Italy: Top fashion school to expand presence in nation
Rome: Italy's top fashion school, Istituto Marangoni, recently expanded its presence in China by doubling the size of its campus...
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Italy: Top court to decide if $3.8 bilion energy windfall tax is lawful
Rome: Italy's constitutional court must decide whether a 2023 windfall tax on energy firms is lawful, an administrative tribunal ruled...
China, Pakistan to forge strong software cooperation
Beijing: The 21st China International Software Corporation Conference was successfully held in Chengdu, China. The Cooperation Negotiation on Standardization and...
Greece hydrogen value chain gets $138m boost
Athens: Greece’s Vardinoyiannis Group-backed Motor Oil and the European Commission have signed the EU Innovation Fund Grant Agreement of €127m...
EU eastern members demand import duties on Ukraine grains
Budapest: The European Union's eastern states are demanding the EU impose import duties on Ukraine grains, citing unfair competition, Hungary's...
Italy, Sigep 2024, the future of “dolce” worldwide
Rimini: From 20-24 January at Rimini Expo Centre, innovative ideas in the industry will take the stage at Sigep 2024...
China’s top economic planner launches new major foreign investment projects, plans to invest over $15 billion
Beijing: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planner, has launched its seventh batch of major foreign...
SCO TEMP initiates trial run for recycled aluminum project in China’s Chongqing and Pakistan
Islamabad: The Trade and Economic Multifunctional Platform for SCO Countries (SCO TEMP) aluminum working committee has initiated a trial run...
Traditional Chinese Hanfu designs debut in Malta
Valletta: Enthusiasts of Chinese culture in Malta can now immerse themselves in the secrets of Hanfu costumes, a style of...
EY offers 25% bonus for UK consulting staff to take time off
London: EY is set to pay some of its UK consultants to take time away from the business, the latest...
Italy: doValue hikes nine-month loss after Spanish non-cash hits
Milan: Italian bad loan manager doValue (DOVA.MI) said its net loss in the first nine months was of 25.7 million...
UK: Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into multilaterals
London: The Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday launches its inquiry into International Relations within the Multilateral System. The inquiry will...
Sterling holds near 5-month high as UK growth beats expectations
London: Sterling was little changed on Friday, not far off its highest level in five months, after data showed British...
France melts down millions of coins because EU says its stars don’t look right
Paris: France has undergone a significant coin recall, reminting 27 million coins, as it failed to seek European Union (EU)...
Italy: NGO MEDU denounces harsh conditions for laborers in Gioia Tauro
Rome: Medici per i Diritti Umani (Doctors for Human Rights - MEDU), an Italian NGO, has denounced the deplorable conditions...
PCJCCI chief urges Pakistani govt to learn poverty reduction techniques from China
Gwadar Pro Lahore: Pakistan-China Joint Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) have urged the Pakistani government to learn poverty reduction...
AGSM AIM invests on geothermal project in Verona, Italy
Rome: The AGSM AIM Group has announced investment on a geothermal project that aims to supply clean, renewable heat to...
UK’s HS2 rail costs rise again by up to £10 billion
London: Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail project linking London with Birmingham in central England could cost the government up to £10...
UK to exonerate and compensate wrongly convicted Post Office staff
London: The UK government announced Wednesday it will unilaterally quash the wrongful theft convictions of hundreds of self-employed Post Office...
Venture capital investment in UK firms still below pandemic-era peak
London: Investment in UK start-ups fell to $21.3 billion in 2023, down from $31.3 billion in 2022 and a little...
Italy: Generali spends $108 million to grow China non-life insurance business
Milan: Italy's biggest insurer Generali on Wednesday said it would acquire full control of a non-life insurance joint-venture in China...
Italy continues reforms by revising its international tax principles
Rome: On December 28, 2023, Legislative Decree No. 209/2023 regarding the Italian reform of international taxation (the Decree) was published...
Italy kicks off 2024 with huge demand for bond sale
Rome: Italy saw investor demand of nearly 10 times the 15 billion euros ($16.41 billion) it was set to raise...
Eyeing vast opportunities, multinationals flock to China
Beijing: Multinational corporations are eager to increase their investments in the prosperous Chinese market as the new year begins. Despite...
UK households poorer than before pandemic: Unions
London: The United Kingdom is the only G7 country where household budgets have not recovered to pre-Covid levels, trade union...
UK labour market firms after recent slowdown: REC survey
London: British employers raised pay and recovered some of their appetite for hiring in December, according to a survey that...
Kering marks 25th anniversary of presence in Italy
Rome: Marking the 25th anniversary of its presence in Italy as a luxury group, with the acquisition of Gucci in...
China will significantly increase direct flights with US in 2024
Beijing: The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Saturday said that it will work toward a significant increase in...
Pakistan’s sesame export to China registers 117.85pc increase in last year
Beijing: Pakistan registered a remarkable surge of 117.85 percent in Sesame seed export to China last year as sesame seeds...
Italy inflation slows, business sentiment improves in 2023
Rome: Italy's economy appears to have ended 2023 on a mostly positive note, with inflation continuing to slow, and consumer...
