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Business Recorder
a day ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Italian Republic Day: Message from Fabrizio Bielli, Consul of Italy in Karachi
It gives me great pleasure to address our distinguished readers and friends of Italy at my first Italian National Day celebration in Pakistan. Italy and Pakistan have a strong economic and commercial tie, which are evident, through various initiatives that even the Consulate undertakes to further strengthen the relations between the two friendly countries. This year, to celebrate the Italian National Day, we have invited Chef Vincenzo de Liso from Italy, who will be hosting us in Karachi on the 5th June with a specially curated Italian menu, that for sure all the guests will enjoy. This is the second visit of the Chef to Karachi, after last year's success, he is keen to explore more opportunities in Pakistan with Italy in the 'HORECA' sector. Hence, I decided to go ahead and focalize commercial opportunities in this sector together with the Chef, to bring more of Italian culinary heritage, gastronomical excellence of Made in Italy to the people of Karachi. On the commercial front, Italy sees the latter as an important trading partner. Hence, during April 2025, we saw for the first time the Italian pavilion with direct participation of Italian companies at IGATEX 2025 in the textile sector with a presence of over 45 companies. During my tenure in Karachi, I would like to focalize with relevant stakeholders in the economic and commercial sphere, to develop and enhance the numbers of the existing trade statistics with Pakistan. At the end of June, we will have a visit of the Italian naval ship to Karachi, "Antonio Marceglia", within six months from the last visit of the iconic Amerigo Vespucci, which shows Italy's commitment towards strong naval ties with Pakistan besides other ongoing commercial engagements. To sum up, Italy and Pakistan enjoy excellent bilateral relations and look forward to enhance the existing ones hopefully, in many fields in the years to come. The Consulate of Italy in Karachi is eager to develop cooperation and to facilitate and welcome all Pakistani and Italian engagements to promote friendship, economic engagement and joint prosperity for our Countries! Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Fashion United
7 days ago
- Business
- Fashion United
New investor found for La Perla: Production and jobs secured
The wait is over for La Perla. As the Italian Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (Mimit) announced today, an industrial investor has been found for the Italian lingerie label. This investor is expected to secure production and jobs, leading the heritage brand into a new future. The new industrial player, along with the associated industrial plan, will be presented to Mimit, the trade unions, and local authorities on June 10. The deadline for binding purchase offers for La Perla's assets was May 14 at 12pm. This was when the official bidding period ended. 'La Perla is saved! We are ready to assign this symbol of Made in Italy to an industrial player who guarantees the brand, the production site, and all 210 employees – with a further 40 new hires. An extraordinary result, which is the result of a great team effort,' said the Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy, Senator Adolfo Urso. He made the statement during a meeting at the La Perla site in Bologna, which was also attended by workers, local institutions, and trade union organisations. 40 new jobs planned During the meeting, Urso expressed his gratitude to State Secretary Fausta Bergamotto, who is responsible for corporate crises, as well as to the Italian and English insolvency administrators, the commissioners, and the employees of Mimit. He also emphasised that the new industrial player will be officially presented at the ministry on June 10. Until the transfer to the new buyer is completed, an arrangement to extend unemployment benefits will be worked out in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour. This measure is to be included in an upcoming legislative decree. 'A qualifying element of the project is the desire to maintain and revitalise the Bologna production site, as well as to invest in its gradual reactivation as a production centre for the brand. A decision that, beyond its symbolic value, reveals a clear strategy to strengthen Made in Italy as a trademark of the brand,' Urso continued. Embroidery Credits: La Perla, via Facebook This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Paredes: 'Coming back to Roma was incredible.'
Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes was a guest on the feature promoted by the Serie A social channels entitled 'The 'eternal' genius of Rome: Solidity and sustainability in motion – Champions of Made in Italy.' On this occasion, the Argentine shared his point of view on the experience of playing in the Italian top flight. Advertisement 'For me, Serie A is the league I followed the most when I was little. At that time, I was very young, there were very strong teams. It was the league I liked the most. It was a dream for me to be able to play in this league.' 'Today, being able to do it, playing so many games in this league is a privilege for me, it is an honor and I hope to be able to play many more.' 'For me, coming back to Rome was something incredible, because from the first day they treated me in the best possible way. The day I had to leave, not only me, but also my family suffered a lot.' 'The most important thing for a footballer is to know the environment he is in, the people he surrounds himself with, the people who are close to you, those who make you understand what is right and what is wrong.'
Daily Tribune
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Tribune
Italian Embassy celebrates second edition of Made in Italy Day
H.E. Ambassador Andrea Catalano, the Ambassador of Italy to Bahrain, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency, ICE, hosted the 2nd edition of the Made in Italy Day at his Residence in Saar. Made in Italy Day is an annual celebration of Italy's remarkable contributions to art, design, technology, fashion and innovation. It is part of the framework of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani's initiative to "support Italian exports as one of the government's priorities", reaffirming the centrality of "diplomacy for growth". The evening was dedicated to the great figures of Italian history such as Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Alessandro Volta and Guglielmo Marconi, whose ingenuity shaped the modern world. For the occasion, the garden of the Italian Residence in Saar was transformed into iconic Italian streets: Rome, Milan, Florence and Naples. Here, the "Career Photography" exhibition of the Compasso d'Oro Industrial Design Award was on display, along with the haute couture creations of Ettore Bilotta, who also gave a masterclass in Qalat-al-Bahrain on Made in Italy and haute couture design, and the leather goods of the historic artisan company Alfredo Beretta, complemented by the jewellery of Bahraini designer Amal Sanad of Kyan Jewels. Italian luxury was also represented by the Ferrari and Maserati cars exhibited by Euromotors, while high technology in the sporting sector was demonstrated by the Formula 1 helmets of the Racing Force Group. Italian excellence was also present in the food and wine sector, thanks to the products of SITAF, the drinks of Gruppo Distillati and the menu curated by Chef Simona Girelli of Sapori di Toscana, according to the principles of Slowfood, a participant in the initiative that reflects the quality of the Mediterranean diet, a UNESCO World Heritage. In attendance were H.E. Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, Secretary General of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD), local dignitaries and several foreign ambassadors, as well as major business owners with Italian connections. In his opening speech, Ambassador Catalano said: "I have the pleasure of welcoming the Bahraini community this evening at the Residenza d'Italia in Saarland, transformed for the occasion into a temple of Made in Italy in which to learn about and celebrate the immense heritage represented by Italian genius in all sectors, from fashion to design, engineering to agriculture. The Made in Italy Day is one of the many initiatives of the Italian Government in the sphere of growth diplomacy and is the ideal setting in which to convey our narrative on Made in Italy and Italian well-made products.
Fashion Network
30-04-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Mantero is expecting a booming future after the Chanel investment
A key element in Chanel 's long-term strategy is building a network of suppliers, some of which it invests in. The latest is Mantero, one of Italy's greatest silk manufacturers and printers. Located in Como, the nerve centre of the Italian silk-making industry, Mantero has been working with Chanel for over half a century. 'We've had a great history with Chanel since 1973, and look forward to that expanding even further,' explains Lucia Mantero, who, together with her brother and company president Franco, represents the fourth generation to manage this family business. As reported, Chanel announced it had acquired a 35% stake in Mantero in early April. Founded in 1902 by great-grandfather Riccardo Mantero, who left his native Piedmont to come to Como in neighbouring Lombardy, Como has been known since the 17th century for its cultivation of mulberry, the source of the most luxurious natural silk. Its location beside a large alpine lake and access to hydroelectric power helped develop the local production of silk, which requires a lot of water. Today, Mantero employs some 550 people spread over 40,000 square meters, concentrating on producing and printing fine silk and long, high-quality fibers like cashmere. The company operates two plants—one of which editors toured this week prior to Chanel's elegiac cruise collection show at lakeside Villa d'Este. Mantero doesn't have its own boutiques and concentrates on a unique B-to-B business supplying the very best brands in fashion and luxury. Within Mantero's design department, over 100 people create marvellous patterns and images. It is supported by a brilliant library and archive with over 80,000 fabric swatches of several meters in a huge upstairs archive. 'Each day we try to develop new ideas, working closely with top brands like Chanel, our single largest client,' explains Franco as he tours the factory. Acting like a history of silk, the huge archive—in Franco's words—is 'a living proposal and inspiration for our studio,' whose oldest swatches date from the 1820s and include Mantero materials dating back to the 1920s. Top-level silks come about thanks to significant technical advances, seen in remarkable scarves with jacquard centers and printed trims, where multiple shades of the same colors add the sense of three dimensions to cabochon jewels or pearls, or ape the ceilings of grand villas on Italian lakes. At the end of the '90s, Mantero invested heavily in machinery to create silks and fabrics, guaranteeing the future of Made in Italy. Although nowadays, practically all of the raw silk cocoons used in silk manufacturing come from China. The plant is an impressive meeting of technology and artisanal know-how, where the smell of paint and the hundreds of screens strangely evoke Andy Warhol's Factory in New York. Four giant revolving 50-meter-long, locally made conveyor belts constantly shuttle bolts of silk held precisely in place by light glue, as skilled artisans carefully position silk screens before a mechanical squeegee board swishes across, imposing a layer of colour. Many of the Chanel scarves use over 30 different silk screens. 'Our record is 45, which is pretty complicated. Because you must be hyper-precise—a fraction of a centimetre out and you notice the flaw, and you have to throw the material out,' notes Lucia. Printing is done digitally downstairs, where Japanese Epson printers work on repetitive patterns and thicker fabrics used in handbags. After coming on board in 2000, the new generation has also emphasised the environment, recently installing huge new machines to wash silk rolls after printing in order to better maintain colour. 'We used to use 180 litres to make a single square meter of silk, but now we have got that below 50 litres,' stresses Franco, noting that Mantero produces over two million linear meters annually. Some of these appeared in the latest Chanel cruise collection—a Romy Schneider movie-star glamour show staged Tuesday night at Villa d'Este on Lake Como. The models' haircuts mimicked Schneider's messy boudoir look. The stars perched around metal tables on the legendary hotel's sunny terraces. Explaining the thinking behind the investment, Chanel's president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, says: 'We have worked with Mantero every single year for over a half-century, together developing exceptional products. Today, the situation is such that neither Lucia nor Franco has heirs. So, the question has to be asked—what will happen with one of the most beautiful Italian manufacturers if there is an accident tomorrow morning? That's why we want to be present and help. This is not about control. The investment needed to create Mantero's exceptional silk is very high. So, we can help with that to guarantee Mantero makes the best prints, using less electricity and polluting less, while still making money.' Business may be tricky in luxury, but Mantero expects a double-digit gain in 2025 turnover to over €100 million. It's essentially a B-to-B business that sells less than 3% of its own branded products online, as much for marketing research as revenue. Like Chanel—a company noted for its discretion—the Mantero siblings remain silent when asked to name other brands they work with.
