“Trade is not just about the physical movement of goods – it is also about services – and it is therefore equally important that progress is made in the liberalisation of trade in services ...

Following its success in a Euroweek poll among leading bond market investment banks on the top deals finalised in 2005, HSBC has again come out on top in a new poll on the best banks among institutional borrowers....

Vodafone Group Plc announced that Sir Julian Horn-Smith will be retiring from the Board at the company’s Annual General Meeting in July 2006. ...

Peter Bugeja (photo) is the newly- appointed operations director for 6PM Management Consultancy Limited – ...

Corinthian Hotels International has announced that it has set up a local central reservations office to handle all accommodation enquiries and reservations for Corinthia’s four hotels in Malta....

Maltanet has announced that, with immediate effect, it has extended its telephone support to 24-hour cover, including Saturdays and Sundays. ...

The Victoria Hotel’s annual trade party this year coincided with the launch of the newly refurbished 200 year old Palazzo Capua in Sliema. ...

Bank of Valletta has donated a collection of books to the regional library managed by Ghaxaq local council. ...

The 50-year e6 billion government bond issued by France, for which HSBC was Joint Lead Manager and Bookrunner, has been voted Deal of the Year by Euroweek, which is published by Euromoney Institutional Investor plc....

HSBC has signed an agreement with leading Italian bank Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA (BNL) to acquire the latter’s banking operations in Argentina for a consideration of $155m. ...