Tantalising tales of sleaze and intrigue
Sunday, 21 April 2013, 11:09
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Try Google’s “EU scandals” and you will promptly be regaled with multiple references pointing furtively to a locally brewed scandal aka “Dalligate” and the questionable...
In a rising economy, politicians look for credit
Saturday, 9 March 2013, 18:11
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Increased hiring, lower unemployment, the U.S. stock market on the rise. Who gets the credit? It's a hotly debated point in Washington, where political scorekeeping...
Fitch downgrades Italy on election uncertainty
Friday, 8 March 2013, 19:41
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Fitch Ratings Agency has downgraded Italy's credit rating to BBB+ from A- with a warning of a further downgrade, citing the uncertainty created by February's inconclusive...
A nation of shopkeepers? UK seeks to keep its soul
Friday, 8 March 2013, 10:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The small shopkeepers in Greenwich are running out of time. In the London borough that gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time, businesses like Lorraine Turton's are endangered by online...
China calls on Japan, US, EU to avoid devaluation
Friday, 8 March 2013, 07:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
China's commerce minister appealed Friday to other major governments to avoid suppressing the value of their currencies to boost exports, warning that could hurt global...
S&P sees bailed-out Portugal's prospects improving
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 16:49
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has revised its outlook on Portugal to stable from negative after concluding the bailed-out country will continue to receive international support for its...
MSE Index up for third consecutive month
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 11:28
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) Index ended the month of February in positive territory as it increased by a further 1.4%, to close at 3,284.93 points. A total of 20 equities were active during the...
LEADER - The economy factor
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 11:07
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Were Saturday’s general election to be fought on purely economic matters, there is no question about which is the best option for Malta. The past years have seen Malta emerging as...
French jobless rate climbs to 10.6% in Q4
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 08:12
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
France's unemployment rate climbed again in the fourth quarter of last year, reaching 10.6 percent and bearing new pressure on the sluggish French economy as President Francois Hollande's...
EU fines Microsoft $733M for breaking browser pact
Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 21:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Union has fined Microsoft €561 million ($733 million) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet browsers when they install the...