China’s Imports shrink in sign downturn worsening
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
China’s imports shrank unexpectedly in August in a sign its economic slump is worsening, bad news for exporters elsewhere that count on the appetite of the world’s second-largest economy for natural resources and ...
Silicon Valley Isn’t sharing Facebook’s misery
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Silicon Valley, it turns out, doesn’t revolve around the stock prices of Facebook and its playful sidekick, Zynga.By most indications, tech companies in this hub of innovation are humming ...
Egypt Vows structural reforms, meets US executives
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Egypt’s Islamist leader vowed to carry out tough structural reforms to overhaul his country’s ailing economy and create a better environment for business ...
France’s Hollande Warns economy to stall in 2013
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
French President Francois Hollande is blaming a worse-than-expected economic slowdown for new cuts in the government’s growth forecast....
Japan Finds April-June growth slower than thought
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The Japanese economy grew at a slower pace than earlier estimated for the April-June quarter. The Cabinet Office said Monday the world’s third-biggest ...
Germany Urges Europe to not let up on reforms
Monday, 10 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Germany's finance minister is insisting that countries must not use the European Central Bank's plan to buy unlimited amounts of government bonds as an excuse to let up on economic reforms and deficit-cutting....
China Factory output weakest in three years in August
Monday, 10 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Growth in China's factory production slowed to a three-year low in August, suggesting Beijing might need to launch more stimulus efforts to reverse a painful slowdown in the ...
Pacific Nations to reform economies to fend off euro crisis
Monday, 10 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Pacific Rim leaders pledged yesterday to fend off the deepening damage from the European crisis and revive flagging growth in the region by supporting open trade, reforming their economies and strengthening public finances....
More On Hagar Qim-oil exploration saga
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Do a vox pop in the streets of Valletta and ask people about the prospects for oil exploration here and the answer will surely be that it is a foregone conclusion that no oil exists on our continental shelf....
6PM Collaborates with the ICTSA
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
IT company 6PM has signed a collaborative agreement with the Information and Communications Technology Students’ Association (ICTSA)...