M/M retail sales slips to -2.8% from a previous 0.5% (also revised lower 1.5%), expectations were for a -0.4%....

The Syrian government shut down the Internet across the country and cut cellphone services in select areas Thursday as rebels and government troops waged fierce battles near the capital's airport,...

(The Malta Business Weekly)       We apparently live in an Age of Entitlement. I understand that this means that people feel that they are owed things by others not because...

The economy and job creation   •The Maltese economy is expected to grow by 1.2% this year. The EU economy is expected to shrink by 0.4%.   •During 2012, a number of...

Health Services   •A further increase in health expenditure of €38 million, to a total of €465 m.   •Extension of Pharmacy of Your Choice in order to cover...

Pending sales of existing US homes jumped much higher than expected in October in another sign that the housing market in the world’s largest economy was recovering at a sustained pace...

•Development of Local Employment Development Unit in Gozo to strengthening work carried out by the ETC   •Scheme to support unemployed Gozitans   •Development of...

Energy and environment   •Delimara Power Station extension in line with best EU environmental standards. An investment in favour of better air quality. Together with the interconnector...

Finance Minister Tonio Fenech read out his government’s Budget Speech in Parliament last night, without knowing whether the measures he was announcing would be approved by a fractious House...

HSBC Bank Malta has for the second year running been named Bank of the Year in Malta by the prestigious Financial Times publication The Banker, in recognition for its achievements and the best overall...