Japan's inflation rate eased slightly in June as a sales tax high stunted demand, the government reported Friday.   The core consumer price index, which does not include prices for fresh...

The Maltese Subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International AG Vienna, Raiffeisen Malta Bank plc was sold to Kronospan, on the 30th of June, with the bank being renamed ECCM Bank plc. A statement released...

Malta is a thriving base for alternative investment funds, however risks exist to this market in the form of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive [AIFMD]. As of 2012 there were 566 funds...

The attack on trucks, vans, cars going up to Sicily is not just an attack on Virtu Ferries and its catamaran but deeper down and aims to undermine and perhaps pull back the real gain of Malta’s...

I start by asking, perhaps the obvious question, which is what is government currently doing to make Malta more competitive, and while the government is working in a number of areas, the key point...

Japan's trade deficit surged to a record 7.6 trillion yen ($74.9 billion) in the first half of the year as exports failed to keep pace with surging imports, the Finance Ministry reported...

In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air...

A suspect meat scandal in China engulfed Starbucks and Burger King on Tuesday and spread to Japan where McDonald's said the Chinese supplier accused of selling expired beef and chicken had...

Rising sales helped boost hiring and wages at U.S. businesses in the second quarter, and companies are optimistic that the trends will continue this fall, according to a new survey by the National...

The jetliner is much more than a machine used to get from one spot to another. It often carries deep symbolism, especially when flying for a national airline.   It can represent hope,...