/temi_aspen?post=73116"},{"taxonomy":"attivita_internaz_in_essere","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attivita_internaz_in_essere?post=73116"},{"taxonomy":"attivita_internaz_concluse","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attivita_internaz_concluse?post=73116"},{"taxonomy":"studi_e_ricerche","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/studi_e_ricerche?post=73116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}