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Russian gas supplies to Poland drop further

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 16:06 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Russian natural gas deliveries to Poland dropped by 45 percent on Wednesday, the third day of decreases, heightening concerns that Moscow is piling on political pressure over the crisis in...

From industry to services

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 14:08 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Read them how you will but it is hard to portray the most recent index of industrial production figures as being particularly positive. After all, industrial production in July 2014 was 4.2% lower...

Malta sees EU’s highest GDP growth in Q2 2014, over Q1 2014

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Seasonally adjusted GDP remained stable in the euro area (EA18) and rose by 0.2% in the EU28 during the second quarter of 2014, compared with the previous quarter, according to second estimates...

GWU supports cutting business cost and bureaucracy overheads

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 08:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Last week saw the publication of two important documents, related to Malta’s economic performance, in the form of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2014, and the Government’s Pre-budget Document 2015. In the first of a series of interviews Piers Allen contacted the President of the General Workers’ Union, Victor Carachi, to find out his perspective on Malta’s current economic situation....

Apple's smartwatch: Timely idea or clocked out?

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 06:12 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Apple is a habitual party crasher, but can the company's history of arriving late and making a big splash in various gadget categories continue with the Apple Watch?   The technology...

UN assembly calls for action on national debt

Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 06:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of a resolution that calls for adoption of a new legal framework to restructure national debts and avoid the kind of speculative action...

Markets' attention turns to Scottish Referendum

Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 10:44 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Markets are trading flat this morning after the number of Scottish voters in favour of independence from the UK increased. The latest poll shows that of all the adults surveyed, 39% are backing a...

US job market's lingering weak spot: Stagnant pay

Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 06:39 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The U.S. job market has steadily improved by pretty much every gauge except the one Americans probably care about most: Pay.   The unemployment rate has sunk to a nearly normal 6.1 percent....

Japan says economy contracted 7.1 percent in 2Q

Monday, 8 September 2014, 06:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Japan's economy contracted at a larger than earlier estimated annual rate of 7.1 percent in April-June, as companies and households slashed spending following a tax hike.   The revised...

For Europe's vast unemployed, hopes remain dim

Sunday, 7 September 2014, 06:24 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

For the struggling Spanish shopkeeper or the Portuguese restaurant owner, the European Central Bank's latest economic stimulus plans won't likely provide much relief anytime...

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