Budget 2015: the trees, rather than the wood
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 11:17
Last update: about 13 years ago
It was quiet surprising, last Monday, to hear the Minister of Finance reading the Budget Speech for a record almost four hours, especially with his background in the European Parliament and its...
Internet Marketing Strategies
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 11:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daniel Coleiro Kingswell If effectively executed, a well-developed internet marketing strategy can offer powerful opportunities to reach potential customers and measurable...
Revised Labour Force Survey puts unemployed up at 12,000 in 2013
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 11:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
The National Statistics Office yesterday published revised estimates for the Labour Force Survey from 2005 to 2013. The survey indicates that the activity rate increased from 57.6 per cent in...
Goldman forecasts European equity gains in 2015
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 11:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
According to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. global stocks and bonds will offer lower returns in the coming years as economic growth remains subdued and interest rates remain low. In this scenario equities...
Caremalta celebrates active aging
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Caremalta, the operator of eight private homes for older persons which currently house some 1200 residents, is organising the first edition of Active Aging Week to promote Active Aging as a way of...
Malta – Comiso – Turin flights announced
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 10:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
As from 15 December, Italian airliner Fly Hermes will inaugurate flights linking Malta, Comiso Airport in Sicily and Turin. The flights will be carried out by a Boeing 737 with 168 seats six...
Main Budget 2015 Measures
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 10:39
Last update: about 13 years ago
1.0 Revenue Measures Revision in Excise Taxes The rate of excise tax on cigarettes and tobacco, fuel and cement will be revised upwards, however the price of fuel will still decrease due to...
Budget 2014 implementation report points at delays
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Noel Grima
This year, for the first time ever, the government has published, along with the Budget documents a Report it commissioned on the Implementation of last year's Budget. The voluminous report,...