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Malta is now at 86% of EU GDP

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 13:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Malta is now well beyond the benchmark 75% of EU GDP, at which point the country ceases to be a net receiver of EU structural funds help and becomes a net contributor.   Figures published by...

Nexia BT inaugurates new office, new service

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 12:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Nexia BT has formally inaugurated its new offices in San Ġwann, an occasion which also served for the audit and consultancy firm to launch a new service line.   Through its Turnkey BT...

PMI data from Germany and the Euro Zone

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 10:14 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

German manufacturing flash PMI for the month of June came in slightly lower than expected with 48.6 versus a consensus of 49.9....

SNB re-affirms commitment to defend franc

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 10:04 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Swiss National Bank vowed to hold its cap on the franc on Thursday, and said this remains an important barrier to protect the economy from the risks represented by a spill over from the euro zone...

French PMI stronger

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 09:05 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The French manufacturing flash PMI for the month of June came in stronger than expected...

Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 08:36 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.   The top complaints in...

Obama warns EU over high youth unemployment

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 17:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

President Barack Obama raised the prospect Wednesday that Europe might need to adjust its economic policies to tackle high youth unemployment and make sure that some countries don't "lose a...

IMF calls for urgent steps on Spain unemployment

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 14:41 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Spain faces the prospect of of high unemployment and sluggish growth lasting years unless the country and Europe take "urgent action" to slash the nation's crippling 27 unemployment rate...

USD/CHF near-term scenario

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:50 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

USD/CHF failed repeatedly to surpass an area of resistance by 0.9270 levels, giving scope for a continued bearish outlook. However, momentum to the downside seems to have stalled for now ahead of...

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