(Mar 12) – Today in Brasilia the conference “Brasile e Italia nel contesto globale: esperienze e modelli di sviluppo” (Brazil and Italy in the global context: experiences and models of development). Organised by the association Maria and Guido Carli, Banca d’Italia and the Italian Banking Association, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Brazil, and under the patronage of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Italian Presidency of the Republic, the event aims to promote understanding between Italy and Brazil in their economic policies and to strengthen economic ties between the financial and business elites of both countries. The growth will be the underlying theme, with a particular attention to infrastructure for the activation and maintenance of a sustainable development process. The conference is part of “Momento Italia Brasile” (MIB), and it will see the participation of Alexandre Tombini, president of the Banco Central; Fabrizio Saccomanni, Director General of the Banca d’Italia, Guido Rosa, vice president of the Italian Banking Association, Franco Bernabè, president of Telecom Italia, Andrea Beltratti, chairman of Intesa Sanpaolo’s Management Board, Federico Carli, vice president of the association Guido e Maria Carli, Gian Maria Gros-Pietro, economist at Luiss Guido Carli, Gherardo La Francesca, Ambassador of Italy in Brazil, and Octavio de Barros, chief economist at Bradesco. (Ram/Peg)
