It's easy to be negative about Italy, and the country is receiving quite a lot of bad press at the moment, what with potentially repressive laws designed to restrict press freedom, and the odd scandal or three. All the furore leads to this question, possibly: Could Italy's tarnished image be … [Read more...]
Italy’s Coop Tops CSR Tables in Europe
June 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Finding something positive to say about Italy these days is not that easy, so reading that the Italian Coop supermarket chain came out on top in Europe in terms of corporate social responsibility, was a pleasant surprise.To unearth the positive I had to turn to a specialist Italian magazine … [Read more...]
Building Bridges to Italy with Lots of Good News
January 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
BlogfromItaly is kicking off 2010 on an optimistic note. This post is about BridgestoItaly - a networking site set up by enterprising Italian Bianca Dellepiane to provide a little online publicity for the work of Italian scientists in the Biotech, Nanotech, Cleantech and High-tech … [Read more...]
Do Italian Banks Encourage Tax Evasion?
October 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
Is it possible that banks in Italy encourage tax evasions, albeit indirectly? This is a question I've ended up asking myself recently.Those who follow the news in Italy will know that legislation was recently passed to encourage Italian's who had 'hidden' vast sums in banks beyond Italy's … [Read more...]
A Match Made in Le Marche, Italy
December 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If you are looking to tie the knot, then why not tie it in Italy? And if you do decide to pass that special day in Italy, then you really should check out Le Marche Weddings!It just so happens that the enterprising owners of the Villa Sibillini bed and breakfast, Pam and David Bates, in … [Read more...]
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