Financial crisis deepens in worried Argentina as stocks plunge after central banker quits job Friday, 3 October 2014, 07:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Argentina's Merval stock index plunged just over 7 percent Thursday in a sell-off sparked by the naming of a new central bank chief who many believe will favor interventionist policies. Traders...
Melita project, expected to go live in 2015, to double Malta’s data centre capacity Friday, 3 October 2014, 05:58 Last update: about 13 years ago John Cordina A Melita project that is expected to go live in early 2015 is set to nearly double Malta's data centre capacity and increase the company's own data colocation services tenfold. The company...
166,300 tourists spend 1.1 million nights in Malta in July, yet another record month Thursday, 2 October 2014, 10:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments during July advanced by 8.3 and 4.3 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding month last year. Total...
Melita customers experiencing longer-than-usual call waiting times; company says new system in place Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 16:47 Last update: about 13 years ago Melita would like to inform its customers that its contact centre is currently experiencing higher than usual incoming call traffic volume. Due to a recent system upgrade, certain administrative...
Happier times ahead as HSBC forecasts world trade growth; 50 million euros taken up in scheme Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 16:42 Last update: about 13 years ago Michael Cordina, Head of Commercial Banking at HSBC Malta, today said that the 50 million euro Malta Trade for Growth Fund launched late last year to help Maltese businesses trade internationally has...
Victorian era house with prevailing Maltese element transformed into boutique hotel Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 15:58 Last update: about 13 years ago A house dating back to the Victorian era has been transformed into one exquisite neo-classical boutique, with a prevailing Maltese element. Casa Ellul, found in Old Theatre Street in...
Cost-cutting exercise: France's Socialists detail hefty spending cuts, the biggest in country's history Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 13:46 Last update: about 13 years ago France's Socialist government has detailed a 21 billion-euro ($26.5 billion) cost-cutting plan, the biggest in the country's modern history, saying it will focus on trimming welfare...
Another bumper year for tourism: 9% increase in number of arrivals for August Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 11:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Total inbound tourist trips for August were estimated at 239,343, an increase of 9.4 per cent when compared to the corresponding month last year. Excluding the passengers who stayed overnight on board...
Business world asks: Could a merger follow the PayPal-eBay split? Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 09:14 Last update: about 13 years ago PayPal's split from long-time partner eBay Inc. makes Carl Icahn mighty happy. But he doesn't think PayPal should stay single for long. Icahn, who months ago called on eBay to spin off the...
Technology: Windows 10 tries blending new with familiar, Microsoft trying to soften unpopular design Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 08:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Microsoft is trying to soften an unpopular redesign of Windows by reviving features from older versions while still attempting to nudge desktop users into a world of touch screens and mobile...