Leader: Revitalising Valletta
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 09:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Our capital city presents quite a number of issues that are difficult to tackle and mutually in conflict. Time and again, various governments have tried their hands but the city, or to...
Italian traders feeling Tobin Tax coming to Malta in droves
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 09:05
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Italian traders who are afraid of the incoming Tobin Tax, or FTT as it is also known, are fleeing to Malta where they know they will not be affected by the tax, reported Livia Zancaneri on the...
Mayors join Greek protesters, march to parliament
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 19:19
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Mayors from across Greece joined anti-austerity protesters Wednesday and marched on parliament, as lawmakers prepared to vote for thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers. The...
The Farsons Beer Festival from 26 July to 4 August
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 13:19
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Launched during a press conference in the new Brewhouse at the Farsons Brewery in Mriehel, the 33rd edition of The Farsons Beer Festival promises another ten days of the best in local and...
Law firm says it's suing Boeing over Asiana crash
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 07:21
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A Chicago law firm says it has taken steps to sue aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. on behalf of 83 people who were aboard the Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed in San Francisco earlier this...
L'Oreal sees sales rise 4.7 percent in first half
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 20:17
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
French cosmetics company L'Oreal says its revenue rose 4.7 percent in the first half of the year, driven largely by sales outside Western Europe. The company behind Lancome and...
IMF urges Romania to tap into gas, EU funds
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 15:18
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The International Monetary Fund's managing director is urging Romania to tap into its natural energy resources and European Union funds to improve its sluggish economy. Christine...
UK inflation rises to 2.9% in June
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 11:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Official figures show that inflation in Britain rose to a 14-month high of 2.9 percent in June. The increase from May's 2.7 percent rate, reported Tuesday by the Office for National...
Vista Group moves to new premises on its 8th anniversary
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 11:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
On its 8th Anniversary, Vista Group Malta Ltd anounced its move to a new and more centralised corporate offices in Qormi. The Group knows its origins to its operations related to VistaPak,...
HSBC report: Eurozone periphery - an uneasy calm
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 10:18
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A sense of calm has pervaded the peripheral bond markets lately. Less than two months after capital controls had to be imposed on the newest member of the eurozone bailout club (Cyprus), sovereign...