Making access to finance a priority
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 19:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Following the publication of a Green Paper on the long-term financing of the European economy, Businesseurope organised a business seminar to discuss how to cope with factors of negative impact on...
Malta bucks the trend in retail sales
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 19:25
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
While most of Europe saw retail sales decrease in June, Malta bucked the trend, registering the highest increase among EU nations, Eurostat said. In June 2013 compared with May 2013, the...
Malta with the fourth highest mobile cost in EU
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 19:19
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
With an average cost of €0.13.3 (13 cents) per minute, Malta’s mobile costs put her at the fourth highest place in the EU, figures published by the European Commission on Monday show. The...
Air pollution takes toll on China's tourism
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 16:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
BEIJING (AP) — China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year — with worsening air pollution partly to blame. Numbers of...
Virtual money investigated to stem criminal use
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 07:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
New York is trying to corral the "Wild West" atmosphere of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and may create new regulations to keep the growing technology from being used in...
Greece beats budget targets so far this year
Monday, 12 August 2013, 12:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Greek government says it has beaten its budget deficit targets so far this year, posting a primary surplus. Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said Monday that preliminary...
10 years after blackout, US grid faces new threats
Monday, 12 August 2013, 06:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The U.S. electrical grid is better managed and more flexible a decade after its largest blackout but remains vulnerable to increasingly extreme weather, cybersecurity threats, and stress caused by...
Microsoft, MITA to collaborate for more females in ICT industry
Sunday, 11 August 2013, 09:58
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Following a successful ICT Career Day held on 6 July at the Microsoft Innovation Centre, hosted by Microsoft to encourage students to take up a career in ICT, Microsoft and MITA have pledged to join...
All existing Tigné Point apartments sold
Sunday, 11 August 2013, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Every single property put on the market to date by MIDI plc has been sold, the development consortium said yesterday. A total of 281 units at the Tigné Point development have been...