MBB project shortlisted for European award
Monday, 28 July 2014, 17:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Malta Business Bureau’s EU LIFE+ Investing in Water Project has been shortlisted for this year’s European Enterprises Promotion Award. This is only the second time that a...
Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
Monday, 28 July 2014, 09:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the downing of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international...
US fast food workers vow civil disobedience
Sunday, 27 July 2014, 08:15
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Fast food workers from across the U.S. voted to escalate their efforts for $15-an-hour pay and union membership by using nonviolent civil disobedience, comparing their campaign to the civil rights...
Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeits
Saturday, 26 July 2014, 12:44
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
? 331,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in the first half of 2014 – a very small proportion of the total number of genuine banknotes in circulation
? 81% of the counterfeits are €20 and €50 banknotes
? Euro banknotes can be easily verified using the “feel, look and tilt” method
? They remain a trusted and safe means of payment
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The European Court of Auditors
Saturday, 26 July 2014, 08:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The success of any institution depends on the checks and balances in place to ensure that best practice is observed. Audit is a systematic and documented process which seeks to assess the...
Argentina debt talks deadlocked as default looms
Saturday, 26 July 2014, 08:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Argentina's negotiations with creditors to resolve a dispute over $1.5 billion in unpaid debts remained deadlocked following talks Friday, setting it on a course for a possible catastrophic...
Ron Howard sells house in NYC suburbs for $27.5M
Friday, 25 July 2014, 19:46
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Actor-director Ron Howard and his wife have sold their home straddling the New York and Connecticut state line for $27.5 million. The Academy Award-winning director of "A Beautiful...
Professionals study logistics
Friday, 25 July 2014, 16:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
There is a contemporary saying in the military (attributed to a General Robert H Barrow) that while “Amateurs talk about tactics, professionals study logistics.” This sentiment...
Daimler revenue up; profit drops after 1-time gain
Friday, 25 July 2014, 14:21
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Automaker Daimler AG reported a 6 percent increase in second-quarter revenue and confirmed its full-year targets on Wednesday as new models and cost-cutting efforts helped its performance, though net...
HSBC European Economics
Friday, 25 July 2014, 12:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The ECB is eventually expected to embark on outright quantitative easing (QE). Hence, HSBC set a number of signposts which could send the ECB down an alternative route....