In a world where billionaire businessmen regularly undercut wages, mechanize labor, and offshore production to meet quarterly deadlines, Brunello Cucinelli has done something different. The Italian fashion designer has merged the philosophies of Stoicism, Christianity, and German idealism to create a billion-dollar company. His focuses include crea...

Facilitate the creation of institutional information networks between Italy and United States on issues and opportunities offered by both markets, intercept and share new business models and innovative strategies (know-how and innovative services) and generate outgoing and incoming processes by permanently monitoring the territory. Innovating ourse...

Eataly — the Italian supermarket, food hall and restaurant complex — offers visitors a wide variety of premium imports; specialized services such as a vegetable “butcher,” who cleans and chops produce to customer specifications; and meal options ranging from pasta and sandwiches to multi-course feasts. Raffaele Piarulli is vice president of operati...

Know-how, high-quality standards, and the ability to reinvent the offer are the drivers at the base of the cold cuts Italian group Leoncini‘s plan to increase exports, which already counts for nearly 30% of its total sales (70 million euro in 2016). In addition, the company boasts certifications in each of the nearly 50 countries in which it operat...

Economic diplomacy is not just second rate diplomacy, but is essential for the economic development of the country and directly and indirectly accounts for 1.4% of Italian GDP. This is the picture that emerges from the report by the consultancy firm Prometeia on the economic impact of tenders and contracts obtained abroad by Italian companies who w...

An absolutely jaw-dropping 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale has appeared for sale on Bring A Trailer and, at the time of writing this article, had a highest bid of $311,000.This particular Stratos HF Stradale is the 44th of just 492 examples homologated for World Rally Championship Group 4 competition and has had just two owners from new. While many...

Il successo del vino italiano all’estero dipende da diversi fattori che non riguardano esclusivamente la qualità del prodotto. Le preziose informazioni sulla percezione del prodotto all’estero sono contenute nel rapporto "External Data Intelligence Analysis", realizzato da3rdPLACE – azienda specializzata nello sviluppo della Digital Intelligence -...

Favorire lo sviluppo del commercio digitale di piccole e medie realtà italiane in USA e Cina, attraverso la creazione di una piattaforma ad hoc all’interno di YOOX. Questo l’obiettivo dell’accordo siglato dall’Agenzia Ice e da Yoox. L’Agenzia, grazie ad un aumento del 45% dei fondi affidatigli dal Ministero per lo Sviluppo Economico per il settore...

Coral Gables, Villa Woodbine, esterno, sera. L’aria è tersa e la temperatura rigida, per essere una sera di dicembre a Miami. Gli ospiti convenuti, 150 circa, stanno gustando l’aperitivo a base di arancine siciliane e carpaccio al tartufo, salmone alla sambuca e crostini di zucca, mentre sorseggiano prosecco e cocktail a base di grappa. Il chiostro...

The overall trend in investments between Italy and the United States in 2016 was slightly in contrast to that of previous years. This is an abstract of a much loner and complete report from ICE, the Italian Trade Agency, that can be found here.