Banks Smarten up branches to woo customers
Friday, 24 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The personal touch is making a comeback. That old-fashioned habit of stopping in at your local branch is being encouraged again as the banking industry looks to put the spark back in service. ...
CSR Report 2010 issued by BOV
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Bank of Valletta has published the fifth edition of its Corporate Social Responsibility report. This document highlights the...
Pub Tale highlights Britain’s new community ethos
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Bundled up against the cold, Dave Willis and wife Sue shovel snow from the pathway to The Raven Inn. Wendy Holifield carries out the sandwich board and plants it by the pub’s stone wall. Inside, ...
Fort Cambridge Apartments attract buyers in South Africa
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
GAP Developers plc said that a number of apartments in their Fort Cambridge development have been sold to buyers in South Africa, as a result of a number ...
As US Debates, China acts – with a building boom
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Gravel-laden barges glide past the willow-fringed banks of the Grand Canal, plying a trade route built 2,500 years ago to bring grain from China’s fertile south to its rulers in the north. Now the 1,800-kilometre passage is part of an even ...
Gawker Hack underscores flaws with passwords
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The fallout from a hacking attack on Gawker Media Inc. a week ago underscores a basic security risk online: Using the same username and password for multiple sites is convenient, but costly.e...
Spanish PM Insists on raising retirement age to 67
Sunday, 19 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Spain’s Prime Minister said Friday the government is set on raising the retirement age to 67 from 65 in the new year despite strong resistance from ...
Use The funds of tax-evaders, not of taxpayers, GRTU tells government
Sunday, 19 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
“We find it hard to accept that the government continues to finance projects in spite of the continuous warning from the EU Commission that our budget deficit position cannot take the pressure. ...