The European Central Bank has launched a newstimulus program aimed at getting banks to lend more — but low initial demand for its super-cheap loans shows the difficulty the ECB faces in...

This weekend marks 50 years of independence for Malta. As Malta stepped on to the World stage as an independent country again, after over 150 years of foreign rule, the odds were very clearly stacked...

Last week, The Malta Business Weekly published an interview with, Mr Victor Carachi, the President of the General Workers’ Union discussing the current state of the Maltese economy in the context of recent publications, including the Government’s pre-budget report and the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness report. As part of the same series of interviews, The Malta Business Weekly also spoke to: Dr Chris Cardona, the Minister for Economy, Investment, and Small Business; Dr Mario De Marco, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition; the President of the Chamber of Commerce, David Curmi; and the Chairman of the Malta Employers’ Association, Joe Farrugia. ...

Last week, The Malta Business Weekly published an interview with, Mr Victor Carachi, the President of the General Workers’ Union discussing the current state of the Maltese economy in the context of recent publications, including the Government’s pre-budget report and the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness report. As part of the same series of interviews, The Malta Business Weekly also spoke to: Dr Chris Cardona, the Minister for Economy, Investment, and Small Business; Dr Mario De Marco, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition; the President of the Chamber of Commerce, David Curmi; and the Chairman of the Malta Employers’ Association, Joe Farrugia. ...

US   Following a session that had initially focused on the Federal Reserve communication, stocks ended the day at relatively the same value. The Benchmark S&P 500 index increased just...

Last week, The Malta Business Weekly published an interview with, Mr Victor Carachi, the President of the General Workers’ Union discussing the current state of the Maltese economy in the context of recent publications, including the Government’s pre-budget report and the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness report. As part of the same series of interviews, The Malta Business Weekly also spoke to: Dr Chris Cardona, the Minister for Economy, Investment, and Small Business; Dr Mario De Marco, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition; the President of the Chamber of Commerce, David Curmi; and the Chairman of the Malta Employers’ Association, Joe Farrugia. ...

Last week, The Malta Business Weekly published an interview with, Mr Victor Carachi, the President of the General Workers’ Union discussing the current state of the Maltese economy in the context of recent publications, including the Government’s pre-budget report and the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness report. As part of the same series of interviews, The Malta Business Weekly also spoke to: Dr Chris Cardona, the Minister for Economy, Investment, and Small Business; Dr Mario De Marco, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition; the President of the Chamber of Commerce, David Curmi; and the Chairman of the Malta Employers’ Association, Joe Farrugia. ...

Yesterday US equities managed to close into positive territory once again, after the Fed indicated that it would end QE by October and reiterated the statement that it would not hike rates for a...

Japan logged a 948.5 billion yen ($8.7 billion) trade deficit in August, the 26th straight month of red ink, as slack demand from China and the U.S. stymied exports, the Finance Ministry said...

Yellow Pages has changed its name to Yellow and will soon offer customers an e-book version that can be used offline through the brand’s mobile and tablet apps.   The company...