Survey indicates eurozone growing slowly
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 13:22
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A survey of business activity shows the economy of the 18-country eurozone grew at only a slow pace in August, a sign it remains sluggish after a disappointing second quarter in which it did not...
Bank of America reaches $17B settlement with US
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 06:26
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Bank of America has reached a record settlement of nearly $17 billion to resolve an investigation into its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis, officials...
Global cruise lines set sail for China
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 11:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Royal Caribbean's newest ship has attractions not usually seen on cruise liners, including bumper cars, a skydiving simulator and a glass observation capsule on a mechanical arm that lifts its...
Egypt picks consortium to draft Suez plan
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 06:12
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Egypt selected a consortium of Egyptian and the Persian Gulf companies Tuesday to develop the government's mega project to transform the Suez Canal waterway into a hub of international investment...
Google's pivotal IPO launched a decade of big bets
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 06:38
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Google's IPO, a decade ago this week, launched the company on a trajectory that continues to reshape its business and much of the world in its orbit. And CEO Larry Page is determined...
Twin protests suspend life in Pakistani capital
Monday, 18 August 2014, 08:43
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Twin protests demanding the Pakistani government step down have wreaked havoc in the capital, Islamabad, where commuters must circumvent shipping containers and barbed wire to get to work, protesters...
National power outage impacts on local businesses
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 19:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Businesses across Malta were impacted by yesterday’s power outage that extended from 19:50 hrs in the evening until late the next morning for some regions of Malta. The original cause of the...
Organisation of small farmers has big dreams
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 19:25
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The government winery just outside Buskett has a sleepy look about it on a summer afternoon. Inside the building, not much changes: there are only three persons there, although the respite...
Eurozone recovery grinds to halt amid Ukraine fear
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 15:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Well, that didn't last long. After four quarters of meager growth, the fragile economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone creaked to a halt in the second...