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New opening hours at Business First

Thursday, 25 April 2013, 09:37 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

New opening hours at Business First are between 8am and 4pm during weekdays, with extended opening hours until 7pm on Wednesdays. These changes are being implemented in response to feedback received...

Huge elephant bird egg gets $101,813 at UK auction

Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 21:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    A massive, partly fossilized egg laid by a now-extinct elephant bird has sold for more than double its estimate at a London auction.   Christie's auction house said...

Predictions of ECB rate cut grow as growth fades

Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 15:48 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Evidence that Europe's economic downturn is weighing more heavily on its strongest member, Germany, has convinced more and more experts that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates...

UK in dark mood as new recession may be confirmed

Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 09:04 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Recession may just be a word. But in Britain it may become a habit — and a dangerous one at that.   It's possible that official figures on first quarter economic growth, to be...

Spain central bank: recession continued in Q1

Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 12:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Spain's central bank says the recession continued in the first three months of the year, with the economy shrinking by 0.5 percent, its seventh quarterly contraction.   The bank said...

Austerity lowers eurozone deficit in 2012

Monday, 22 April 2013, 15:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The austerity pain pursued by a number of European countries has led to very little gain.   The 2012 figures from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, showed Monday that...

Slovenia insists it's not the next Cyprus

Sunday, 21 April 2013, 13:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Slovenian officials have a message for the world: Don't panic — we won't be the next to fall.   The tiny European Union member is trying to convince its...

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