Matteo Giovannini

[Photo courtesy of Matteo Giovannini]

From a Confucius Institute Scholarship to an MBA program at a leading university think-tank in China, Matteo Giovannini's China story began 6 years ago in the port city of Dalian before he relocated to Beijing where he works today with one of the largest financial institutions in the world.

Matteo an Italian national is also one of the few foreigners in the middle Kingdom, working in the Chinese banking industry.

In this episode of the program, Nillah Nyakoa sits down with Matteo to talk about his experiences and aspirations in a period of time that's increasingly seen a strengthening relationship between Italy and China along the Belt and Road route.