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Fitch downgrades Fimbank to 'BB-'; Outlook Stable

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 10:36 Last update: about 13 years ago

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Malta-based Fimbank Plc's Long-term Issuer Default Rating  to 'BB-' from 'BB', with a Stable Outlook, and Viability Rating to 'bb-' from 'bb'. At the same time, Fitch...

MIA forecasts 4.4 million passengers for 2015

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 10:33 Last update: about 13 years ago

• MIA welcomed a total of 4,290,304 passengers in 2014, a 6.4% increase over the previous year • The airport is forecasting 4.4 million passengers for 2015, a 2% growth over 2014...

Malta disagrees with Greek debt write-off

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 10:32 Last update: about 13 years ago

Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said on Monday that any renegotiation of Greece's austerity program should not include writing off debt owed to Malta and other eurozone countries. The...

We burn 2.7 million gallons a minute, so why's oil so cheap?

Monday, 26 January 2015, 10:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

The world burns enough oil-derived fuels to drain an Olympic-sized swimming pool four times every minute. Global consumption has never been higher - and is rising. Yet the price of a barrel of...

Oil exploration: Genel Energy calls it a day in Maltese waters

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 08:15 Last update: about 13 years ago

Genel Energy has thrown in the towel on its endeavour to find oil in Maltese waters. The company's CEO, former British Petroleum CEO Tony Hayward, had once forecast a one in five chance of finding oil...

Poker tournament at the Dragonara Casino

Friday, 23 January 2015, 16:58 Last update: about 13 years ago

WPTDeepStacks and Dragonara Casino have unveiled the structure for their series to be held at the Pavilion Complex of the Westin Dragonara Resort between 5 and 8 February. The tournament will...

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