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Italian is often associated with literature, art and history. This year’s Italian Language Week in the World will also focus on the
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There is a moment, somewhere around your second day in Italy, when you realise the bar is not just a place to
Italy Approves Record €343 Million in Export Support as Firms Look Beyond Home Markets
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Blue Economy: the Industrial Network Behind a Record Year at Sea
A ship leaving an Italian yard carries more than the work of the people who built its hull. It embodies the efforts
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There is a staggering, almost celestial distance between a billion euros written on a spreadsheet in a London or New York skyscraper and a single kilometer of freshly laid asphalt on the
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Every day, we look for inspiration from the creators and captains of Italian industry, analyzing how they turn massive, structural hurdles into masterclasses in resilience. When your daily job is building truck-mounted
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