Turkey top tips
Friday, 7 February 2014, 17:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Toygun Özmen, head of Trade and Supply Chain at HSBC Turkey, provides some of his top tips for doing business in the market...
Connecting you to opportunities in Turkey
Friday, 7 February 2014, 17:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
How can HSBC Turkey assist corporate clients who are coming from abroad? Through our global connectivity and international footprint HSBC plays a complementary role in helping businesses...
MIA’s January passenger increase even bigger than last January’s
Friday, 7 February 2014, 17:29
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta International Airport saw a passenger increase of 11.2% in January, over the same period last year, thanks to added capacity and a consistently positive seat load factor, which went up by 0.3...
Malta bucks the European trend for retail trade in December
Friday, 7 February 2014, 17:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In December 2013 compared with November 2013, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 1.6% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.8% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the...
Marseille: A new acquisition for the Palumbo Group
Friday, 7 February 2014, 07:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
On Monday, the Commercial Court of Marseille declared Palumbo Group the winner of the tender for the acquisition of International Technic Marine (ITM) in Marseille. There were two players...
Eurozone rates unchanged despite deflation fear
Thursday, 6 February 2014, 16:39
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the eurozone economy remains weak and will recover "at a slow pace" but that, for now, additional stimulus isn't needed. The...
Eurozone faces close call on interest rates
Thursday, 6 February 2014, 06:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Central Bank is weighing conflicting signals from the economy as it considers whether to cut interest rates again for the 18-country euro bloc. The bank's 24-member...
Eurozone retail sales in unexpectedly big slide
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 11:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Disappointing retail sales figures are likely to reinforce concerns at the European Central Bank that the eurozone economic recovery is failing to gain momentum at a time when inflation is stubbornly...
US Treasury takes step to avoid hitting debt limit
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 08:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The federal government says it will temporarily suspend sales of U.S. Treasury securities to state and local governments starting at noon on Friday, its first step to avoid breaching the nation's...
Europe on the hunt for 'zombie banks'
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 06:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In Europe, the zombie hunt is on. Not for undead humans, that is, but zombie banks — the walking dead among lenders, too financially troubled to loan money to an...