Irish Presidency presents presidency programme
Friday, 25 January 2013, 14:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
“As a recovering country driving recovery in Europe, the Irish Presidency of the Council is about securing stability and ensuring that it leads to jobs and growth,” Ireland's...
LEADER: In the real interest of the country
Friday, 25 January 2013, 14:10
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Both major parties have yet to come out with their election manifesto but on principal issues they have been giving enough signals for the country to understand where they are heading. The...
Malta’s debt is lower than EU’s average and decreasing
Friday, 25 January 2013, 14:06
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Contrary to most received wisdom, Malta’s debt, though high, is lower than the EU17 and EU27 averages and is on the decrease. In fact, according to a Eurostat publication issued...
Malta registers third highest increase in industrial production
Friday, 25 January 2013, 14:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Figures released by Eurostat last week show that in 2012, Malta registered the third highest increase in industrial production in the EU. In November 2012, among the member states for...
No money, no options, no way out
Friday, 25 January 2013, 13:20
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An economy built on debt does not reflect good governance. Prosperity brought about by splashing borrowed money around is a sham. It places a mortgage on the country's economy and the future of...
UK closer to recession as economy contracts in Q4
Friday, 25 January 2013, 11:40
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Britain's economy contracted by a worse-than-expected 0.3 percent in the last three months of 2012, raising the possibility that it might fall back into recession for the third time since the...
Economist: Euro crisis could erupt again this year
Friday, 25 January 2013, 11:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Is the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. Barry Eichengreen warns that the debt crisis that has shaken Europe to its core could easily erupt again this...
Burger King drops supplier linked to horsemeat
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 16:27
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Burger King says it has stopped buying beef from an Irish supplier whose patties in Britain and Ireland were found to contain traces of horsemeat. The fast food chain said in a statement...
Spain's unemployment jumps to record 26.02 pct
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 12:42
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Spain's unemployment rate shot up to a record 26.02 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, leaving almost six million people out of work, the National Statistics Institute said...