Bank of Japan mulls policy as industrial output falters
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 05:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Japan's central bank met Wednesday to assess the status of the country's economic recovery, as monthly data showed industrial output and wage growth falling short of...
AP survey: China's lending bubble a global threat
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 09:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Just as the global economy has all but recovered from debt-fueled crises in the United States and Europe, economists have a new worry: China. They see a lending bubble there that threatens global...
Google: Driverless cars are mastering city streets
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 06:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Google says that cars it is programming to drive themselves have started to master the navigation of city streets and the challenges they bring, from jaywalkers to weaving bicyclists — a...
New US, Europe sanctions on Russian officials, companies
Monday, 28 April 2014, 16:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The United States levied new sanctions Monday on seven Russian government officials, as well as 17 companies with links to Vladimir Putin's close associates, as the Obama administration seeks to...
Moving with the times: Halmann Vella at 60
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 08:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Sixty years ago, two brothers living at the Ballut area near Golden Bay got together to produce tiles for homes. It was a small outfit, with just one worker. They were among the many other...
G-7 nations agree to more sanctions on Russia
Saturday, 26 April 2014, 07:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The United States and other nations in the Group of Seven agreed Friday to "move swiftly" to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia in response to its actions in...
BOV announces 21% decrease in profits
Friday, 25 April 2014, 13:11
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Bank of Valletta Group registered a pre-tax profit of €50.7 million for the first six months of Financial Year 2014, a decrease of 21% compared to the same period last year. The core...
S&P cuts Russia's credit rating
Friday, 25 April 2014, 10:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Standard & Poor's credit agency on Friday cut Russia's credit rating for the first time in more than five years, raising the financial stakes flowing from the crisis in Ukraine as...
Earnings and Ukraine moving the markets
Friday, 25 April 2014, 09:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Yesterday trading was marked by earnings releases, M&A and new indications that the conflict in Ukraine is re-escalating. Russia, reiterated its commitment to protect the Russian speakers in...
Spanish economic growth seen fastest since 2008
Thursday, 24 April 2014, 15:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Spain's economy expanded by 0.4 percent in the first quarter, the Bank of Spain estimated Thursday, the fastest growth in six years and further evidence the recovery is gathering...