Chinese premier Li Qiang praised the "strategic cooperation partnership" between Beijing and Moscow, during the meeting held in the Great Hall of the People with his equal Russian Mikhail Mishustin, welcomed with a grand welcome ceremony held in Tiananmen Square. A Memorandum of Understanding on trade cooperation in services was signed, […]
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The six AW139s, to be delivered between 2023 and 2024, will join the current fleet of nine AW189s. The contract, in support of the UK's new search and rescue programme, provides further evidence of the AW139's outstanding capabilities. About a third of the world's AW139 fleet is engaged in rescue missions every day, [...]
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The fiscal drag must be reintroduced According to the DEF (Economic and Financial Document presented to the Council of Ministers on 6 April 2022), the Italian state will collect 2022 billion more in taxes and contributions in 39,7 than last year. This forecast, reports the CGIA Studies Office, obviously cannot take into account the consequences that Covid and [...]
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On the table: procurement situation, growth in agri-food prices, Ukrainian crisis and world food crisis Greater coordination of Southern European countries to face the risks for the agri-food sector deriving from the crisis in the Ukrainian quadrant, the effects that are having repercussions on agri-food systems, national and European measures to be implemented to support income [...]
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Leonardo has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to design, develop, build, validate and operate, under the technical responsibility of the ESA Security Office, the new Cyber-Security Operations Center (C-SOC) of the Agency . This is a key infrastructure for Europe, which will be operational from 2024 with the aim of protecting European space resources from cyber threats and [...]
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After a couple of days from the question and answer that took place with the ABI (Italian Banking Association), the CGIA Studies Office once again reiterates the correctness of the data published in the note of last November 6 which are taken, in absolute terms , from the Statistical Base of the Bank of Italy (BDS) which provides the dynamics of loans [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Amazon strengthen their collaboration to protect Italian agri-food production Amazon signs in Italy the first MoU in the world with a government institution to protect the excellence of Italian PDO and PGI agri-food and wine products Rome, October 28, 2021. Strengthen the protection, promotion, enhancement [...]
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Credit and liquidity for households and businesses: applications for a moratorium exceed € 300 billion, the value of requests to the SME Guarantee Fund over 74,7 billion; Guarantees issued by SACE rise to € 12,9 billion Applications for adherence to the moratoriums on loans exceed € 300 billion and [...]
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In the meeting with the regional councilors, all-round reconnaissance. Bellanova indicates the answers and the strategy to face and overcome the emergency The answers already put in place by the Ministry of Agricultural Policies on the issues that emerged in the last meeting with the Regions; the Measures for agriculture, agri-food, fishing, in the Italian Care Decree; the work in progress for [...]
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Minister Teresa Bellanova met the Commissioner of Crea, Gian Luca Calvi, to address the issues of the institution and in particular the stabilization of precarious workers. "Within ten days a detailed report on the feasibility to continue the stabilization process", these are the words spoken by the Minister who, during the meeting, underlined the centrality of Crea in [...]
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The Department of Defense is considering investing in virtual reality platforms to prepare troops for nuclear threats. Yesterday the Defense Threat Reduction Agency began analyzing information on virtual reality training systems to allow troops to train in different scenarios characterized by "radiological threats". The agency, [...]
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There are 29 agreements included in the Memorandum of Understanding signed today in Villa Madama between China and Italy during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Italy that in fact mark the birth of the New Silk Road. The signature was placed in the presence of the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and [...]
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(by Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi) After the previews of various national economic newspapers, regarding the analysis of the large investment banks on the rapprochement between the two groups, the confirmation of the renewed partnership between two of the major Italian companies to address the challenge of international markets. Pivoting on the existing, but neglected for too long, [...]
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“Poseidon”, the merger project between Fincantieri and Naval Group announced by Macron and Gentiloni in Lyon last year is not experiencing happy moments. 51% of Stx France by Fincantieri is still being examined by the French, German and European competition authority, but it is only a bureaucratic matter. The French press yesterday, [...]
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The Ecofin meeting, which saw the participation of the Minister of the Treasury Giovanni Tria, did not bring any news for Italy, indeed the results of the same confirmed that the government will have to find 5 billion euros this year and another 10 next one. No correction of 0,3% of GDP for the year 2018. A correction hoped for [...]
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Mario Draghi announced yesterday in Riga, during a board meeting that the “bazooka” is about to end the injection of liquidity, referring to the quantitative easing procedure. This news has further unnerved the markets already stressed by the unknowns on tariffs. To offset the bad news, however, he said he will leave rates unchanged [...]
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The Federal Reserve, the American Central Bank, has raised interest rates by a quarter of a point: this is the second increase this year, after the one decided in March. The maneuver will be more aggressive, both for 2018 and for 2019, due to a "significant" economic growth. Interest rates are thus [...]
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“We have already reiterated in Brussels our no to the extension of zero-duty imports of oil from Tunisia. If the Commission is deciding to do this, it is a good thing for us. We will monitor. Italy wants to protect the quality of its product, tracked and safe. Already in the next few days I will activate with our organs of [...]
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After a few years of progressive decrease, the CGIA recalls, from last January to today the average payment times of our public administration have increased again (the results of this processing were extrapolated from the "European Payment Report 2018" survey presented by Intrum Justitia on May 28, 2018). If in 2017 the compensation [...]
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A first group of Italian banks has started operational testing of a blockchain. Shortly, after an initial test phase, the experimentation will be extended to a larger number of banks. Abi Lab, the technological laboratory promoted by the Italian Banking Association, and the banks participating in the project are committed to applying the blockchain to [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the first two operational meetings of the new single national commissions (CUN) 'piglets' and 'slaughter pigs' were held today at the Mantua Commodity Exchange, as required by the directorial decrees establishing the five Commissions relating to some of the most representative supply chains of the sector [...]
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The Brasil Investment Forum 2018 kicks off today in Sao Paulo, a wide-ranging international opportunity to study with government representatives and the main stakeholders of the private sector, the investment opportunities in strategic sectors for the country's development in light of the reforms awaiting the new Brazilian government. Alexander […]
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Invimit Sgr Spa and Inps, in line with the shared contribution plan, today finalized the contribution of the third contribution of properties for a value of over 48 million, to the i-3 INPS Fund set up and managed by Invimit Sgr Spa. With this operation INPS continues its real estate investment and divestment plan [...]
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Partnership with lowcountry aviation to develop a supplemental type certificate for the forward transition to next generation landing gear technology. the ads – b out can now also be installed on the forward ii. the new web portal for customers is active. The offers are aimed at aligning the p.180 fleet with the highest [...]
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Information on products and services, customer assistance, promotion of local events and initiatives, technology, art, culture and entertainment, the most frequent topics of conversation. The latest trends in the "Social and web" Abi Observatory survey A photo, a video, an infographic on the web make the difference. And this is all the more true on social networks. And how much […]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the ten projects selected by Mipaaf and aimed at limiting waste and using food surpluses will be the protagonists of Hack Waste Rome. The event, free to participate upon registration at the link below, is organized in collaboration with CREA and Future Food Institute, and [...]
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Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, had from the beginning adopted the policy of "easy returns", which is to give the buyer the opportunity to return the wrong purchase free of charge and without providing explanations. This particular method of purchase and return, which made Amazon the American e-commerce giant we know today, has raised many perplexities in the early days. Today, […]
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Very interesting is an article published today in the Washington Post that talks about the Flat Tax and the repercussions on the economy of the American country. Once again there is talk of the supposed beauty of the flat tax. This time, the candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) And Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Are promoting the flat tax (in the last political round they had [...]
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Piazza Affari, today is in trouble and records a loss of 1,6%. The euro is still down against the dollar, to 1,1727 from 1,1783 yesterday, following the close of Wall Street. The Spread is also running, reaching 194,7 points. In addition to political events, in Piazza Affari, as in the rest of Europe, the declining figures [...]
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Fourth consecutive year with the plus sign for the housing real estate market. In 2017, the number of sales in the residential sector grew by 4,9% compared to 2016. Milan, Palermo, Florence and Naples are the cities that recorded the highest increases, while Bologna is the only one to show the minus sign. For almost [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the paying agency Agea has authorized the payment of the single application, rural development, wine and operational programs in the two-month period April-May 2018, for a total of 288 million euro in favor of 75.575 beneficiaries. These payments are divided as follows: Single application [...]
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Banks operating in Italy play a decisive role in the field of social and cultural investments, in fact, in the two-year period 2014-2015 alone they disbursed over 516 million euros against at least 50 thousand interventions a year in the area. In 80% of cases, the institutes operated mainly at local and regional level, demonstrating [...]
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Although from 2015 the Regions and local authorities can no longer increase local taxes (such as the Imu, the Tasi, the additional Irpef, the regional additional Irap, etc.), things have not improved for the pockets of Italians. Indeed, in some cases the situation has even worsened, given that in the last 3 years the tariffs [...]
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Anas, Consorzio per le Autostrade Siciliane (CAS) and Caronte & Tourist SpA signed today in Catania, during the Innovation Days, a collaboration protocol which aims to exchange data on traffic flows, detected in real time, on infrastructures of its competence for the optimization of the management of the services provided. "The protocol - [...]
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In April, in Europe, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles increases registrations by 2,3 percent with a share of 6,8 percent. Once again excellent results for Jeep (which increased sales by 75 percent in the month and 58 percent in the quarter) with Renegade and Compass protagonists in their categories. Growing […]
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The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of President Paolo Gentiloni as Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, has approved, under final examination, two legislative decrees which, in implementation of the law on simplification, rationalization and competitiveness of the agricultural sectors and agri-food sector (law no. 28 of 2016 July 154), introduce regulations on the subject [...]
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If the next executive fails to sterilize the VAT increase, in 2019 each Italian family will suffer an average tax increase of 242 euros. In detail, this increase will be equal to € 284 per family in the North, € 234 in the Center and € 199 in the South (we have assumed that [...]
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Leonardo's Board of Directors, which met today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, unanimously examined and approved the results for the first quarter of 2018. Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo, commented: "The results for the first quarter of 2018 are in line with expectations and, as expected, helicopters show signs of recovery. [...]
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From August 2009 to March 2018, 439.729 applications were accepted for suspension of the payment of installments for a total residual debt equal to 126 billion euros and greater liquidity available to companies of 24,9 billion euros. In addition, 26.951 applications were accepted to extend the [...]
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The Board of Directors of BANCOMAT SpA, which met under the chairmanship of Prof. Franco Dalla Sega, unanimously appointed dr. Alessandro Zollo Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Company. To Alessandro Zollo - 57-year-old executive manager who has a long experience of over thirty years in the banking sector and [...]
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The Spanish government is considering putting a tax on Google and other digital companies to finance the increase in pensions and save the legislature. The news was launched by Roman Escolano, Minister of Economy who declared that he wanted to present as soon as possible the new tax that should come into force during [...]
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The presence of immigrant entrepreneurs in Italy is strengthened, increasingly active in self-employment and in small and medium-sized businesses. An entrepreneurial vivacity, that of foreign communities, which is also reflected in the relationship with the financial world. The number of small business companies holding a current account went from 74.000 units in 2010 to [...]
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The CGIA reports that between 2010 and 2017 the public finance maneuvers borne by the local authorities led to a reduction in available resources equal to 22 billion euros. The most affected were the municipalities. If in the coffers of the Mayors the "scissoring" reached 8,3 billion [...]
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Gilberto Muraro is the new president of the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova and Rovigo Foundation. Muraro succeeds Antonio Finotti, who was instead appointed president emeritus. "Heartfelt congratulations to Gilberto Muraro on his election to the presidency of the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova and Rovigo Foundation" - these are the words of the President of FederPetroli Italia - Michele [...]
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The trend of increasing access requests to the Fund set up by the Ministry of Economy and Finance for guarantees on first home loans continues. In March 2018, on average, over 300 applications per day were received through the 175 banks participating in the initiative. At the end of March 2018, the mortgage loans actually taken out [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the directorial decrees establishing five Single National Commissions - CUN, relating to some of the most representative chains of the Italian agri-food sector, have been signed today, in agreement with the Ministry of Economic Development. After a long work of sharing and comparison with the [...]
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The Executive Committee of ABI, chaired by Antonio Patuelli, on the basis of a report by the General Manager Giovanni Sabatini, has started the examination of the document "Draft guidelines on the management of impaired and restructured exposures" placed for consultation by the Banking Authority European Union (EBA) on 8 March 2018. In the method, the Executive Committee first of all highlighted how the document [...]
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SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has ensured the exports to Kenya and South Africa of Bottero, one of the leading international producers of automatic glass processing machines, for a value of € 1,5 million. The Cuneo-based company, active with branches and production plants in [...]
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Eni's Board of Directors, which met today, approved a potential issue of one or more bonds, to be placed with professional investors, for a total amount not exceeding 2 billion US dollars, to be issued in one or more tranches by 5 April 2019. The bonds, if issued, will pursue the objective of [...]
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The CDP Group's export and internationalization hub, made up of SACE and SIMEST, supports the international development of Camozzi, a Brescia-based company operating in the sectors of industrial automation, machine tools, textile machinery, casting and processing as well as in digital field and IoT solutions. And it does so both through the subscription of a bond and through [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that, after an intense consultation phase involving the regional administrations, Agea and the various farmers' representatives, a unitary document was prepared containing the national choices for implementing the Omnibus regulation for as regards direct payments, notified to the European Commission on [...]
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The journey through Italy of the Meetings for the Development of the Territory, an initiative launched in 2011 by the Italian Banking Association together with the banks to create opportunities for meeting citizens and businesses in their local reference contexts, is preparing to experience a new stage: theater of the next appointment, scheduled for 13 and 14 April, will be […]
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President Donald Trump has again targeted the giant Amazon, denouncing the group of the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, for its tax practices and exploitation of US mail, for the second time in three days. "Since we are on the subject it is reported that the American post office loses 1,5 dollars [...]
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More and more digital, the banking customer has now become fully familiar with the management of advanced methods of contact and relationship with their bank. In 2017, the share of users who use the Internet or mobile banking reached 62% of total customers, equal to approximately 18 million Italians. This is what emerges [...]
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The banks that presented projects related to the digitization and innovation of processes, to the omnichannel offer, to open banking and big data solutions and to the synergies between the environment, technology and organization received awards today at the Abi Lab Forum in Milan. At the eighth edition of the "Abi Award for innovation in banking services", which is part of the National Innovation Award ("Premio dei Premi"), an initiative promoted by [...]
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With the insurance-financial support of UniCredit and SACE - which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group - Clax Italia will be able to export two methacrylate cylinders to Tbilisi for the construction of a large aquarium worth 2 million euros, destined for one of the most important hotels in [...]
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Tomorrow, international stock exchanges will have to pass an important exam in anticipation of the close of the first quarter. Trump's $ 60 billion trade tariffs and Facebook affair will continue to create the turmoil that affected world markets last week. Wall Street on Friday closed, in fact, in [...]
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Banks now have access to the website created by the Ministry of Justice. Expanding and making transparent the information available to creditors on individual and insolvency enforcement procedures, in order to facilitate the efficiency of civil justice. The "Electronic register of forced property expropriation procedures, insolvency procedures and [...]
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The documentary entitled “Roads - 90 years of Italian history” made by Rai Cultura in collaboration with Anas (FS Italiane Group) was presented this morning in Rome by the president of Anas Ennio Cascetta, at the Casa del Cinema. Together with the president of Rai Com, Roberto Nepote, and the deputy director responsible for [...]
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Intesa Sanpaolo and SACE (CDP Group) strengthen their partnership by signing three important agreements to support the export and internationalization of Italian companies. The aim of the new agreements is to expand the historic collaboration between Intesa Sanpaolo and the SACE SIMEST Hub, offering all the tools necessary to accompany client companies at every stage of their process [...]
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Google of Alphabet Inc. regularly posts product queries from millions of buyers. Now he wants to do something more to help and inspire customers. The US technology company is partnering with retailers such as Target Corp, Walmart Inc, Home Depot Inc, Costco Wholesale Corp and Ulta Beauty Inc. As part of a new program, [...]
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In 2017, public tariffs started to rise again, reversing the trend that had been registered in the previous two years. With the exception of telephone services (-0,8 per cent), all the other 9 items analyzed by the CGIA Studies Office increased: rail transport by as much as 7,3 per cent, water by 5,3 per cent; services […]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the Council of Ministers today approved important measures for the sector. In particular, green light for the legislative decree relating to risk management in agriculture and the Consolidated Law on forests and forestry chains. In detail: SINGLE TEXT ON FORESTS [...]
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Antonio Patuelli, president of the Italian Banking Association, in a press release announced that, next Wednesday, he will express an overall and in-depth assessment of the changes contained in the text of the "Addendum" of the ECB Supervision which must be legally examined in conjunction with the set of sector regulations currently in force and with the proposals made yesterday by [...]
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In the Europe of the 28 plus nations participating in the EFTA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles registered over 84.300 cars in February for a 7,3 percent share. In the progressive of the first two months of 2018, FCA registrations are 169.500, equal to 6,9 per cent of the share. Very positive results for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Germany (sales [...]
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The CERAWeek underway in Houston has attracted the attention of investors and sector operators active in the crude oil market. Possible agreements between OPEC and Shale producers, US output in strong and steady increase and US oil exports that seem to have every intention of taking off. There is talk of a possible agreement [...]
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Donald Trump proceeds like a train on tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, and begins to dictate American conditions to global markets and Europe in particular. The occasion was a rally in support of a Republican candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania. In addition to announcing that its slogan for the 2020 presidential elections [...]
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Irpef is the main tax paid by Italian taxpayers to the Italian state. Only natural persons (employees, retirees and self-employed workers) pay it and, as shown by the tax returns of 2016, these subjects give the tax authorities over 155 billion a year; the incidence of this revenue on total tax revenues is 33 [...]
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The Report analyzes the dynamics, between 2006 and 2017, of the data of the consolidated financial statements relating to a sample of 120 banking groups - equal to approximately 75% of the European market -, which are observed in terms of assets, income, productivity and efficiency. The most recent data available, relating to the financial year 2017, [...]
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Ninety years of road. A path that has marked the most important stages in the development of the country, uniting its axes. Telling the story of Anas today (FS Italiane Group) means retracing the history of all Italians. With this aim, the exhibition I remember the road was created, curated by Emilia Giorgi and Antonio Ottomanelli, and the [...]
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According to the usual survey carried out by Federmeccanica, the growth phase, which began in the last quarter of 2014, has strengthened bringing the metalworking production to a growth of 2,9% on an annual basis in 2017, thanks to the good results obtained by the construction companies. of metal products (+ 4,2%), machinery and mechanical materials (+ 3,2%) and production [...]
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Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie, on the sidelines of the National People's Congress during the annual parliamentary session, declared that China is "fully confident" of its ability to prevent systemic debt risks, stressing that the debt / GDP ratio of the China fell to 36,2 per cent at the end of 2017 [...]
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According to reports from the Nova agency, in the spring, US motorists could pay the highest price of fuel since the summer of 2015. This was reported by US media citing today's forecasts of the American Automobile Association (AAA), according to which unleaded gasoline will cost on average $ 2,53 per gallon, up by 1 cent compared to yesterday, [...]
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The latest available data referring to the period 2009-2015 indicate that the number of foreign shareholdings of Italian companies has increased by 12,7 per cent; if towards the end of the last decade the cases amounted to 31.672, in 2015 they rose to reach 35.684. Although partial, these data allow us to measure the [...]
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The non-performing entry rates of Italian companies will drop to 2,1% at the end of the next two years, very close to the levels of 2008. The improvement concerns all economic sectors, territorial areas and company sizes, with a more contained dynamic for micro enterprises, companies in the Center-South and those active in the [...]
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"First mission for ABI and Italian banks in Albania, to assist and support companies that want to participate in the process of development and productive modernization of the country and its integration with our economy." It is the President of the ABI Internationalization Committee, Guido Rosa, who reiterates the Italian banking sector's support for internationalization [...]
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Next Monday 178 companies will be present in Tirana (35 of which in the context of the second edition of the South Export Plan), 14 between industrial associations, category and public institutions, 3 banks, for a total of over 346 participants. A multi-sector initiative promoted by the ministries of Economic Development and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [...]
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The tax burden on the 73 million vehicles present in our country amounts to 42,8 billion euros. A figure to shake the veins in the wrists which, according to the CGIA, relegates motorists among the most harassed taxpayer categories in Italy. Just to give an idea of the size of the sample, please note that [...]
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A guide and an ad hoc info-graphic for the web are the tools of the information campaign developed by ABI to provide practical advice to customers and to remember the main rules for using checks, bearer passbooks and cash. communication campaign "How to use cash, checks, accounts and savings books [...]
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"Agreement signed with the Council of Saudi Chambers to promote commercial relations between the two countries and seize the opportunities offered by the Saudi Vision 2030 program" The SACE SIMEST Roadshow - the export and internationalization hub - ended in Saudi Arabia of the CDP Group - which involved top management [...]
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Eni's Board of Directors approved the consolidated results for the year and for the fourth quarter of 2017. Examining the results, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, commented: “We close 2017 with excellent results that demonstrate how the process of profound change started in 2014 it transformed Eni into a company capable of growing and creating [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that, on the basis of Istat data on foreign trade released today, the Made in Italy agri-food exports ended 2017 with a record of 41 billion euros (+ 7% compared to 2016) , recording 3,4 billion euro in December (+ 2% compared to December [...]
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Two years ago the brilliant success of Essenziale, still today among the most significant restaurants in Florence, from February 19 FAC: Simone Cipriani and his team leave for a new adventure this time in the premises with the Renaissance frescoes of Eataly Firenze. FAC as Fast And Casual: philosophy, restaurant concept and phenomenon that has already become [...]
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“Contribution relief for the fishing sector is confirmed. We have worked to protect the income of fishermen and to concretely implement the measure contained in the budget law. After further investigations carried out by the offices of the Ministries, it was communicated to INPS and Inail that there are no elements that prevent the use of the [...]
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The president of the ECB, Mario Draghi launches a warning for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that is making the whole world talk due to the crazy fluctuations and related speculations. Today, a member of the Bank of Italy, Salvatore Rossi, also intervenes on the subject, calling them "speculative contraptions". And from Iceland comes a curious alarm: if the use of [...]
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According to the Nova agency, today an event entitled “How the special relationship between the economies of Italy and Poland has grown into a mature partnership will take place in Warsaw. Lessons from the past and challenges for the future ", organized by the Italian Embassy, together with the Ice Office in Warsaw and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in [...]
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The General Council of Confcommercio, met in permanent session and made up of about 70 presidents representing the 700 thousand associated companies, territories and federations of the confederal system, meets the leaders of the main parties with the aim of continuing and strengthening the dialogue with political forces and listen to proposals, programs, ideas [...]
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In addition to commemorating the Republic Day, the CGIA reports that on 2 June the Italians will also celebrate the long-awaited “tax freedom day”. In other words, after 5 months from the beginning of 2018 (equal to 152 working days), the average Italian taxpayer will have fulfilled all the tax obligations of the year (Irpef, excise duties, Imu, Tasi, VAT, [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the report of the operational activity of the Central Inspectorate for Fraud Repression (ICQRF) for 2017 is online on the website www.politicheagricole.it with the details of the of Italian sounding and counterfeiting to the detriment of the real Made in Italy agri-food and consumers. In particular: […]
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According to what was announced by the Nova agency, Tunisia and Qatar could launch a new commercial area line to encourage the export of North African products to the small Gulf state. The project emerged following a meeting held yesterday in Tunis between the Tunisian Trade Minister, Omar Behi, and the Qatari ambassador in [...]
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The export of Eataly's Italian style continues and opens its first store in Sweden to the public: in Stockholm at Biblioteksgatan. The inauguration is scheduled for next Saturday. The Eataly Stockholm store, which covers over 3.000 square meters, is spread over two floors and "brings Eataly's unique format to Sweden [...]
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On the day when the electoral campaign for the political elections formally starts, Agi - Agenzia Italia brings together the main protagonists of the Italian world of startups and politics in Rome to underline the urgency of a decisive intervention and ask for innovation and the future at the center of party programs. Monday 5 February [...]
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The effects of deductions, tax deductions, coupons and tax credits that reduce the levy on Italian taxpayers (the so-called "tax expenditures") are 466 and cost the State 54 billion euros a year. To this amount - reports the CGIA Studies Office - the deductions for personal income tax purposes must be added [...]
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An information initiative that combines with the need for greater protection and security for the benefit of all citizens. The ABI promotes an awareness-raising initiative to remember the main rules for the use of cash, checks and bearer passbooks contained in Legislative Decree no. 231 of 2007 which governs the prevention legislation [...]
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Pietro Vargiu has been appointed as the new Commercial Director and Head of the Credit Branch of SACE BT, a wholly owned subsidiary of SACE specializing in short-term trade credit insurance, sureties and construction risk protection. Vargiu, graduated in Political Economy from the Bocconi University in Milan, boasts a solid experience gained with growing [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the Memorandum of Understanding has been signed today at the Palazzo dell'Agricoltura between Mipaaf, the Agency for Agricultural Disbursements (AGEA) and the National Agency for Administration and destination of assets seized and confiscated from organized crime. (ANBSC). The protocol, which represents a further step of the [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that Minister Maurizio Martina participated today in the Council of European Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers. Among the items on the agenda: the debate on the new Common Agricultural Policy and the international trade of agricultural products, with particular attention to free trade negotiations in [...]
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According to the Nova agency, the approval rate of Chinese leadership in global affairs exceeded that of the United States in 2017, according to the latest survey published by the US company Gallup; the survey, which assessed the perception of US leadership in over 130 countries, found in 2017 a decline to 30 for [...]
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According to Tarek Qabil, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, Egyptian exports to Russia could exceed the record level of $ 500 million for the first time. In fact, the country's exports to Russia rose to 464,8 million euros in the period January-November 2017, a significant increase compared to [...]
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According to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, during a joint press conference with the Polish Foreign Minister in Warsaw, the United States sees the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany as a threat to the energy security of the country. 'Europe. Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic States [...]
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Matthias Machnig, state secretary of the German ministry of economy, said in an interview that it is urgent to propose, by the end of this year, measures at European level to monitor the increase in Chinese investments in EU countries. . "It is essential to get stricter law in the European Union this year to resist takeover fantasies [...]
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One of Japan's largest digital currency exchanges reports it has lost around $ 534 million (£ 380 million) of virtual money in a hacking attack on its network. This is Coincheck where deposits and withdrawals have been suspended for all crypto-currencies except Bitcoin as it has evaluated [...]
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Although the bankruptcy of a dozen credit institutions has caused a cost of over 60 billion euros to be borne by savers, competing banks and the public budget, the CGIA Studies Office denounces that our credit system continues to reward those who, in large part, it caused this disruption: that is the large [...]
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The US economy grew at a solid 2,6% rate in the final three months of last year, helped by consumer spending since the spring of 2016 and a strong rebound in housing construction. According to reports from the Commerce Department, the fourth quarter advance in gross domestic product, total production [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the paying agency Agea has made payments for a total value of over 128 million euros for more than 36 thousand applications. In particular, they refer to the disbursements made in the context of rural development (surface and structural measures) following a regional investigation, in favor of 2.619 [...]
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The Forum of World Political and Economic Leaders in Davos, Switzerland is coming to an end. During these days, the leaders also discussed the danger of a world in which cooperation between nations risks failure and national interests once again become the dominant force, with a strong protectionist connotation. The [...]
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The Shanghai Morning Post, the main media of the Asian metropolis, is betting on Italian wine and does so with Absolute Italy Lifestyle, a project carried out in collaboration with Taste Italy!, The Chinese company owned by Business Strategies. The partnership, which will be presented today in Shanghai, aims to make wine known [...]
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People involved in illegal capital market activities in 2018 have reason to fear as China's leading equity regulator takes a tougher stance on market irregularities. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) - a public institution at ministerial level directly under the Council of State which carries out [...]
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In relation to the declaration of a company on the evolution of loans to businesses, the Deputy Director General of ABI Gianfranco Torriero preliminarily notes that for a correct comparison on an annual basis of loans granted to households and businesses, it is necessary to take into account, as indicated in the official documents of the Bank of Italy, including loans not recognized in the [...]
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SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, publishes the new edition of the Risk Map and presents the expected scenario in which Italian companies will move in the Focus On "Risk Map 2018: Adelante with juicio ". The picture outlined by the new study is that of an improvement [...]
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According to some data released by the Oxfam report "Rewarding work, not wealth", released at the annual meeting of the Davos Economic Forum, the gap between the richest and the poorest in the world is widening. About 82% of the increase in net wealth, recorded between March 2016 and March 2017, went to 1% [...]
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Despite being the largest online store in the world, alongside 'Chinese' Alibaba, Amazon has seen its profit margins drop by about 1 percent over the past five years, Fortune writes. In reality it is reductive to define the company founded by Jeff Bezos as an eCommerce site, because, like several Over the Top (Oct), [...]
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At the World Economic Forum 2018 in Davos, Accenture presented research that claims that "by 2022, Artificial Intelligence will be able to increase revenues by 38% and increase employment by 10%, focusing on training workers for new technologies ". The research, based on interviews with Top Mangers and workers of companies in [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the national presentation of the Food Districts was held today in Bergamo, a new instrument envisaged by the budget law to guarantee additional resources and opportunities for growth and the relaunch at national level of supply chains and territories. At the event, to which he [...]
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SACE (CDP Group) receives ISO 9001: 2015 quality certification from the international certification body DNV GL for credit recovery and restructuring activities managed by SACE SRV, which is confirmed as one of the main Italian operators specialized in the recovery of foreign credits. The recognition is the result of a complex verification process conducted by [...]
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China's economic performance exceeds market expectations in 2017, but will the bullish moment continue into the new year? A moderation in GDP growth is the widespread opinion among global investors given a high basis of comparison, while a more balanced and sustainable economy should take shape more quickly. The Chinese economy totaled 82,7 [...]
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A frightening figure: 19 billion euros per year. According to the CGIA Studies Office, this is the amount of Italian spending on illegal activities. In particular for the use of drugs (14,3 billion), for prostitution services (4 billion) and for the smuggling of cigarettes (600 million euros) (see Table 1). An economy, the one ascribable [...]
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The entire ANAS stake was transferred from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to FS Italiane following the positive opinion of the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM). The subscription of the capital increase of € 2,86 billion by the MEF completes the process for the creation of the first integrated railway hub and [...]
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According to the Nova agency, the Mexican Business Coordination Council (Cce) has announced that the negotiations for the modernization of the free trade agreement between Mexico and the European Union have registered an advance of 90%. The president of the Cce, Juan Pablo Castanon Castanon stressed the importance of accessing the European market in order to allow [...]
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In the report accompanying the 2017 results, drawn up by the Beijing Institute, it is highlighted that "The national economy has maintained its momentum and solid and stable development". In 2017, investments in the real estate sector grew by 7%, slightly down by one decimal compared to the 2016 figure, while fixed investments [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, less than four weeks after the launch of the most significant tax reform of the last 30 years, the Apple company has planned how to make the most of the new rules. The company, reports the newspaper "New York Times", today announced that it wants to contribute to the US economy with 350 billion [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) China, South Korea, France and other countries are planning to impose restrictions and regulations on the electronic money market, with unexpected effects on the markets. The European Commission has also sounded an alarm on the "clear risks" associated with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for investors and consumers. "We are closely monitoring developments on cryptocurrencies and [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that, based on Istat data on foreign trade released today, Made in Italy agri-food exports reached 37,6 billion euros in the period January-November 2017 with a growth of over 7 percentage points compared to last year. In the month of November alone [...]
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The SACE Research Department publishes an in-depth study on Italian construction companies, increasingly present in international markets. Below is a brief abstract of the most important points: The share of turnover achieved abroad by Italian contractors has increased considerably in recent years, going from 3 billion euros in 2004 [...]
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The 31 Credit Agreement has been extended to 2018 July 2015 which, among other things, allows the suspension of the payment of the principal portion of the installments and the extension of loans for SMEs. Abi communicates it by highlighting the collaborative work for this new result with the Alliance of Italian Cooperatives (Agci, Confcooperative Legacoop), Cia, Claai, Coldiretti, Confagricoltura, Confapi, […]
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Although the worst is behind us, the economic recovery consolidated in 2017 (approximately + 1,5 per cent) risks fading as early as this year. According to the CGIA Studies Office, in fact, the latest forecast data prepared by the European Commission for 2018 (*) are very indicative: our real GDP is destined to [...]
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Leonardo has been awarded the most important project of the first tender in the Defense sector issued by the European Union as part of the “Preparatory Action on Defense Research” program. The selection of the OCEAN2020 military research project was conducted by the European Defense Agency on a competitive basis and will be finalized in a contractual form in the coming weeks. The team [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the table of the citrus sector chaired by Undersecretary Giuseppe Castiglione met this afternoon. The meeting was organized to address the crisis in the sector with operational tools. "We must restore competitiveness to the citrus sector - said Undersecretary Castiglione - through a [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Yesterday Warren Buffet, the American guru of finance and investments, spoke of his succession at the top of the trading company he has been managing for a lifetime and criticized cryptocurrencies saying that his company would not put them never in your wallet. "I don't know them and that's why I don't [...]
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Warren Buffett is ready for the succession of Berkshire Hathaway and is not enthusiastic about cryptocurrencies: “I'm almost certain they will have a bad end. We do not have them in our portfolio and we will never have them ”. Assuring that he will still remain in office in Berkshire, the finance guru announces the entry of two of the [...]
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The Chinese bitcoin giant Bitmain Technologies, in a note to a Swiss newspaper, announced that it is expanding in Switzerland in a series of fundamental operations to expand its presence in the country. Bitmain Switzerland was registered in Zug, Switzerland at the end of December, according to master data filed on Wednesday. The [...]
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Intel is working tirelessly rolling out continuous updates to protect users from vulnerabilities in their chips. Trouble in sight, however, for the CEO Brian Krzanich because he sold 24 million dollars in securities and options of the company when the flaws were known to Intel but not yet in the public domain. The group […]
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Bitcoin-related ETFs had a block on launch pending clarification of some security aspects. The SEC (the American Consob) would have asked for a step back from the companies that are thinking of introducing this investment tool, waiting to clarify the possible risks. ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) are investment funds [...]
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Lufthansa intends to hire over 2018 new employees in 8, half of whom are expected to be cabin crew. During 2017, the German group carried out 11 castings for flight attendants, each of which aroused enormous interest: in fact, more than 4.500 candidates took part in the auditions. [...]
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The members of “Anonymous”, a hacker collective, have presented their latest project, which is called Crypto Soft. Hackers stated in a post that they have found a way to exploit a stock price prediction system already used by billionaires such as Donald Trump, David Rockefeller, the Bush family and many [...]
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According to a recent survey conducted by Blockchain Capital and reported by Forbes, 30% of those aged 18 to 34 would prefer to invest $ 1.000 in Bitcoin rather than government bonds or stocks. The same study also indicates that 42% of respondents have heard of Bitcoin, compared to 15% [...]
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Although it decreased by over 6 billion euros compared to the previous year, the CGIA Studies Office makes it known that in Italy, following the incorrect tax return, there are 93,2 billion euros of taxable evaded directly attributable to the companies and VAT numbers (Istat estimates this phenomenon with complex statistical procedures that [...]
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Twenty British MEPs told Prime Minister Theresa May that the UK remain within the single market and the European customs union. The group includes three Conservative MEPs and the majority of Labor MEPs in Brussels. In their open letter, the 20 MEPs argue that with the exit from the single market, Great Britain would see [...]
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The ABI-consumer associations agreement on the "Suspension of the principal amount of loans to households" was extended until 31 July 2018. This was announced by the ABI which takes stock of the periodic monitoring of the sustainability instrument of the installments in favor of the families involved. Implemented in March 2015, the new moratorium for 12 months on the share capital [...]
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Mehmet Hakan Atilla, former deputy general manager of the Turkish bank Halkbank, was found guilty today by the federal district court in Manhattan in the case that finds him accused of helping Iran evade US sanctions. Halkbank, the Turkish state-owned credit institution, has distanced itself by denying that it has ever taken [...]
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Europe will find itself forced to pay a higher oil bill, while Russia transfers more of its supply to the Chinese oil market. As the world's second largest economy buys more, crude oil shipments from the port of Primorsk in the Baltic region will be cut, according to industry consultant FGE. The reduction will push [...]
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Anas, with the recent approval of the Planning Agreement, in December published 51 calls for over 150 lots and an amount exceeding one billion euros, thus closing 2017 with a total value of tenders launched equal to approximately 2,5 billion euros. Furthermore, in 2017 Anas has [...]
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Russia is looking for financial engineering solutions to circumvent the imposed sanctions that inevitably tie Moscow's economy. Here, then, is the “cryptorube”: an electronic currency to be used to carry out international trade, circumventing sanctions. This was reported by the Financial Times citing a speech by Sergei Glazev, economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin. On [...]
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Everything is ready to kick off the "discounts". Between tomorrow and Saturday the 2018 winter sales will start throughout Italy, the first major commercial event of the year. According to Confesercenti, the first region to leave will be Basilicata, on Tuesday 2 January, followed by Valle D'Aosta on 3 January. In all other regions, the [...]
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The Ministries of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and of Cultural Heritage and Tourism announce that Ministers Dario Franceschini and Maurizio Martina have proclaimed 2018 the National Year of Italian Food. From January, demonstrations, initiatives, events linked to the culture and food and wine tradition of Italy will start. All the initiatives of the Year of food [...]
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A “compass” to help savers orient themselves in the new context in terms of investment services: this is the objective of the information campaign promoted by ABI in view of the novelties arriving at the beginning of next year. In fact, on January 3, 2018, the MiFID2 Directive will come into force in the European Union, an evolution of the previous regulation on [...]
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For the more than 80.000 employees hired in January 2015 with a permanent contract, from next month, the CGIA Studies Office reminds us, the benefit of the total reduction introduced by law n ° 190/2014 ends (see Table 1). Basically, the Inps contribution relief will cease to exist for the employers of these employees. One [...]
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The forecast scenario released by the ABI Economic Analysis Office, built as usual together with the Research Offices of the main banks operating in Italy, shows significant improvements in the growth prospects of the economy, both worldwide and, in particular, for Europe and for Italy. Compared to the recent past, the risks of a downward revision of the forecasts [...]
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An analysis of the monthly bulletin published by the European Central Bank shows that "In countries with high levels of public debt (including Italy) the debt-to-GDP ratio is decreasing, but slowly". According to the ECB "among the six countries, whose draft budgetary plans present a risk of non-compliance with [...]
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China signed 16 free trade agreements with 24 other countries and regions in 2017, according to information released this week at the National Business Conference, Nova reported. During the year, the country approved the creation of new free trade zones (Free trade zones, […]
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According to the Nova agency, the administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing a plan for the reconstruction and modernization of the country's infrastructure, which will be presented in early January. The president is planning a meeting between the leaders of the Republican majority to fine-tune the agenda of the initiatives to be handled by [...]
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Wall Street's major indices came under pressure today after a 2,5% drop in Apple shares on a report of weak demand for the iPhone X. Apple will lower its sales forecast for its flagship phone in the current quarter at 30 million units, down from [...]
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Pensions, jobs, banks are the sectors where the Italian government wanted and / or could get its hands on the latest maneuver before the spring elections. Pensions, with measures to mitigate the effects of the Fornero reform, and work, with the end of Vouchers and the launch of inclusion income. But also the banks, [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the vademecum “Io Non Waste” has been published on the Ministry website. It is a list of tips and practical information to combat food waste: from the list before shopping to reading the expiry date, from the correct storage of [...]
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305 million euros from 2018 to 2020 for the development of intangible capital, competitiveness and productivity. The 'treasure' was included in the maneuver just launched by the government. This is one of the measures for the implementation of the Enterprise 4.0 plan wanted by the Ministry of Economic Development. More precisely, the Fund, headed by [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that during today's Council of Ministers, on the proposal of Minister Maurizio Martina, two legislative decrees were approved which respectively introduce provisions relating to the management of risks in agriculture and new regulations in matter of cultivation, harvesting and first processing of plants [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) It is an innovation system whereby companies also use resources from outside (startups, universities, incubators, etc.) to encourage research and development of unique and cutting-edge materials and construction elements . A survey conducted by Accenture claims that in Italy alone, this model could generate GDP growth of [...]
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There are many innovations contained in the financial maneuver for families, pensioners, new mothers, companies, accountants, gardeners and public employment. In this regard, the indications contained in the Budget Law are listed. Stop VAT, Web Tax and New Fisco Calendar The maneuver started by dedicating 15,7 billion out of 20 to stop the VAT increases that would have been triggered […]
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Following the meeting of the Board of Directors, Leonardo announces that Eng. Filippo Bagnato leaves the position of Head of the Aircraft Division due to having reached the age limit on 31 January 2018. Leonardo wishes to thank Eng. Filippo Bagnato for the fundamental and significant professional contribution made to the Group over the years and formulates [...]
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The new course, which has the full support of all the main stakeholders of the company, revolves around the development of the P.1hh and P.180 programs. A complete financial restructuring is expected, including a liquidity injection by the shareholder of 255 million euros. CEO Renato Vaghi: "the foundations have been laid to guarantee long-term stability" [...]
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Eni acquired the entire 32,5% interest in the Evans Shoal gas field from Shell Australia Proprietary Limited (Shell) and became Operator of the NT / RL7 license, located in the north of the Bonaparte basin, offshore of the Northern Australia. The field is located approximately 300 km northwest of Darwin, where the [...]
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The Municipality of Matera yesterday signed an agreement with SVIMEZ for the technical-scientific support for the definition of a “Strategic Plan for Matera”. The commitment of the Association for the Development of Industry in Southern Italy consists in the "drafting of the intervention plan with strategic value with the definition of development interventions that can be activated in the three-year period 2018-2020, [...]
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(by Antonio Belsito) The recently approved tax decree has provided for all liberal professions the right to a minimum compensation, prohibiting the possibility of going below the amount recognized by law. This provision was necessary to implement the principle constitutionally guaranteed by art. 36 which establishes the need to obtain compensation [...]
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Prevention and spontaneous emergence, to combat tax evasion with different means than traditional assessments. Boost to investments, to the internationalization of Italian companies and to competitiveness with specific fiscal measures. These are the key points of the new policy act of the Minister of Fiscal Policies 2018-2020 of the Economy Pier Carlo Padoan, addressed to all bodies of the financial administration, by the agency [...]
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Anas continues its commitment within the #stradatecnologica program. In fact, the call for tenders with a restricted three-year procedure for the award of extraordinary maintenance work on technological systems outdoors and in tunnels on the road network managed by Anas was published in the Official Journal. This is an amount of 70 million [...]
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In Europe, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles closes November with almost 74.600 registrations. In the first eleven months of 2017, FCA's registrations numbered over 982.400, up - compared to the progressive one a year ago - by 6,9 percent, a value higher than that obtained by the market (+4 percent). Strong growth for the Alfa brands [...]
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“We have made a clear choice of transparency on the indication of origin on the label and we are ready to defend it in every national and community center. Pending full implementation of the European regulation on the matter, Italy guarantees consumers the right to know the origin of the raw materials of milk, pasta, rice and derivatives of [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The report that the Swedish International Research Institute SIPRI draws up each year on the military industry is very interesting and indicative of the "growth trend", the "SIPRI Top 100". The data we report refer to the year 2016, those of 2017 are contained in the “Year Book 2017”, for sale online. The Report clearly demonstrates the [...]
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According to reports from “La Diretta 1993”, “the web tax must be taken for granted on a cultural level. In the public debate we have to consider it almost the past. We all agree on the need to review the European rules on non-permanent establishments to make web multinationals pay taxes, which they currently evade, in the countries where they […]
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This was reported by the CGIA coordinator Paolo Zabeo who recalls that the maximum ceiling of interchange fees between payment circuit managers and credit institutions, as required by the 2015 EU Regulation, cannot exceed 0,2 percent of the 'amount of the debit card transaction and the [...]
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“The adoption of the“ Omnibus ”package is excellent news. There is much of the Italian initiative in this reform, thanks to the work of our MEPs starting with Paolo De Castro and the action of our Ministry. We have achieved important advances which correct an overly bureaucratic common agricultural policy. From 1 January 2018 there will be more simplifications and important progress [...]
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Eni announces that it has successfully drilled the Tecoalli 2 well in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico. Thanks to the results of this well and the revision of the reservoir models of the Amoca and Miztón fields, the total estimate of hydrocarbons in place in Area 1 rises from 1,4 to 2 billion barrels of [...]
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SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has secured the MAC Costruzioni contract relating to a contract worth 4,2 million euros. The Venetian company, active in the development of medium and high level building works, was awarded the contract to build a new section [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has conquered ten positions in the international ranking of the largest military companies in the world reaching the 81st place. The data was published today by the Stockholm Institute for Peace Research (SIPRI). According to the Swedish think tank, an international reference point on the subject, sales [...]
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According to the Nova agency, the trade delegations of Seoul and London will meet tomorrow to start negotiations aimed at the adoption of a bilateral free trade agreement, in view of the abandonment of the European Union by the United Kingdom (Brexit ). This was announced by the South Korean Ministry of Commerce today. South Korea [...]
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Strong is the commitment of the banking world in support of Renewable Energy Sources: in 2016, in fact, the main banks operating in the sector, representing 40% of the sector in terms of total assets, took on loan commitments for over 2,3 billion euros. The data is contained in the latest Abi Lab survey "Supporting banks [...]
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Finally, here is the agreement that will allow us to unlock the longed-for 'phase two' in the Brexit negotiations. A new lightning-fast trip to Brussels by Prime Minister Theresa May was needed, but London and the European Commission signed at dawn a text that Brussels considers "sufficient progress" to start discussing future relations. Even if now the hard part begins, [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the Mountain Agriculture Forum will be held in Rome on Wednesday 13 December starting at 9.30. The initiative, in collaboration with the National Rural Network, represents an opportunity for discussion aimed at defining the guidelines for the enhancement of mountain products and development [...]
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Italy has played a crucial role in relaunching the Europe of Defense and plays an equally important part in NATO-EU cooperation through, the so-called "southern hub" of the Alliance inaugurated in Naples. The challenge now is represented by the opportunities offered to industry by the European Defense Fund and by the increase in military spending to approach the threshold of [...]
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Between 2 December and the next 33 weeks, over 36 million Italians will receive their thirteenth monthly salary. Net of Irpef withholdings, the total amount that pensioners and employees will collect will be close to 10,4 billion euros. The tax authorities will also benefit from it: the Irpef withholdings will ensure our tax authorities a revenue of XNUMX billion [...]
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SACE's intervention will support the Italian sub-contractors for the construction of a new power plant assigned to the GE Power-Gama Power consortium by the Bahraini group Alba The plant will be connected to the Line 6 Expansion Project which, once completed, will be the largest aluminum production plant in the world With a commitment of 125 [...]
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San Donato Milanese (MI), 6 December 2017 - Eni, together with its Area 4 partners, announces that the multi-sourced project financing for Coral South's floating gas liquefaction unit (FLNG) has reached financial close, for a total amount of $ 4.675.500.000 divided into the following tranches: · Financing guaranteed by the export credit agency [...]
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“We took a hangover, the success of the past years made us think we could go around the world telling stories in a somewhat naive way. This wine country is unable to tell itself in a unique way. Today we have to find a way to get together, we need to centralize the way of [...]
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Fiumicino airport is flooded with Chinese flights, while Alitalia struggles to connect with the eastern country. These are the statements of Alitalia's extraordinary commissioner, Luigi Gubitosi, at a hearing today in the Senate. Specifically, Gubitosi said: “We have a good relationship with Adr. We would like to have a relationship with Fiumicino like that of AirFrance with [...]
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Leonardo announced for the year 2017 the sale of over 150 Linaps pointing systems and 100 inertial navigation units (INU - Inertial Navigation Unit) FIN 3120 for a value of more than 50 million euros. Linaps is able to determine the trajectory of the artillery with a high level of accuracy, without the need for [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announced that the procedure for the sale of 8 thousand hectares of the National Bank of Agricultural Lands ready to be cultivated was opened today. This is the first lot that is part of a total operation of over 20 thousand hectares. The start was given today by [...]
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The digital economy alone generates nearly a third of China's gross domestic product. This is supported by a report presented by Beijing at the annual Chinese conference on cyberspace. The report presented yesterday in Wuzhen by the Chinese State Academy for Cyberspace Studies claims that last year China's digital economy generated a [...]
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According to the Nova agency, Singapore's Nikkei Purchasing Managers Index stood at 55,4 points in November, due to the significant increase in domestic exports. In October, the index had scored 54,2 points, already largely in positive territory: a value above 50, in fact, indicates a phase of expansion [...]
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Eni and Snam, following the framework agreement signed in May 2017, signed the first application contract on the development of methane refueling stations in Italy, in the broader scenario of initiatives for the promotion of sustainable mobility. The application contract, lasting twenty years, is aimed at the design, construction and maintenance by Snam [...]
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All the real estate assets present in Italy (houses, offices, shops, warehouses, etc.) bear a tax burden that in 2016 was 40,2 billion euros. Compared to 2015, however, revenue fell by 3,7 billion: this reduction was possible, in particular, thanks to the elimination of the Tasi on the first home. To give [...]
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The Anas 2016-2020 program contract, approved by the Cipe last August, became effective with the registration by the Court of Auditors. The interventions envisaged over the 5 years amount to 29,5 billion euros, of which 23,4 can be newly contracted, covered by the Program Agreement and the Investment Fund for 21,4 billion, and […]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the Council of Ministers today approved some important measures for the agri-food sector. Green light to the bill against agri-food crimes, approved the legislative decrees of the Mipaaf on the reorganization of Agea and on the reform of forest legislation with the creation of [...]
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Rolls-Royce and the European Space Agency have signed a futuristic collaboration agreement to apply activities in space to support autonomous and remote-controlled maritime navigation, as well as to promote innovation in digital logistics. The collaboration, underlines Rolls-Royce, will involve the creation of a joint structure in the Ship Intelligence division of the British Group to develop and [...]
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Eni returns for the third consecutive year to JOB & Orienta, the most important Italian event dedicated to orientation, school, university, training and work, which takes place in Verona from 30 November to 2 December 2017. Participating in JOB & Orienta is an opportunity for Eni to dialogue with the young professionals of tomorrow on the value of the culture of work [...]
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(by Pasquale Preziosa) Trump, keeping his electoral promises, on November 28 opened an investigation by the Department of Commerce on the dumping and compensation practices followed by the Chinese in commercial relations with the USA (Financial Times ). Previous investigations date back to 1985 and 1991. The US has stated that [...]
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As highlighted by the Nova Agency, expand the forms of collaboration in strategic sectors such as maritime transport, industrial settlements, trade, scientific research and culture. This is what the institutional visit to China of the president of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Debora Serracchiani, is planned, scheduled from 1 to 7 December between the capital Beijing [...]
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According to the Nova Agency, Russia has stated that it will provide $ 2,75 billion by 2025 for the development of the Arctic continental shelf and for the economic development of the surrounding areas. Russia will explore polar oil and infrastructure construction jointly with China having already underway construction of [...]
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With the Brexit divorce bill established at around € 50 billion, the stock markets react cautiously as the pound starts to fly. In England, however, dissensions begin against Theresa May's Tory government, which is destined to come under fire from both pro-EU and Eurosceptics. Among the first is [...]
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Retail outlets are closing in America devastated by the so-called "Retail Apocalypse", the phenomenon due to which hundreds of traditional businesses are closing down in favor of the increasingly widespread online purchase of goods. The apocalypse, as this situation is defined overseas that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, strikes, with no holds barred, [...]
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According to a statement by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in Turkey "growth gained momentum in 2017". In both the first and second quarters, the expansion of the Turkish economy exceeded expectations, reaching 5,2 and 5,1 percent respectively. For the OECD, the Turkish economy, by the end of 2017, will grow by 6% and this […]
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"Italian banks in Vietnam with institutions and companies to assist and support Italian and Vietnamese entrepreneurs in identifying the most suitable financial solutions to carry out new commercial operations and investment projects in the country." It is the President of the ABI Internationalization Committee, Guido Rosa, who reaffirms the support of the Italian banking sector for the internationalization of the economy [...]
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As reported by the NOVA agency, Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser of US President Donald, in Hyderabad, India, for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (Ges), where she leads the US delegation, congratulated the Indian premier, Narendra Modi, for the successes of his government and for his personal history. The entrepreneur and consultant [...]
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The Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, together with Eni's CEO Claudio Descalzi, visited the FPSO Kufuor, Eni's floating production, storage and offloading unit offshore Ghana. The visit took place as part of the stage in Ghana of President Gentiloni's state mission in various African countries. The FPSO Kufuor put [...]
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Eni's Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi and the Chairman of the Sonangol Board of Directors Carlos Saturnino have signed an agreement that assigns 48% of the rights to the onshore Cabinda North block, of which Eni also becomes operator, to Eni. The signing took place in Luanda in the presence of the President of the Republic of Angola [...]
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Last year, 11 laws and decree laws were approved on tax matters, these legislative innovations modified 110 existing regulations; in addition, 36 ministerial decrees were issued consisting of 138 articles; the director of the Revenue Agency signed 72 measures, and finally the offices of the Ministry of Finance and the Revenue Agency [...]
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Countries of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership have set the cornerstones for cooperation activities in the energy sector, the fight against Russian propaganda, dialogue "where appropriate" in matters of common security and defense, commitments for civil aviation agreements, and the firm will that "as soon as possible" we can make progress towards a new one, [...]
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The Board of Directors of Anas, chaired by Gianni Vittorio Armani, has given the green light to seven projects for the construction of new infrastructural works concerning Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Campania, Puglia and Sardinia for a total investment of 1.375 million euros. In particular, the following were approved: in Lombardy, the [...]
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With the support of SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, the Marini company - one of the world's leading manufacturers of asphalt production plants - has exported to the Latin American country its products worth 3,9 million euros. SACE's intervention - [...]
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In the presence of the Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, and the CEO of FCA, Sergio Marchionne, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Palazzo Chigi for the joint development of research projects and technological applications for the reduction of CO2 emissions in road transport. The two […]
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According to the Nova agency, Singapore "will not hesitate" to prosecute anyone who breaks the rules imposed to suspend all trade with North Korea. This was reported by the "Straits Times", according to which the customs of Singapore declared that it had adopted several new sanctions "in quick succession" this year, in accordance with the resolutions of the Council of [...]
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Caselle Torinese, November 20. The Tuscan company Iccab srl, the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of the Marina Militare Sportswear clothing brand, has chosen Turin Airport for the launch of the first virtual store of the clothing brand owned by the Italian Navy. The new Marina Militare E-Store opened its doors on Saturday 18 November 2017. […]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the second edition of the “Week of Italian cuisine in the world”, promoted by Mipaaf and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, begins today. The project is part of the Government's plan for the extraordinary promotion of Made in Italy to enhance the distribution and commercial presence of [...]
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In the outcomes relating to tax disputes registered in all the provincial tax commissions of the country, in 45 percent of the cases defined in 2016 the taxman was right, in 31,5 percent, however, the taxpayer won. The difference increases when the result refers to the economic value of the judgment: again in 2016, the [...]
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The Piaggio Aerospace of Sestri Ponente is facing a critical situation that has caused a "liquidity crisis that puts the income of 1300 families at risk". So declared the RSU present in the company. The unions also recall that they have not had any call from Rome that could inform them of the problems that [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the IT platform for participation in the tender relating to supply chain and district contracts is available on the Mipaaf website. For the first time, the digital sending of the documents required by the standard is adopted for access to an instrument with a financial endowment [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that, on the basis of Istat data on foreign trade released today, the agri-food export of Made in Italy reached 29,8 billion euros in the first 9 months of 2017 with a growth of 7 percentage points compared to last year. In the month of [...]
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The balance in the annual progressive is decidedly positive: almost 907.800 registrations in the first ten months of 2017, 7,6 percent more than last year in a market that is growing by only 3,8 percent. FCA's share is 6,9 per cent, 0,3 percentage points higher than in 2016. […]
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Donald Trump, returning to the White House, taking stock of his tour in Asia, claims the successes obtained during his trip. "America is optimistic about the future and is ready to compete and defend its values and its security." Trump said he explained to foreign leaders he met during his [...]
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Leonardo announces that its subsidiary Leonardo US Holding, Inc. (the "Company") today announced public takeover bids (the "Offers") up to a total nominal amount of 200 million US dollars (the "Maximum of the Offer ") of its outstanding" 7.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2039 "bonds (the" 2039 Bonds ") and of its own [...]
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Enel SpA ("Enel") informs, by means of a press release, that the Boards of Directors of the subsidiaries Enel Chile SA ("Enel Chile") and Enel Generación Chile SA ("Enel Generación Chile") have convened for December 20, 2017 respective Extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings to illustrate the overall reorganization of the Enel Group's shareholdings in Chile (the "Transaction") [...]
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The first "tax day" of November starts tomorrow. The latter month, notoriously characterized by a very high concentration of very onerous payments in favor of the Treasury. Amounts that have no equal in the rest of the year: including VAT, withholdings of employees and collaborators, the regional and municipal Irpef surcharge, withholdings of self-employed workers and those on bank transfers, the tax authorities [...]
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According to the NOVA Agency, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who visited Qatar yesterday, thanked the Qatari government for the support provided to the Rebirth Dam (Gerd) construction project and assured that Addis Ababa will continue to ensure support for the Ethiopian communities living in Qatar. Speaking to the press [...]
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According to the Nova Agency, Russia and the Philippines could sign a cooperation agreement in the development of nuclear energy during the visit of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Manila which kicks off today. This was stated by Harry Roque, the spokesman for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, quoted by the newspaper "The Manila Times". The Russia […]
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Ireland is in no hurry to collect 13 billion euros from Apple, which is the amount of unpaid taxes, from 2003 to 2014, calculated by the EU Antitrust which announced the provision on 30 August 2016. The tax agreements between the Cupertino company and Ireland 'is illegal state aid', is what the Commissioner had declared [...]
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Protests in Brazil against the government shaken by continuous scandals and called to face a profound economic crisis that aggravate the climate of social tension already present in the country are frequent. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in various cities in Brazil for a day of national mobilization that [...]
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MetsTrade, the international exhibition dedicated to the naval industry, takes place in Amsterdam from 14 to 16 November and Mapei participates with its articulated proposal of solutions and systems developed for naval transport. The Mapei Marine line is a range of products and solutions that stems from the exclusive wealth of experience acquired by Mapei in this [...]
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Leonardo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU - Memorandum of Understanding) on 8 November with the Military Technology Institute of Thailand which provides for a transfer of technology and maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities linked to the potential acquisition of AW101 helicopters to be allocated to the Police, Army, Air Force and Navy of the country. The MoU was [...]
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From 12 to 16 November Leonardo participates in the Dubai Air Show, one of the most important showcases in the world for the aerospace and defense industries as well as one of the main sector events in the Arab Gulf region. The company presents, for the first time in the United Arab Emirates, the 1: 1 scale reproduction of the convertiplane cabin [...]
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According to an elaboration carried out by the CGIA Research Office, from the maximum point of disbursement of bank loans (*) recorded in recent years (August 2011) to the latest available data (August 2017), Veneto companies have seen the total amount of loans of 29,1 billion euros. In percentage terms, the contraction was 29,1 percent, against [...]
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SACE guaranteed a 100 million euro loan, disbursed by Intesa Sanpaolo Group and ING A.Ş., in favor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (“IMM”), the largest of the thirty metropolitan municipalities and the main economic and financial center in Turkey. The credit line will contribute to the financing of the € 2,75 billion investment plan [...]
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The President of the Republic of Angola João Gonçalves Lourenço and the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi met today in Luanda. The meeting, which took place in the presence of the Minister for Mineral and Petroleum Resources Diamantino Azevedo, was an opportunity to take stock of the operational activities, access to energy and socio-economic and health support of [...]
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(by Maurizio Giannotti) Since the early years of the new millennium, peoples and countries of this planet have been hit by crises of all kinds that are increasingly difficult to govern. These crises bring profound and radical changes which increasingly manifest themselves in a very dramatic way. The stability achieved with no little effort after the end of [...]
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Trump's tour of Asia continues. On a visit to Tokyo, the president declared that trade relations between the two countries are not fair, stressing that the situation must change. "Our trade with Japan is not fair, open, free or on a reciprocal basis, but I know it will soon be," said the president [...]
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The President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Chief Executive Officer of Eni Claudio Descalzi met today in Accra to analyze the initiatives of Eni, which in the country combines operational activities with energy access programs, partner support -economic, health protection and development of renewable sources. In May of this year Eni [...]
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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has announced that he has chosen Jerome Powell as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve. Powell, a member of the Fed board, will replace Janet Yellen, who has led the US Central Bank since 2014 and whose office will end in February 2018. Powell's appointment is subject to […]
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Donald Trump seems to be achieving the first great results of his mandate, which appears close to closing the so-called games as regards tax reform, one of the priorities that the President had given himself when he took office in the White House on January 20 last. In fact, today the Republicans in the House presented their [...]
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According to the Nova Agency, the Soubré hydroelectric dam in the south-west of the country will be inaugurated today in the Ivory Coast. During the ceremony, the local press reports, President Alassane Ouattara will operate the fourth and final turbine of the plant. The plant will have a capacity of 275 MW. 85 percent of the works, worth [...]
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According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Qatar is among the few countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council that has introduced legislation on cybercrime and network security by the end of 2016. The International Monetary Fund in its economic outlook regional governments announced that the ability to deal with [...]
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Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni's goal was centered on the mission that led him first to India and then to the Gulf countries, Arabia, the Emirates and Qatar. Resume relations with New Delhi and open a new page after the tensions due to the case of the two Maro '. And last but not least, consolidate [...]
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“The B20 is crucial for an effective G20 that manages globalisation,” said Jürgen Heraeus and Daniel Funes de Rioja, the current and future President of the G20 Business 20 (B20) Business Dialogue, ahead of the handover of the work of the B20 in Buenos Aires. The official delivery ceremony, a month before that [...]
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According to Nova reports, strengthening of economic and commercial cooperation between Italy and Qatar, plans to establish the first Italian school and a center for design and fashion in the Gulf country. These are the points on which the visit to Doha, which began today, by Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni will focus, indicated [...]
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SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has insured Dragflow's exports for a value of 5,5 million euros. The company, which operates in the mechanical sector, exports water dredging machinery to Dubai that will be used for the work of the numerous construction sites in the [...]
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The President of the Republic has signed the authorization to present the 2018 Budget Law to the Chambers. The text will arrive first in the Senate on Tuesday 31 October in the late afternoon, presumably at 17 pm. The process of the Budget Law is about to get underway. The VAT increase has been postponed to 2019, the number of beneficiaries of the bonus is expanding [...]
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Among the rules governing the Third sector, the fiscal ones have always been the most difficult to decipher, both by those who work within the institutions and by those who deal with them as a professional. The numerous legal specificities of the organizations, the particularity of the activities carried out, the often conflicting interpretations provided by the experts have made it really difficult [...]
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UniCredit has granted two loans to the companies of the Petti Group for the purchase of raw materials to be included in the production process to be destined for the foreign market. The loans were guaranteed by SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group. UniCredit has structured a financing transaction for a total of [...]
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The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, today signed the authorization for the presentation to the Chambers of the maneuver or, more precisely, of the "state budget bill for the financial year 2018 and the multi-year budget 2018-2020" . The package will therefore arrive shortly in the Senate, where the first examination is scheduled. Next Tuesday, at [...]
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Thaw, this is the watchword between the two democracies, the Italian and the Indian. After the disagreements of recent years, the ever-flourishing commercial relations between the two countries could not be overlooked. The court case of the two marines now seems to be left behind: this is the meaning that the Delhi press attributes to the visit [...]
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Amatrice, day after day, comes back to life… in fact they continue to reopen other economic activities relocated to temporary structures built by the Lazio Region. Today, in the “Il Corso” structure, the Puglia bakery, the Coppa d'Oro and Central Park bar, the Nibi winery and the Bizzoni accountant's office have restarted, while [...]
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American policy, which has always traced the future of behavioral trends in the various countries of the world, is at a turning point for the globalization process that has been the mantra of the past period. It all stems from the new national security policy of the United States, where security means the solidity [...]
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On the threshold of ten years of life, the quarterly of energy and geopolitical culture and analysis Oil Magazine, published by Eni, changes title to WE - World Energy, to indicate the desire to broaden and deepen the range of topics covered, with a view to constant improvement of content. The graphic idea behind the change of […]
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As part of the Italian G7 Presidency, the Farnesina will host today a seminar on the topic of measuring corruption, organized in collaboration with Istat, Anac, the Ministry of Justice and the Bank of Italy. In the words of Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, "how to measure corruption reliably, to correctly frame the image of a country - especially when [...]
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SACE (CDP Group) renews and expands its support for "Push to Open", the program for young people to approach the world of work created by Jointly which in four editions has created a network of over 4200 students, 31 companies and more than 150 professionals. The Program offers young people in the fourth and fifth year [...]
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The two-day ABI opens with institutions, businesses and consumers on the role of credit for the development of the economy In a macroeconomic framework that sees the recovery in Italy strengthen by driving exports and consumption, albeit requiring further acceleration , the role of banks in the support granted to households and businesses is confirmed. [...]
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In October 2017, the consumer confidence climate index increased for the fifth consecutive month from 115,6 to 116,1. Looking at the business index, Istat reports a particular growth in the manufacturing sector, in the service sector and in the retail trade. The increase in the index is due both to the recovery of opinions on the [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the appeal of the Government to the Court of Justice of the European Union against the EU Regulation no. 2017/1398 on the distribution among Member States of the Mediterranean swordfish catch quota assigned to the European Union. "The appeal to the European Court of Justice [...]
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According to the Nova Agency, the clear victory of the outgoing Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in the elections for the renewal of the lower house yesterday this morning pushed the Japanese Nikkei index to a further rise, which last Friday closed its 14th consecutive session up, a record equaled for the last time in 1961. […]
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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) confiscated the illegal earnings and imposed huge fines on people involved in an insider trading case. Three people were named in a statement released by the CSRC: they would have taken advantage of the knowledge of a series of acquisitions of Shenzhen Hengkang Medical Group Co .. Ltd. […]
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In recent days, the President of the Associazione Imprese Oggi, Antonio Di Ciaccio, sent a formal note to the Secretary General of the Latina Chamber of Commerce, to the Extraordinary Commissioner of the Chamber of Commerce of Latina, to the Regional Directorate for Economic Development and AA.PP. of the Lazio Region, to the Cabinet Office of the President of the Lazio Region, to the Minister of Economic Development – [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that Ministers Maurizio Martina and Carlo Calenda have signed the inter-ministerial decree to introduce the obligation to indicate the origin of tomato products. The measures introduce the testing of the labeling system for two years, in the wake of the standard already in force for products [...]
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Pier Ferdinando Casini, president of the bicameral commission of inquiry into the banking sector, at the end of the two-day event organized by the Subalpine Initiative Foundation in Stresa, speaking of the appointment of the governor of Bank of Italy, hoped for a quick decision by the government also to give a signal of stability to markets. The appointment depends on the government. I do not […]
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John Taylor, Standord economist and former Fed board governor Jerome Powell, would appear to be the men indicated by Donald Trump as possible men to entrust the top of the Federal Reserve. However, it is not clear who would go to the role of governor - until next February held by Janet Yellen - and [...]
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In recent days in Rome, during the meeting with which the National Street Walkers Association (ANA) renewed its corporate offices, the Members' Assembly unanimously and by acclamation elected Marrigo Rosato as the new National Secretary of the Association. The prestigious position attributed to Marrigo Rosato – current Secretary General of the Today Business Association, fifty-six years old, married and […]
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Matteo Renzi when asked about the position of the Democratic Party regarding Ignazio Visco's failure to confirm, confirmed that there will be no reverse on the Bank of Italy and confirmed the request for "a new phase". The secretary of the Democratic Party specified on the issue: “The problem is not the name of the Governor. To say that the Democratic Party is [...]
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Two hundred twenty-three million euros allocated to support the social economy in Italy. This is what the new measure provides - established by decree of the Minister of Economic Development (MISE) - for the disbursement of subsidized loans to support the investment programs of social enterprises, social cooperatives and cooperative companies with the status of ONLUS, in any sector and […]
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The Farnesina supports the strategic export plan that is to be given to Italy. This was stated by Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, speaking at the sixth meeting of the control room for internationalization, underway at the Ministry of Economic Development. An essential point to underline, according to Alfano, "is that Italian exports had an important function [...]
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Alessio Rossi, president of Confindustria's Young Entrepreneurs in an interview with AGI, expressing an opinion on the economic maneuver, said: "We expected little from the Maneuver because the situation is what it is, the blanket is short: what it is been done for the moment is positive, we could not expect who knows what ". [...]
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The 2017 ranking of the richest men and women in the world has just been published by the prestigious Forbes magazine. From this ranking emerges a clear supremacy of the United States of America which completely “take” the podium and “place” 10 of its citizens in the top 7 positions. As for Italy, it is painful to note [...]
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US President Donald Trump will not jeopardize Iran's business with the world, because after the nuclear deal he concluded agreements in various fields for 86 billion dollars, and attracted 14 billion in foreign investments. The Iranian newspaper 'Iran', from the government area, writes today. In particular, the newspaper still writes, [...]
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After six years, Italy is once again the EU's first trading partner. This is certified by Eurostat data which reports, in its latest data on trade trends in member countries, a record volume of trade of 1,2 billion euros with Tehran. The EU statistical office in Brussels testifies that in 2011, the volume of Iran-Italy trade had reached the figure [...]
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The right-wing opposition of the Swiss government is firmly opposed to the draft administrative assistance agreement in the customs field with the United States, put into consultation by the Swiss Federal Council from June to last Friday. The government bill aims to improve cooperation with Washington, allowing an exchange of information for [...]
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According to the Iraqi oil minister, French oil giant Total is interested in taking delivery of the gigantic Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq following the announced departure of Shell which has operated since 2010. Thierry Autain, director of Total in Iraq, in a statement released today, he expressed to [...]
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According to what was communicated to the G20 in Washington by Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the Central Bank, the Chinese economy grew on a regular basis and could confirm the 6,9% recorded in the first months of 2017. According to the governor, the strengths of the Chinese economy are currently represented by the rapid increase in exports and imports, by a […]
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Italian companies see the Islamic Republic as a privileged interlocutor with whom today it is possible to do excellent business. This is confirmed by the figures of the ICE (Foreign Trade Institute) but also the evidence of those who today in Tehran register a growing interest in the development of bilateral economic relations. For the moment we see no signs of a slowdown [...]
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Illegal economy is worth 12,6% of GDP, only from drugs 11,8 billion euros The undeclared in Italy is not only constituted by tax evasion but by a flood of money that could avoid laughable budget laws, characterized by the rule of " short blanket ". The dark economy is drugs, prostitution, smuggling, tax evasion and illegal work [...]
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The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Richard H. Thaler of the University of Chicago, father of behavioral economics. Thaler was awarded for his contributions to behavioral economics with this motivation of the Swedish academics: "he inserted psychologically realistic assumptions in the analyzes of economic decision-making, exploring the consequences of a limited rationality, [...]
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According to Nova, an agreement has been reached between Russia and Saudi Arabia for the supply of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. This was confirmed by the Federal Service for Russian military-technical cooperation. "It is confirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reached an agreement on the supply of S-400 Cornet-AM air defense missile systems, [...]
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Analysis by General Pasquale Preziosa and Professor Anna Maria Pagnani President Macron took office last June and his first goal was to establish a strong foreign policy in France. He moved from the east to the west of the planet, staying, then, in the center of Europe, he had talks with Trump, [...]
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Maneuver: final steps between relief and flexibility Damiano, desirable corrections of layoffs and retirement age The budget law has now reached its final stages. In fact, it will have to be approved by the Government to be presented to the Chambers by next October 15 even if the final ok could be postponed by a day at the conclusion of the international commitments of [...]
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EU: green light for anti-dumping duties in Brazil, Russia, Ukraine and Iran According to Nova, the European Commission announced today in Brussels that it has imposed import duties on hot-rolled flat products from the four countries. The community executive announced that, after an investigation launched in July 2016, [...]
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Avio SpA, a leading Italian company in the aerospace sector, announces that today it has signed a loan agreement for 40 million euros with the European Investment Bank (EIB). With this loan, Avio SpA will support, on the one hand, the development of new products and technologies in space propulsion systems through [...]
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As reported by Nova, the exponents of all the political forces of South Korea said they were in agreement on the need to protect the national interests of the country in view of the imminent negotiations with the US for the renegotiation of the bilateral free treaty exchange. This was reported by the newspaper "Korea Herald", following the agreement [...]
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Roberto Cociancich, Senator of the Democratic Party and Head of Pd ALLA International Cooperation, speaking on the issue of communication routes and the development of relations with China during the press conference that took place in the Senate of the Republic in the Nassiriya room, declared: "The Italy is at a crucial point, a fundamental choice to make [...]
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The president of the International Chamber of Shipping Esben Poulsson, world shipowners 'organization, the number one of the European shipowners' association Panos Laskaridis, the president of Confitarma Emanuele Grimaldi and his designated successor Mario Mattioli. These are some of the names in the rich list of leading figures who will be found in Naples, at the Teatrino di [...]
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Russia-Saudi Arabia: cooperation agreements focus on energy and AK103 rifles. Common Fund for 1 billion dollars and "enough" Iran meddling in the Middle East According to Nova, most of the agreements that are signed today at the Russian-Saudi investment forum will concern energy, but also the agricultural, mining and manufacturing. It has […]
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Leonardo announced today that Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) has been awarded a tender in the United Kingdom for the supply of an AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter rescue helicopter for the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust. The service supply contract will last for ten years, with activities starting in 2019. The AW169 will replace an MD902 Explorer and will be [...]
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Double yes of the Senate to budget variance and Def without incidents of course despite fears on the eve of the vote. The Hall of Palazzo Madama gave the green light with a large majority to the report with which the government asked Parliament for authorization to deviate from the deficit recovery program. Mdp also voted yes, [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that a memorandum of understanding was signed this morning at the Mipaaf between WWF Italy and the Ministry with the main objective of promoting the protection and diffusion of high-level agricultural and forestry systems. natural value under the 2014-2020 programming period of [...]
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As part of the 2017 Promotional Activity to support the international promotion of the Italian supply chain of environmental technologies and renewable energy, the organization, in collaboration with the ANIE federation, of an Italian collective participation in the Ener Event 2017 fair scheduled in Casablanca from 4 to 7 October 2017 at the OFEC exhibition center. The 6th [...]
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According to Nova, China's Economic Regulator has approved nine new official public operations, from which a maximum of 4,5 billion yuan (over 500 million euros) will be raised. Four companies will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, one on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the other four on ChiNext. From the suspension of the hypo [...]
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According to NOVA reports, former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will be the "main guest" of an international forum held in St. Petersburg, Russia, from today until 4 October. This was announced by Rousseff herself on her Facebook profile, according to which she will participate today in a panel dedicated to Latin America and globalization. The forum [...]
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Given the role it has held in the past, anyone would argue that this public company would never, ever violate the rules on payment times. Things, however, went differently: in 2016, in fact, Equitalia Spa (which, we recall, was suppressed on 1 July this year) paid the invoices of its suppliers in [...]
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The famous “Dieselgate” continues to significantly affect Volkswagen's finances. The well-known scandal of software capable of deceiving tests on harmful gas emissions led the German car manufacturer to an "unscheduled" expenditure of 2,5 billion euros only in the third quarter of 2017. The large sum was paid out to following […]
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The Third Sector Code introduces a wide and detailed discipline of the Voluntary Service Centers (CSV) and their funding system by the banking foundations (FOB), with the aim of solving a series of interpretative problems and doubts on the application that the old discipline imposed. The main innovations include the following: [...]
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Mediobanca strengthens the wealth management division with Emilio Franco who will join the group as managing director of Mediobanca Sgr (today Duemme Sgr, pending the completion of the merger of the Banca Esperia Group into Mediobanca), which will have as its objective the development and supervision of products of investment for the entire Mediobanca group. The Institute with [...]
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According to the findings of the Confindustria Study Center, industrial production increased by one percentage point compared to last August. The last quarter of this year starts with an acquisition of + 0,6%. Production, net of the different number of working days, increased in September by 3,1% compared to the same month last year; in August […]
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Today, at the headquarters of the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (Enea) in Rome, the conference "Research, innovation and technology transfer", promoted by the agency with the aim of discussing with the protagonists of the national cooperation system and of the main international institutions on the contribution of research and technological innovation [...]
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On Thursday 5 October at the Farnesina, the 2017 Ance Report will be presented on the presence of Italian construction companies in the world. With respect to this important event, Minister Alfano declared: "The report on the presence of Italian construction companies in the world, now in its eleventh edition, is presented for the tenth consecutive year [...]
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UniCredit and SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, have completed a financing transaction to support Ferretti Group in preparing new foreign contracts. The 35 million euro credit line, disbursed by UniCredit and guaranteed by SACE, is aimed at supporting the needs of working capital [...]
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The Italian Energy Summit of the Sole 24 Ore is in its seventeenth edition, which, through the comparison between companies, institutions and professionals, aimed to draw up a balance of global and national trends in the energy market, starting from industrial policy strategies in support of the sector and the challenges facing operators and consumers. [...]
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Enel launches the call to develop innovative projects in the field of renewable energy. The Electricity Group offers small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups the opportunity to collaborate with specialized technicians and use the facilities of the Catania Innovation Hub in Passo Martino for the design, implementation and testing of the selected ideas. The [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the meeting between Deputy Minister Andrea Olivero and the delegation of the State Wheat Administration of the People's Republic of China led by Deputy Minister Zhang Wufeng took place this morning. "The strategic partnership between Italy and China - declared Deputy Minister Andrea [...]
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Israel, natural gas device breakdown. Pollution Emergency Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection reported on Friday that there had been a breakdown on the natural gas device off the Ashkelon coast. The ministry announced that, despite the switch to liquid fuel, there had been no significant increase in air pollution. It is not […]
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Turkey, exports to Russia increased by 52,5 percent in the first eight months of the year According to news from Nova, exports from Turkey to Russia between January and August recorded a 52,5 percent increase. compared to the same period of the previous year, amounting to 1,6 billion dollars. The Assembly of Exporters reports [...]
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The Ambassador of Italy to the Russian Federation Cesare Maria Ragaglini went on a mission to the Samara Region in recent days, visiting the cities of Samara, Togliatti and Oktyabrsk. The Region is now characterized by a dynamic and rapidly expanding business fabric, capable of attracting many foreign investments in recent years, especially in the industrial sectors [...]
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Naftogaz, Ukraine's leading oil and gas company, has filed a complaint with an International Arbitration Tribunal in which it is claiming $ 5 billion in compensation from Russia for losses incurred as a result of the illegal seizure of assets belonging to to claim five billion dollars from Russia [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the draft law on fisheries has been approved in the Chamber, which is now being examined by the Senate. The bill aims to give an organic and concrete response to the fishing sector, which is strategic for the economy of many areas of our country, aiming [...]
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Passo Corese: new Amazon headquarters, 600 new jobs expected The second distribution structure in Italy of the big online commerce giant opens in Passo Corese, in the province of Rieti. This morning, storage operations began in the Amazon distribution center in the new logistics hub, the second distribution structure opened in [...]
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The former premier Enrico Letta speaking to the students during the II Edition of the Summer School, directed by Marco Meloni and underway in Cesenatico, expressed his opinion on the Brexit issue. "We will deeply discuss this issue, which is rarely talked about, but my personal assessment is that the risk of the exit of Great Britain [...]
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Jan Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku said: “Over the past two years we have collaborated very intensively with our clients on the design of these new ships, and the result is a truly new and original design, which combines with cutting-edge technology. . We are delighted to have brought all the experience we have to this project [...]
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The recent moves made by Europe, as a result of Great Britain's decision to leave the grouping of 28, have been characterized by the relaunch of European defense. The topic dealt with at the Almo Collegio Borromeo in Pavia by illustrious scholars, in the context of an institutional conference, on the future of Europe and its industrial component for defense, put in [...]
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Of course there we are: after the summer break, the work of the ministerial technicians continues, leading to the definitive farewell to sector studies. As foreseen by the corrective maneuver approved last spring, by the end of September the number of economic reliability indicators presented to the categories will rise to 37: 14 launched in July and [...]
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The American debt exceeds $ 20.000 trillion for the first time, and the race to the top does not seem destined to stop. The Trump administration is working on tax reform, with tax cuts for companies and the middle class that could put public finances under further pressure. The other hot dossier at [...]
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Africa confirms itself as a market with a strong potential for Italian SMEs. With the support of SACE, present on the Continent with offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi, FuturaSun has in fact exported photovoltaic modules to Uganda worth 120.000 euros. The intervention of SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the Group's export and internationalization hub [...]
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A great opportunity for information, dialogue and discussion on the present and future of payments. And, together, an incubator of ideas on innovation in financial services, and a discussion meeting able to promote dialogue between banks, entrepreneurs, PA, professionals, institutions and citizens. All this is Il Salone dei Pagamenti - Payvolution, the event organized [...]
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Although the latest Istat survey highlighted that the number of employees in July of this year, equal to just over 23 million units, returned to the same level as in 2008, the number of hours worked, on the other hand, decreased by over 1,1 billion (-5 percent). In the first 6 months of 2008, in fact, the workers [...]
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New rules for meal vouchers. From tomorrow the decree of the Ministry of Economic Development comes into force which allows you to spend up to eight meal vouchers at a time to go shopping, for example in a supermarket, and which also broadens the possibilities of their use. In fact, they can be used in markets, in farmhouses, in [...]
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Mario Draghi takes time on Qe Quantitative easing: the decision on the next downsizing of the bond purchase program postponed to October. And it does so by pushing itself to the maximum limit in the field of exchange rates: it describes the strong euro as a "source of uncertainty" that is beginning to worry. But the euro, instead of depreciating as expected, driven by [...]
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Leonardo is confirmed for the eighth consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Europe. The consolidated presence in the Dow Jones stock indices reflects the Group's commitment to a path of sustainability that integrates environmental, social and governance issues within business strategies and in support of business processes and the ability to innovate. The indices [...]
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Donald Trump is unlikely to appoint Gary Cohn to lead the Federal Reserve. The Wall Street Journal writes that the American president is willing to consider other candidates for the chair that will be held until next February by Janet Yellen. The name of the White House economic adviser was seen on the pole [...]
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In recent weeks, the Council of Ministers has given the definitive go-ahead for the Reform of the Third Sector: for the first time, what the third sector is defined by law and the creation of a single national Register has been launched. Next Friday, October 6, it will be held at the […]
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The third auction of local aged cheeses, complete with a qualified auctioneer from the prestigious Von Morenberg auction house in Trento, saw the active and enthusiastic participation of two names of excellence in Italian and international cuisine: the multi-starred chef Massimo Bottura, whose restaurant "Osteria Francescana" was named the best in the world in 2016, famous [...]
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Strong rises in bitcoin could drive the digital currency to an exorbitant $ 250.000, up from around $ 4.600 today, over the next ten years. This would send bitcoin's market capitalization to 5.000 trillion over the same time frame. To predict this type of scenario is Aaron Lasher, co-founder of Breawallet, [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that Deputy Minister Andrea Olivero today took part in the informal meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers in Tallinn, which among its main topics was risk management in agriculture. "The recent market crises - declared the Deputy Minister - have shown [...]
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In the next few days the Chamber of Deputies will discuss in plenary session the motions presented by the Deputies of the PD, Forza Italia, the 5 Star Movement, the Northern League, the Brothers of Italy, the Italian Left and ALA. The Secretary General of the Associazione Imprese Oggi, Marrigo Rosato and the President of the National Association wrote this in a joint statement [...]
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On Thursday 7 September 2017, the press conference to present the Memorandum of Understanding between Confindustria and UBI Banca will be held at Confindustria. The agreement is aimed at encouraging the development of innovation projects and digital transformation of the production system. In particular, it provides for a series of initiatives to offer, through the Digital Innovation Hubs set up within the [...]
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“We are working with Minister Calenda to extend the mandatory labeling of the origin of raw materials, as made with milk, pasta and rice, to tomato-derived products. A commitment that we confirm today in the face of an important operation for the supply chain with the union of the Pomi and De Rica brands. The experience of the Casalasco Tomato Consortium can make [...]
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Everything is ready for the conference that will start this evening in Guardia Piemontese on the theme of thermalism. The conference will be attended not only by the President of the Calabria Region, Mario Oliverio, but also by the deputy Stefania Covello who declared: "The spa sector is a strategic sector for the country, too often underestimated in the south and which instead can represent [...]
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According to what emerges from a study done by the CGIA Research Office, every Italian pays 8 euros in taxes a year. A very long list of taxes made up of additional, excise duties, taxes, surcharges, taxes, withholdings. Again according to the CGIA, the first 10 taxes are worth 421,1 billion euros and guarantee 85,3% of the total tax revenue which in [...]
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The thought of pushing Washington to impose sanctions on banks that do business with Pyongyang is growing stronger in the United States, considering that for the moment the UN sanctions have not curbed North Korea's nuclear ambitions. In the last few weeks, some steps in this direction have already been taken, last [...]
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Rome, Rio de Janeiro, August 30, 2017 - Enel, through its Brazilian renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participações (“EGPB”), has started production of the Delfina wind farm, which has a total installed capacity of 180 MW. The plant is located in the municipality of Campo Formoso, in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil. "The entrance […]
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The economy minister Bruno Le Maire returns to talk about the Stx-Fincantieri case declaring that he wants to reach an agreement with Italy by the end of September: "My desire and my will is to reach an agreement with our Italian friends on the shipyards "that should have passed to the group [...]
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Russia produced 10,18 million barrels per day in June, maintaining its place at the top of the world oil output rankings for the fourth consecutive month. Data from the Rosstat federal state service highlighted this. With a total production of 9,95 million barrels, Saudi Arabia was ranked second in the same [...]
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The Persian carpet brings Iranians and Americans closer and closer, who, especially after the end of Barack Obama's mandate, have two decidedly hostile governments, but who are increasingly esteemed for this art and for the pleasure of business. With the import of 196 million dollars worth of carpets, the United States in 2016 [...]
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In the last 8 years (*) we have lost almost 158.000 active businesses between artisan shops and small neighborhood shops (**). Of these, over 145.000 worked in crafts and just over 12.000 in small businesses. The CGIA estimates that just under 400.000 employees lost their jobs following these closures. "The crisis, the [...]
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Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen defends the rules on finance that, after the Wall Street crisis, "made the system substantially safer" and her personal legacy, speaking of "important progress" on the US central bank's goals. . No comment on monetary policy but an indirect warning to President Donald Trump who promised to loosen the grip of [...]
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"Their entry into the world of work reconciles the interests of businesses and families" Regarding the measures aimed at facilitating the hiring of young people, Confindustria reiterates that to obtain the desired strong impact it will be necessary to invest sufficient resources to guarantee full tax relief for first three years, obviously with the limits that will be useful [...]
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The anomalous temperatures that have hit our peninsula and in particular southern Italy are causing great damage not only on agricultural cultures but also where water is in abundance. Not only fields and agricultural crops, therefore, but also marine molluscs such as mussels and oysters that die because of too high temperatures [...]
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Great success for Birra Morena at the International Beer Challenge in London. The Lucanian company won a prize with the four beers presented in the competition: for the Morena Unica silver medal for taste and bronze for the packaging and label; bronze medal for the Celtic Super Morena, for the Bio Lucana Morena and for [...]
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According to data from the CGIA Research Office, in the last 5 years (2010-2015) extortion complaints have increased by 64,2 percent: in absolute values they have gone from 5.992 to 9.839. The most important percentage increases concerned the regions of the Northeast in particular: in Trentino Alto Adige of +188 percent (in value [...]
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Renato Brunetta, group leader of Forza Italia, commented in an interview for “Il Mattino”: “Frankly, I don't understand how Gentiloni can rejoice, given that we are in the middle of the relegation zone. There is no employment, debt and deficits are increasing. It is Europe that is growing and not Italy, which receives only a small part of the enormous work that the president [...]
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As planned, Samsung is ready to launch the brand new “Note 8” next week. A decisive appointment for Samsung Electronics that with the new release aims to redeem the failure of the Note 7. A crucial week also for the heir to the Samsung empire, the Seoul Court, in fact, next Friday will rule on Lee's fate [ ...]
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5,6 million active customers from Mobile in 2016. In the Abi Lab Annual Report, the point on the development and potential of the bank on the move. In 2016 there were 5,6 million active users of the bank on the move, with an 11% increase in the number of customers from Smartphones and Tablets, with the first [...]
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Based on the Istat and Prometeia forecast data, the CGIA Studies Office estimates that in the last part of the year we will be able to count on 123 thousand new employees and 36 thousand fewer unemployed. Although the forecasts are positive, in comparison with the second half of 2016, the gap, compared to 2007 (pre-crisis year), is still very important. Compared to 10 [...]
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Finally the worst is definitely behind us, however it is a recovery that does not yet involve the whole country; just think of small businesses whose sales were down by 0,6% in the first 6 months of the year or crafts where active businesses, at the end of June 2017, were down by 1,2 percent compared to [ ...]
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The American president signed a decree that, in fact, authorizes the launch of investigations into China to ascertain that there are no violations of intellectual property and the theft of technology, with the aim of "protecting American workers" and combating and fight "piracy". For some time, President Trump has been watching with [...]
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THE INFFICIENCY OF THE PA HAS ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS GREATER THAN TAX EVASION The malfunctioning of the Italian public administration (PA) continues to have a very negative impact on the economy of our country, holding back its recovery. And although the comparison presents a whole series of limitations, we can generally say that the inability, waste and mismanagement [...]
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The initiatives of banks in Italy on the suspension of installments or extension of loans to SMEs are continuing at full speed. As at 30 June 2017, 16.697 applications for suspension of payment of installments were accepted for a total residual debt equal to € 4,8 billion and greater liquidity available to [...]
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In 2016, thanks to the tax control and verification activities carried out by the Guardia di Finanza, over 27.500 irregular positions were reported among total tax evaders, paratotal, and partially illegal workers. This action to combat tax and social security evasion has made it possible to “subtract” offenders from 55,7 billion euros in taxable income; a lower amount [...]
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A delegation from the German company Siemens arrived yesterday in Ubari, in southern Libya, to activate the first turbine of the city's steam-powered thermoelectric power plant. This was reported by the information website “Libya Observer”, citing sources from the Minister for Local Directives, Baddad Gansu. The turbine will add 160 megawatts to the local power grid. [...]
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The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said that all the pipelines connecting Al Zawiya to Tripoli, including those that draw from the southern Sharara oil field, have been reopened after a few hours of closure. Pipeline number 16, which connected the field in southern Libya, is operational after "a group of demonstrators" had closed it, explained Noc, [...]
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Confindustria considers the construction of the new TAP gas pipeline an essential element for the construction of a national energy strategy, which focuses on the sustainability, safety and competitiveness of the country's energy supply sources ", said Stefan Pan Vice President for Territorial Cohesion, commenting on the convened table by Minister De Vincenti at Palazzo Chigi on investments [...]
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The "stake" on the table, which sees the confrontation of Italy and France, becomes higher and higher. The game between the two countries, which began with the leadership of the shipyards at stake, extends to that of telecommunications with Rome threatening to activate the special powers (golden power) on Tim, after the activity of [...]
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“Today the Corvette contract, signed with our Fincantieri, starts, which provides for 5 billion euros for the supply, over 5 years, of 7 naval units destined for the Qatar Navy. The project will employ around 1000 workers in Italy. It is not just a sales contract, but a long-term collaboration […]
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Enel Finance International NV, the financial company of the Group controlled by Enel SpA ("Enel"), following the exercise of the repurchase option "Redemption at the option of the Issuer (Issuer Call)" required by the offer documentation and the publication of the relevant notification on 13 July 2017, will purchase the entire amount of a bond loan equal to [...]
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The official meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano with the executive president of the Qatari investment fund “Qatar Investment Authority”, Sheikh Abdallah bin Mohammed al Thani, is scheduled for today. The minister's visit to Qatar will continue with the meeting of the president of Qatar Museums, Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al Thani, and [...]
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A tense confrontation held initially in an icy climate and continued with the confirmation of the respective intransigent positions clearly distant, closes, if only with a joint declaration that leaves a small opening for a possible agreement to be found at the Franco-French bilateral summit. Italian, scheduled for September 27th. Despite the [...]
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The expected meeting between the French Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire and the Ministers of Economy and Economic Development Pier Carlo Padoan and Carlo Calenda ended with a “stalemate”. The French minister's proposal for a shareholding split between the two countries, with Italian leadership, as announced, was [...]
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CONFINDUSTRIA, POSITIVE MEASURES FOR RELAUNCHING INVESTMENTS AND SUPPORTING COMPETITIVENESS Rome, 1 August 2017 - Confindustria expresses its appreciation for the conclusion of the parliamentary procedure of the South Decree. investments in the South started in recent months and [...]
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Cairo (Egypt), 01 August 2017: The Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail meets the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi During the meeting, which focused mainly on the future of the Zohr mega field and on the positive impact this will have in the national energy economy, CEO Claudio Descalzi illustrated to the Prime Minister the stages that are marking the [...]
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Close collaboration between ABI and the National Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts in the context of training and information initiatives and projects on topics of common interest such as taxation, regulation and the most recent news both on banking and financial issues and on economic issues and social. This is the objective of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in [...]
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GDP growth of +1,3% in 2017 and stable at this level also in the following two years. The quality of banking assets improved between 2017 and 2019, with an average annual reduction of 15% in net non-performing loans, and a decrease in the ratio of net non-performing loans to loans of over 40% over the three-year period. Increase the […]
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The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt today in Manama gave their willingness to start talks with Qatar as long as there is a willingness to block funding and support for terrorism. In the joint press conference organized at the end of the meeting with the […]
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As reported by the pan-Arab newspaper al Hayat, today Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Egypt and Baharein will discuss new sanctions against Qatar during a meeting in Manama. On June 5, the three states and Egypt cut off relations with Qatar accusing it of supporting terrorist groups and being close to Iran [...]
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Even the Financial Time launches criticism towards President Macron and his request to renegotiate the agreement made with the previous French government, thus insinuating a lack of trust in Italy. The English newspaper writes: "The nationalization of Stx increases the sense of betrayal in Rome" adding that "while the French president has all the [...]
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The results of the study on the activities and the public of the Festival of Creative Culture presented In the broad and articulated "Action Plan" in support of art and culture, developed by ABI with banks operating in Italy, Festival of Creative Culture aims to bring young people between the ages of 6 [...]
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The Minister of Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, who spoke at the meeting of "Forza Europa" (Rome), referring to the Fincantieri case, announced that during the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday with the French Minister Bruno LeMaire NDR, Italy will be firm and decisive : “It is a question of respect and dignity - says the Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda. Not […]
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Between January 2015 and June 2017, the "First Home Guarantee Fund", established by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, made operational thanks to a memorandum of understanding with Abi (Italian Banking Association) and which sees the collaboration of 174 banks and financial intermediaries participating in the initiative, received 35.051 requests for access to state guarantees in order to [...]
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In recent months, 4 small entrepreneurs from Cori have benefited from the MICROCREDIT provided by the Lazio Region with the FONDO FUTURO call, presented through the Associazione Imprese Oggi - Confimprese Italia. This is a disbursement of approximately € 100.000,00 at a rate of 1% repayable in 7 years in favor of a start - up, for two years [...]
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According to data from the CGIA Studies Office, our companies pay 105,6 billion euros a year to the tax authorities: in the European Union only German companies pay a higher total amount, 135,6 billion, although it should be remembered that Germany has 22 million more inhabitants than Italy. But the tax burden on Italian companies did not [...]
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On July 25, the meeting of the EU member countries was held, under the presidency of Estonia, now president on duty, on the thorny problem of the diversification of energy supply sources, to reduce the monopoly of energy dependence on Russia. The North Stream II project, the additional gas pipeline wanted by Germany and Russia, which [...]
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Eni, through the company EniServizi, has finalized the sale to IDeA Fimit SGR, as the management company of the Milan Development 1 fund - underwritten by GWM Group - of the project and the area on which the new headquarters will be built, which the company will take leased upon completion of the work. The operation causes the project [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that, subject to the positive opinion of the Chambers and the State-Regions Conference, the legislative decree containing provisions concerning the internal market for rice has been definitively approved today by the Council of Ministers, in implementation of delegation provided by the Agriculture Associate. "Let's kick off a [...]
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New market ideas come from Alessandro Profumo CEO of Leonardo during the conference held with analysts. The CEO, in his presentation, after thanking his predecessor Mauro Moretti for the work done, presented an analysis of all Leonardo's sectors. In particular, I set the goal of accelerating on the side [...]
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Economy Minister Bruno Le Marie said that France, with the installation of the new Macron government, is reviewing the agreement for the sale of the shipyard to the Italian Fincantieri. “We have made the decision to exercise the state pre-emption right on Stx. We want to ensure that the exceptional skills of the Saint-Nazares shipyards, as well as the [...]
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Moleskine, a brand that supports creativity and talent, and Digital Magics, a business incubator listed on AIM Italia of the Italian Stock Exchange, launch the Moleskine Open Innovation Program project: a Call addressed to Italian and international startups and scaleups. From today until September 24, 2017 it will be possible to send your application through the website https://openinnovation.moleskine.com, where you can find the terms to participate. [...]
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Leonardo's Board of Directors, which met today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, unanimously examined and approved the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2017. Alessandro Profumo, Leonardo's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "The half-year results confirm the solidity of Leonardo and the commitment to achieving the set objectives of cash generation, [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that Minister Maurizio Martina has met the new Secretary of Agriculture of the American administration Sonny Perdue in Washington. The meeting offered the opportunity to start a first confrontation between the two countries in view of the agricultural G7, scheduled in Bergamo on 14 and 15 October, on [...]
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Prizes of 150, 75 and 50 thousand euros awarded for the design of a type of flyover to be replicated on the road and motorway network of competence After the announcement last October of the short-list of the 10 finalists who participated in the competition of ideas "Reinventa Cavalcavia", the commission of experts chaired by Professor Francesca Moraci, director of [...]
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The PNI - National Innovation Award 28 will be presented on Friday 2017 July 11.30, at 2017 am. The meeting will be held in the Board of Directors Room of the Rectorate of the Federico II University of Naples, in corso Umberto I, 40. Speakers Gaetano Manfredi, Rector of Federico II, Giovanni Perrone, PNICube President, Mario Raffa, PNICube Board of Directors, Valeria Fascione, Councilor for Innovation, Internationalization and Startup of the Campania Region, and Ambrogio Prezioso, [...]
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The AW169 helicopter won the tender announced by the Norwegian Police for the new helicopter dedicated to public safety tasks in the country. The customer recently announced this, kicking off the modernization of its helicopter component. The contract, which is expected to be signed in August 2017, provides for the purchase of three helicopters, with an option for a further three units, [...]
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Snam has signed a EUR 310 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to finance some projects aimed at strengthening the Italian gas system, making the network even safer, more efficient, flexible and interconnected. The financing, explains a note, is aimed at investments for an overall cost [...]
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According to Carlo Calenda, Minister of Economic Development, it is necessary to defend ourselves and return to economic nationalism. This is the message that emerges from the words spoken by the Minister during an interview with the weekly Tempi which will be on newsstands tomorrow. In the interview, Calenda after evaluating the Industry 4.0 Plan at almost 20 billion in [...]
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The Board of Directors of FINCANTIERI SpA ("Fincantieri" or the "Company"), meeting under the chairmanship of Giampiero Massolo, examined and approved the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2017, drawn up in compliance with international accounting standards (IFRS). On the sidelines of the Board meeting, Giuseppe Bono, Chief Executive Officer of Fincantieri, commented: "The operating and financial results achieved in the first half of 2017 [...]
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Human traffickers in the Mediterranean used old disused fishing boats, purchased from Algerian and Tunisian fishermen. Since the soldiers of the various international military missions have begun to destroy these precarious boats, the "refugee boats" have come out "afloat". This is how the strange rubber boats made to measure for migrants are called that you can easily buy [...]
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Leonardo's new plant in L'Aquila dedicated to the Group's avionics activities was inaugurated today. With the site of Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales, 67% and Leonardo, 33%), opened in 2013, the production center of Leonardo was born in the Abruzzo capital. In the Region, the Company is present with two other centers of excellence [...]
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The Italian group Italdesign has signed a partnership agreement with CRRC Guangzhou Electric Locomotive. The Italian company has joined forces with the Chinese transport giant to produce a new tram for Guangzhou, which with its 14 million inhabitants is the third most populous city in China. The tram, which will enter [...]
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The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund could be relocated from Washington to Beijing. This was stated, as a possibility, by the director general of the institute Christine Lagarde at the Center for Global Development, a think tank in Washington, on the day in which the institute updated its economic estimates by reducing those of the USA and raising those of Italy, Lagarde has […]
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Confindustria strongly supports Milan's candidacy to host the European Medicines Agency. A country project with a high symbolic value that we share with the presidents of Assolombarda and Farmindustria and that we consider a fair recognition of our status as the second manufacturing reality in Europe ". Thus the president Vincenzo Boccia, who continues: "Milan presents the best [...]
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Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met Saad Sherida Alkaabi, President and Chief Executive of Qatar Petroleum, today in Doha. The parties discussed various aspects of the current and possible future cooperation between Qatar and Eni in the LNG sector and in the oil sector in general. As part of the visit, Claudio Descalzi met the Emir of Qatar Tamim [...]
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Saudi Arabia is preparing to experience “close to zero” economic growth this year. This is the forecast of the International Monetary Fund which, in the wake of the fall in oil prices, the cut in production and the consequent contraction in revenues for an economy strictly dependent on crude oil, has cut the estimates on the country's GDP, bringing them by [ ...]
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According to a survey carried out by ABI, in five years the small business area with foreign ownership has grown by 65%. If in 2010 the current accounts held by foreign entrepreneurs amounted to 74.237, in 2015 they were 122.494, showing an average annual growth rate of 10,5%. Equal to 4,9% of the total number of immigrant account holders, the [...]
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In 2016, the trade balance of 'made in Italy' products recorded a positive value of 121,6 billion euros: a figure almost in line with what has happened in recent years. A result, however, that 'obscures' the negative result achieved by 'non-made' manufacturing products (-31,2 billion euros) which, traditionally, are attributable to sectors characterized [...]
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The largest and most important program ever launched for the Mediterranean area, both in terms of economic investment and the number of countries involved ". This is how Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, defined PRIMA - Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area, which he considers the most [...]
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The Undersecretary of State for Defense, Hon. Gioacchino Alfano signed, at the "Federico II" University of Naples, two framework agreements for collaboration with the University and the interinstitutional Stress Consortium - Technological Development and Research for a seismically safe and ecoSustainability - concerning the definition and implementation of research activity projects, technical-scientific consultancy [...]
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The ministry of agricultural, food and forestry policies announces that some measures have been activated to combat the drought emergency. Three main axes of intervention: activation of the national solidarity fund, increase in advances from European CAP funds, 700 million euros for the plan to strengthen and improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructures. "We are in the field [...]
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Protectionism has once again become a central theme in the international political debate. The victory of "Leave" in the referendum on Brexit and the election of Trump as president of the United States have re-emerged the idea that greater nationalism (commercial and political) can be a factor of protection of the local economy and of relaunching the 'economic activity. It is no coincidence that [...]
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Eni presents the 16th edition of the World Oil and Gas Review, the world statistical review on oil and gas reserves, production and consumption. A particular focus is dedicated to the quality of crude oils and the refining sector. This year the Review presents two important innovations. For the first time, a section dedicated to renewable sources is included - biofuels, wind [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the decree has been signed which, urgently and temporarily, sets the ceiling for Mediterranean swordfish catches at 4.039 tons for the current fishing season. "The provision - commented Undersecretary Giuseppe Castiglione - was necessary, pending [...]
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The companies will develop innovative solutions for the benefit of their respective operating areas Fincantieri, world leader in the construction of cruise ships, and Mapei, a leading company in the chemical sector for the construction industry, with a branch specializing in products for shipbuilding, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement on research and innovation. Through […]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that today, on the occasion of the visit of the Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Minister Maurizio Martina to the Ferrara Reclamations, an innovative project for the diffusion of precision agriculture in small and medium-sized enterprises was presented agricultural Italians. The project sees a public-private partnership between [...]
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The recovery of the South continues, driven by its businesses: this, in summary, is the picture that emerges from the mid-year Check Up that Confindustria and SRM (study center of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group) dedicate to the economy and southern society. After a 2015 that saw the southern regions grow more than the national average, the anticipations [...]
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Eni began today the operations to restart the Val d'Agri Oil Center (COVA) in Viggiano, after receiving the resolution of the Council of the Basilicata Region. The resumption of operational activities of the plant follows the positive opinions issued by the competent bodies following the investigations and verifications that confirmed the integrity of the plant and the [...]
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In 2016, trade between Italy and China exceeded 38 billion euros, with Italian exports worth over 11 billion euros, up by about 6% compared to last year. Italy is the third European destination for Chinese investments and 168 Chinese groups have already invested in our country, especially by participating [...]
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The President of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi, commenting on the poverty present in Italy, reports on Facebook he reports part of the interview published in “Il Mattino”. The President declares that: “In dramatic moments it is necessary to have the courage to risk a real revolution. Italy is taking steps backwards from many points of view. On the ground of [...]
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The euro zone needs a common budget to increase investment, and Germany should be willing to do more in Europe, perhaps by increasing its financial contribution to the community bloc, SPD leader Martin Schulz said in a strategy paper presented on Sunday. . "Germany is a great country, but [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron, after days spent with Trump, said he had concrete hopes that the American president could reverse his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. "Trump told me he would try to find a solution in the coming months," Macron told the paper [...]
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In recent times, the Government has put in place a battery of tools to facilitate the growth of the South, after the long period of crisis between 2008 and 2015 has further widened the gap between the two macro areas of the country. Starting with the Tax Credit for new hires in the South and [...]
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The projects, funded for quality and technological relevance, will benefit from European resources through the National Operational Program for Infrastructures and Networks 2014-2020 (PON) and the Multiannual Work Program 2014-2020 of the Connecting Europe Facility for Trans-European Transport Networks The road company has in fact received the green light from Europe to obtain [...]
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On Tuesday 18 July 2017, at 10.30 am, the presentation of the eighth edition of the Annual Report, "China in 2017 - Scenarios and perspectives for businesses", prepared by the Business Studies Center of the Italy China Foundation will take place at the Foreign Ministry ( CeSIF). The Annual Report, published by the Italy-China Foundation, is among the most important "outlook" on China [...]
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In Italy, the economic crisis, the most serious in peacetime in unitary history, has significantly lowered the average income per inhabitant (-11,6% from 2007 to 2014). This general decline in the level of well-being has reduced a substantial number of families and people into poverty. There are 1 million 619 thousand families in absolute poverty, [...]
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The low-cost airline Easyjet has announced the planning of two new flights from Tel Aviv to Italy. The flights for the Israeli city will now depart not only from Milan - an active route since 2014 - but also from Naples and Venice. The flights will be active from next October 31st / November 4th and will operate throughout the year. Flights from [...]
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Extensive operation conducted by the Company of Lodi of the Guardia di Finanza, under the direction of the Public Prosecutor of Lodi, which employs over 80 financiers. The Fiamme Gialle carried out 23 searches and the application of seizures of movable, immovable and financial assets, in Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany and Calabria, for a [...]
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The ceremony for the cutting of the first sheet metal was held today at the Stabia plant in Fincantieri, which starts the work of the multirole amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock). The new unit will be delivered in 2022 and is part of the renewal plan of the operational lines of the naval units of the Navy decided by [...]
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Qatar's diplomatic tensions with its neighbors are affecting world markets due to financial instability among the Gulf economies. The diplomatic ax, wanted by some Gulf States that have cut ties with Qatar on alleged support for terrorism, which Doha denies - was also the consequence [...]
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Eni successfully drilled a new well in the Mexican offshore: new resources and prospects for the Amoca field Thanks to the results of the new well, Eni increases the resources in place of Amoca to 1 billion boe, thus paving the way for the construction of a accelerated development plan. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 12 July 2017 [...]
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In his opening speech, Minister Angelino Alfano began by saying: “This must not be the summit of wishes, but that of results - it is necessary to launch an economic agenda to accompany the European integration process of the Western Balkans region. Operation that is in our national interest, but also in that of the sex [...]
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No changes, despite the attempts to meet the savers of the two Venetian banks and to impose a squeeze on the responsibilities of managers, the decree that builds the framework for the intervention of Banca Intesa and the government for the rescue of Veneto Banca and Popolare Vicenza is preparing to be voted with confidence by [...]
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Industrial production resumes in May after the decline in April. The seasonally adjusted index recorded an increase of 0,7% compared to April. This is evident from the Istat data. Adjusted for calendar effects, in May 2017 the index increased in trend terms by 2,8%. On average for the first five months of the year, production is [...]
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Assonave, the 2016 "the year of reckoning", Fincantieri confirms itself as the first Italian company
The Assembly of Associates and Aggregates of ASSONAVE, the Association that represents a large part of the Italian shipbuilding industry, was held today in Rome, under the presidency of Ambassador Vincenzo Petrone. The result was a picture of the world shipbuilding sector now split in two, with the Cruise sector in extreme health, the military and nautical sectors recording [...]
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Rapid survey on industrial production Industrial activity in further recovery: + 0,4% in June over May The CSC notes an increase in industrial production of 0,4% in June over May, when there was a recovery of 0,7% on April, announced today by ISTAT1. In the second quarter of 2017 there was an increase of 0,7% on the first, which had [...]
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According to the German newspaper, Italy, among the European participants at the G-20 summit, is the country with the worst growth prospects. Its debt to GDP ratio is the highest after that of Japan. However, no concrete solutions are seen in the country, not even for the refugee crisis. Politicians, writes the "Frankfurter Allgemeine [...]
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Oil, Russia: Libya and Nigeria participation in the decision to invite Libya and Nigeria to a meeting of the OPEC-Non-OPEC Technical Committee (JTC) to monitor the implementation of the oil output cut agreement will be taken within two weeks . This was announced by the Russian energy minister Alexander Novak. "We have already spoken with the OPEC Secretary General, [...]
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In recent times, the Government has put in place a battery of tools to facilitate the growth of the South, after the long period of crisis between 2008 and 2015 has further widened the gap between the two macro areas of the country. Starting with the Tax Credit for new hires in the South and [...]
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We have approved a package of projects, programs and tenders for almost 53 million euros, testifying to the Government's ongoing commitment in the sector of development cooperation, a pillar of our foreign policy as it is an increasingly important strategic investment”. Thus the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, commented today [...]
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Dear Tito Boeri… I don't know why you made that absurd prediction until 2040, but it is evident that it lacks any foundation. Impossible to be so precise between now and 2040. It's 23 years. 23 years ago everything was different…. And no, dear president of the institution that SPENDS MORE THAN ANY OTHER in the EU [...]
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Following the approval by the regulatory authorities, Eni today finalized the sale to Eneco of 100% of Eni Gas & Power NV / SA, active in the gas & power retail business in Belgium, and of its subsidiary Eni Wind Belgium NV / SA. The sale agreement was signed last March in [...]
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Currently, the zeroing of the interest rate is not producing significant increases on investments and therefore the effects on the real market are too weak. The cause could be attributed to the lack of willingness to invest, the result of a strong distrust of the market, as consumers seem reluctant to buy. I agree with Keynes that [...]
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Diplomatic sources have reported to AGI that a delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Transport will arrive in Trieste on the occasion of the "14th Implementation Meeting of Eu-China Maritime Agreement", a multilateral body born in 2002 and operational since 2008 which aims to improve the conditions of intercontinental maritime transport. The delegation will also be composed of [...]
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Leaders of the world's major economies met to seek shared solutions on trade and climate change. The insiders of the respective delegations worked all night to find agreements close to the indications of the leaders. Angela Merkel entertained the guests with a concert at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, where they listened to [...]
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Economic policies are divided into fiscal and monetary. The latter in the “Eurozone” area are governed by the European Central Bank, which controls interest rates and the money supply mainly through open market operations, including refinancing, fine-tuning and structural operations. These operations cause the introduction or absorption of money, for [...]
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US President Donald Trump has already announced before the summit that he wants to exit the Paris climate agreement, and expresses a position largely incompatible with the opening of his interlocutors to globalized free trade. With its motto "America first" it has initiated a renegotiation of the agreements already signed by the US and has not [...]
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The twenty most important economies in the world are in Hamburg for the traditional political meeting, again there is the American President Trump who has based his presidential action on different assumptions from his predecessor. President Trump's electoral campaign had "America first" as its logo and related topics will be related to trade, [...]
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The ceremony for the sheet metal cutting of the third ship of the "Vista" class that Fincantieri is building for Carnival Cruise Line, a brand of the Carnival Corporation Group, was held today at the Marghera plant. Delivery is scheduled for autumn 2019. The new unit it will be the sister ship of "Carnival Vista", delivered in Monfalcone in April 2016, and of "Carnival Horizon", [...]
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The conditions in Libya still do not give peace of mind, they are not those that allow the Farnesina to recommend going to Libya from the point of view of commercial travel and tourism. However, we wanted to move forward, creating a first opportunity to meet with the desire to reach out to Libya on another engine: [...]
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Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyid Erdogan. They will be the protagonists of the G20 summit which opens today in Hamburg, Germany, in an armored city escorted by 20 agents. The summit will be important not so much for the decisions to be taken (after the G7 in Taormina there are no significant expectations), as [...]
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After more than four years of negotiations, the political OK finally arrives to finalize an agreement now largely defined ”. Thus Lisa Ferrarini Vice President of Confindustria for Europe. “First of all, the European negotiators must be recognized for having traced an ambitious perimeter and for having achieved satisfactory results up to now. In addition to duties, particularly high for [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that 5667 applications have been submitted by farmers to access the contributions provided by the Milk Fund. The allocated budget of 25 million euros will be distributed in full to these companies. The measure saw a strong simplification action in the new year and now the [...]
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A historic agreement ", which closes" 30 years of litigation "and finally" 15-16 months of negotiations "on the node of the motorway concessions was concluded this afternoon in Brussels between the Italian Minister of Infrastructure, Graziano Delrio, and the European Commissioner at the Margrethe Vestager Competition. Delrio himself reported this to journalists upon leaving the meeting, specifying [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that Vice Minister Andrea Olivero met a Sudanese delegation, composed of Abdel Latif Ahmed - Federal Minister of Agriculture, Bushara Gumaa Aaron - Federal Minister of Animal Resources and El Dukheri - Head of AOAD (Arab Organization for Agricultural Development). The meeting made it possible to […]
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Further protection for the benefit of secondary bondholders and measures on directors' liability. These are the two changes to the Veneto Bank Savings Decree being studied by the government which should be approved by the Finance Committee of the Chamber. These are two innovations still being examined by the executive as they can only be approved if they do not impact on the system [...]
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Stop the free trade treaty with Canada (Ceta) which legitimizes the imitations of many Italian agri-food excellences, opening the doors to the invasion of durum wheat and meat at zero duty. It is for this reason that thousands of breeders, farmers, consumers, trade unionists, environmentalists have come to Rome from all over Italy to demonstrate in Piazza Montecitorio. [...]
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Africa has assumed a prominence of absolute priority in Italian foreign policy. I met all the African Ambassadors on May 25, to celebrate Africa Day with them, and I am very happy to find a large number of them today, together with the management of the Italian Geographic Society (SGI) ”. With these words, Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that a bilateral meeting was held this morning at the Palazzo dell'Agricoltura between Minister Maurizio Martina and the Minister of Post-Conflict Rafael Pardo, one of the protagonists of the Colombian pacification page wanted by the President Santos. On the occasion of the meeting a memorandum was signed [...]
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GE Power and Fincantieri have today reached a significant milestone for the joint development of an innovative emissions control system, aimed at reducing pollution in the maritime sector. The new solution bears the name of "Shipboard Pollutant Removal System" (Shipboard PRS), and will be functional to the abatement of emissions in compliance with the most stringent directives [...]
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It is important to see our Europe with non-European eyes from a geopolitical point of view: this could enrich our knowledge, give us a second opinion, before major events such as the political elections. Europe, today, is waiting for two major elective events that will affect Germany and Italy. The elections in these two countries [...]
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Piaggio Group: 5-year bond issued with SACE for a total of 30 million euros. The bond is intended for institutional investors and will support the Piaggio Group in its internationalization plan. Milan, 03 July 2017 - Following what was communicated on 3 May, the Piaggio Group announces that it has issued a bond to [...]
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US President Donald Trump phoned Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Topics covered involved North Korea's nuclear power and the out-of-control business in the steel market. The talks will go on during the meetings to be held with both leaders on the sidelines of [...]
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"Starting tomorrow, Monday 3 July at 9.00, our garrison in Piazza Bocca della Verità to protest against resolution 30/2017, or the municipal regulation of itinerant trade wanted by the president of the trade commission, Andrea Coia. We will go on to the bitter end with the sit-in until a serious and constructive path is started between [...]
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Six out of ten Britons want to keep EU citizenship, in addition to that of the United Kingdom, even after Brexit, so their right to stay, work, study and travel in the countries of the European Union, emerges from a survey by the London School of Economics of which the Observer reports. Many of them are also willing to pay [...]
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The tax burden is rising, incomes and consumption for families are also growing, the deficit is falling. This is the photograph taken by Istat for the first quarter of this year, which highlights on the one hand encouraging signs in terms of the purchasing power of households, at the top since 2011, on the other hand the slight increase in the tax burden that reaches 38,9%. [...]
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In the third quarter of 2017, for typical households, the cost of electricity increased while that of gas fell. This was reported by the Energy Authority. From 1 July the cost of electricity will rise again by 2,8%, while the price of gas will record a further decline of 2,9%. The changes are related to the expected trend [...]
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The European Union must recognize the problems of the EU budget funding deficit due to the UK withdrawal and the need for new financial priorities. The conception of the future EU budget must be based on a clear vision of Europe's priorities and on the determination to invest in the sectors that will ensure its economic power, durability, […]
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A source from the Russian aviation industry has made it known that Russia will cease production of AN-148 aircraft built by the Ukrainian company ANTONOV (twin-engine used for regional and local routes). The last two aircraft are being built in Voronezh. At the end of the works the aircraft will no longer be developed. Photo: www.airliners.net
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We used to taste a champagne flute on all American flights in the "business class". From today Delta Airlines, one of the major American and world companies, has changed and decided to focus everything on Italian prosecco. From today, in fact, the distribution [...] has started on an experimental basis on some national flights in the United States of America.
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Brexit secretary David Davis, interviewed by the BBC, said Prime Minister Theresa May will offer EU citizens residing in the UK the same rights as the British. Davis in fact declared: "EU citizens will have the same rights as residents, same rights at work, health, welfare, pensions and so [...]
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The secretary of the PD Matteo Renzi analyzing the final data of the 2017 administrative ballot comments on Facebook: “The results of the 2017 administrative offices are patchy. As is almost always the case for administrative offices. In the total number of mayors won we are ahead of the Democratic Party, but it could have been better: the overall result [...]
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The Italian public debt, in the last two years, has grown at the rate of over 2 billion euros per month. This is what Unimpresa claims, which after carrying out an analysis of the public debt declared: “The chasm in the state accounts has widened by almost 50 billion from 2.220 billion in May 2015 to 2.270 in April. The increase […]
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The emergency response in Italy is becoming a serious matter and the government is running for cover with careful monitoring of the evolution of the situation. There will be an observatory for each catchment area. A permanent control room has been set up at national level, to which all interested ministries, regions and [...]
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The assignment to WebSystem 24 of the premium video network of DigitalBees, the first Video & Content Facilitator in Italy, has been confirmed in these days: the video advertising offer of the advertising agency of the 24 ORE Group is strengthened, which reaches a monthly inventory of over 40 million. DigitalBees, digital startup of the business incubator Digital Magics, listed [...]
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Avio Aero is a GE Aviation business that operates in the design, production and maintenance of components and systems for civil and military aeronautics. Today the company offers its customers innovative technological solutions to respond quickly to the continuous changes required by the market: additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping and cells dedicated to lean manufacturing of [...]
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The CEO of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono, and that of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the field of Research & Development, including any feasibility studies, in the field of energy systems and in particular of the chain for the exploitation of natural gas. The agreements, with a highly innovative content and [...]
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Goodbye to 1 and 2 cent coins. The Budget Committee of the Chamber has given the green light to the Boccadutri amendment which suspends the minting of these coins from 1 January 2018. A rounding mechanism is foreseen if you pay in cash to the nearest multiple of 5. The impact of the law will be monitored by the Guarantor of [...]
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A group of about 50 Italian scientists has solved the problem of the "capture" of solar energy. Man's ancient dream of using and transporting the sun's energy how, where and when he wants, is a reality. SANA TELLUS - in Latin - has been called the environmental remediation company Hydrogen is the great protagonist of the new era that history will call POST [...]
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Maurizio Sacconi, President of the Labor Commission of the Senate spoke at a conference on smart working at the Forum on Public Administration underway in Rome. In the public administration there are five critical issues that make the transformations possible with digital technologies difficult: the formalistic approach now witnessed by a circular of 25 pages and 40 requirements [...]
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Surely all of us have heard, at least once in our life, of "Artificial Intelligence", a notion that has now entered the daily terminology through science fiction books but also, and increasingly, through films, TV series and "easy" contact channels and "Direct". Some of us will have also recently heard of "Automatic Learning", perhaps in speeches [...]
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The US Department of Justice is said to be filing a civil suit against Fiat Chrysler (FCA) today after authorities accused the Italian-American carmaker of using software that allows higher-than-standard emissions in 104.000 diesel vehicles. Fca "is analyzing" the civil suit filed by the US government for the [...]
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During this month, Fincantieri launched the second part of the innovative corporate welfare plan envisaged by the supplementary contract signed with FIM, FIOM, UILM, FAILMS and UGL on June 24, 2016, launching a series of meetings illustrating the mechanisms and related employee benefits. In particular, at the end of [...]
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Growish, an innovative fintech SME leader in Italy in digital group payments, has closed a capital increase of 400.000 euros subscribed by the Club degli Investitori, the largest regional network of business angels in Italy and by Banca Sella Holding, which was also attended the founders, the investors R301 Capital, a technological venture firm [...]
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In the FCA affair there is the suspicion that Germany may have put a hand in it. The Minister of Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, told Corriere Tv. A trip from Germany? "Some kind of suspicion could arise, we hope not, we have no evidence or fact to determine it," explained the minister. "That [...]
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Alitalia is a breath away from the second commissioner in 9 years and is moving towards a possible liquidation. To start the procedures provided for by law for one or more commissioners (there can be up to three), the assembly called for April 27 will take care of it. This is the umpteenth crisis of a carrier that was unable to restart, not even [...]
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