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Use tourism positives for a fresh leap forward
Two months to go and the current tourism year will be over. The outturn has not been bad so far, on all counts whereby it is measured. More...
Citizens’ rights and the EU single market
Students of European affairs will tell you that the single market is at the very core of the EU raison d’etre. Yet, many European citizens are...
The manufacturing fallacy
Economists long ago put to rest the error that Adam Smith made when he argued that manufacturing should be given primacy in a country’s economy....
Leadership lessons
In a recent business article, a Swedish study tracking 3,122 men over ten years found that those with “bad” bosses suffered on average a 30...
America’s saving surprise
The household saving rate in the United States has tripled in the past three years. Why? And what does it mean for the US economy and the rest of...
Features
European Law Report - Stress tests for banks
In a bid to restore confidence in the banking sector, tests have recently been conducted in EU member states to assess their banks’ ability to...
Stock Market Review - Enhancing the Corinthia brand
The opening of the London hotel development and its expected positive impact on the global positioning of the Corinthia brand was among the key...
Weekly Market Commentary - The week after the Jackson Hole Symposium
Last Friday at the Jackson Hole symposium, the much awaited intervention by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke managed to ignite a market...
News
Go plc reports post-tax loss of €5.22m despite 7.2% increase in revenue
Communications group Go plc yesterday announced a half-yearly post-tax net loss €5.22 million despite a 7.2 per cent growth in revenue to...
EU to test support for new transaction tax among member states
The European Commission is preparing for talks with EU finance ministers next week in a bid to sound out whether there is support among the 27...
Fiat produces one millionth Fiat Doblò
The one millionth Fiat Doblò has rolled off the production lines at the Tofas plant in Bursa, Turkey.
Having entered production in 2000, the...
Central Bank engages English-Speaking Union of Malta
The English-Speaking Union of Malta, in association with RIPA International (Royal Institute of Public Administration), recently held a one-day...
HSBC Malta wins Global Finance award for best internet banking
HSBC Malta is among the Round One winners in Global Finance’s World’s Best Internet Banks 2010 competition. According to Global Finance, the...
Fifty years in financial services
Joseph G. P. Bonello, chairman and managing director of Financial Planning Services has spent a lifetime in financial services and is celebrating...
Business delegation travels to Romania next month
A business delegation led by Foreign Minister Tonio Borg will accompany President George Abela on a state visit to Romania next month.
The...
Open-innovation network set for October 1 launch
Several local and foreign organisations are supporting Kupoma, the open-innovation social network set for launch on October 1, Clever Solutions...
Suncrest resort breaks eight-year occupancy record as AX Holdings launches hotel brand
Malta’s largest four-star hotel, the Seashells Resort at Suncrest, has registered an eight-year summer occupancy record, AX Hotels’...
IIMS becomes Bee Insurance Management
Bee Insurance Management Ltd is the new name for International Insurance Management Services Ltd (IIMS). IIMS was established in 1991 as...
Global Market Outlook - Fading investors’ sentiment
Financial markets entered the second half of the year with fading investors’ sentiment in view of the fiscal crisis in Europe and signs of...
Two-speed eurozone a new test for the ECB
The European Central Bank, which has become used to handling crises, must now draft a monetary policy for what is becoming a two-speed economic...
German Central Bank considers director’s ouster – report
The German Central Bank yesterday was considering opening proceedings to oust one of its directors, Thilo Sarrazin, amid a scandal that could harm...
German retail sales slip further in July – statistics
German retail sales slipped again in July on a monthly basis, official data showed yesterday, suggesting that consumers in Europe’s biggest...
India says standing firm on demand for BlackBerry access
India says it is standing firm in its demand for security agencies to have access to BlackBerry messages after giving the smartphone’s makers a...
Microsoft launches advertising platform in China
Microsoft has launched an advertising platform in China in an attempt to grab market share from rival Google, which has been wrangling with...
Mediterranean Bank opens Sliema branch
Mediterranean Bank, the rapidly growing Maltese Bank, specialising in savings, wealth management and investments has opened its first branch at...
European Business Diary - Forthcoming EU-related activities
September 13, Risk and management of current and future storm surges, Hamburg.
Storm surges represent a major type of natural hazard, frequently...
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