Congress protects airlines from EU emissions tax
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 08:13
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Congress on Tuesday stepped in to protect U.S. airlines from having to pay into a European Union program to cut emissions that its critics say is unilateral and illegal. House action to...
Summit of 15 EU countries shows split on EU budget
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 20:25
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Divisions among the 27 European Union countries over increasing the region's €1 trillion budget deepened Tuesday as the region's two opposing camps set out their...
German investor confidence drops unexpectedly
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 15:40
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
German investor confidence in Europe's largest economy slipped unexpectedly this month over worries that growth will cool over the next six months, a survey showed Tuesday. The ZEW...
MACM at the top helm of European Credit Circles
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 12:28
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Josef Busuttil, Director General of the Malta Association of Credit Management (MACM), participated in the FENCA World Congress in Madrid – FENCA is the Federation of European National...
EU finance ministers discuss banking union
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 11:38
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Shoring up Europe's banking sector and strengthening oversight of economic policies will top the agenda of a meeting Tuesday of the European Union's 27 finance ministers. The...
Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt
Monday, 12 November 2012, 21:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
European finance ministers appeared no closer Monday to agreeing on whether they were ready to take decisive action to help Greece dig itself out of its mountains of debt, despite a...
Merkel insists on austerity despite protests
Monday, 12 November 2012, 18:49
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
German Chancellor Angela Merkel took her fiscal discipline message to bailed-out Portugal on Monday, tolerating Nazi jibes from a small group of protesters as she advocated the...
Emirates profit rebounds amid expanding fleet
Monday, 12 November 2012, 10:56
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The parent company of Dubai-based carrier Emirates said Monday that operating profit for the first half of the year surged by more than 63 percent as the Middle East's biggest airline expanded...
Greece passes 2013 austerity budget
Monday, 12 November 2012, 07:50
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Greek lawmakers approved the country's 2013 austerity budget early Monday, an essential step in Greece's efforts to persuade its international creditors to unblock a vital rescue loan...
Official: China can meet 7.5 percent growth target
Saturday, 10 November 2012, 12:07
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The head of China's planning agency says a steep decline in growth has ended but the economy is not ready for a recovery. The chairman of the National Development...