The Malta Independent 7 November 2026, Saturday
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Bonds vs shares

Monday, 13 November 2023, 09:36 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

Quite clearly, on their way to the Stock Exchange, Maltese private companies prefer to sell bonds not shares. They do this in order to strengthen their capital base without having to worry about the...

Critical Ignoring and Fact-Checking

Thursday, 26 October 2023, 13:24 Last update: about 4 years ago Michael Briguglio

It is not the first time that we have been warned about the perils of 'post-truth' situations, where fake news is propagated, at times making it very difficult to verify the accuracy of content. The...

Empowering youth

Friday, 13 October 2023, 15:26 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

Malta is set to be the first country in the whole European Union where a person at the age of sixteen has the possibility to not only vote and stand for Local Council election, but also, if he or she...

Back to life

Friday, 6 October 2023, 12:56 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

Amongst the many initiatives introduced by the Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government over the past years, one of the most popular is surely the Local Council restoration...

Economic growth

Friday, 8 September 2023, 15:20 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

Throughout the second quarter of the current year, Malta's economy experienced significant growth, with an increase of nearly four percent (4%). The National Statistics Office (NSO) reported that...

Employment

Friday, 1 September 2023, 17:48 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

There exist various economic indicators and methods with which to calculate how well a country is doing.  For me, the one indicator which provides the best measurement with regards to economic...

Justice

Friday, 21 July 2023, 08:58 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

I am a firm believer in the notion that the best route to obtain justice is through the application of the law by an institutionally independent and impartial Judge and Magistrate who enjoys all the...

Re-connecting with nature

Sunday, 25 June 2023, 08:59 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The EU Council of Ministers of the Environment, earlier this week, approved a common position on the proposed EU regulations relative to the restoration of nature. Seven EU countries did not support...

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