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mingly positive. We do not
always translateit into an adequate economic advantage.
It’s a matter of working better
and working together not only
among government agencies,
but also with local governments that are now the main protagonists of the promotion of
bilingualism.
se in Italian exports to the US.
According to data published
by the US Department of Commerce, in 2013 imports of Italian products have registered
a total value of no less than $
38.6 billion dollars. The increase compared with the figure
for 2012 was nearly $ 2 billion.
Among the countries supplying the United States, in
At IACE we found out that the- 2013, Italy is at 11th place
re is a parallel between the in- (going up again in the ranking
crease in enrollments to Italian from 13th place in 2012 and
language courses at American 15th place in 2011) with a bapublic schools and the increa- lance of trade surplus of 22 bil-
lion dollars and a market share
growing from 1,62% to 1.7%.
Among EU countries, Italy
holds the fourth position as a
supplier, following Germany,
the United Kingdom and France.
Among the most informed
American people, Italy is seen
as a country bearer of beauty
and elegance, design and lifestyle: promoting the teaching
of our language and culture
will greatly enhance our image.
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