Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Business Briefing: Shares of Intel Drop After It Lowers Its Forecast
The chip maker Intel slashed nearly $1 billion from its first-quarter revenue forecast as small businesses put off upgrading their personal computers.
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Intel Cuts Sales Target as PCs Sit Unsold
Intel cut its revenue outlook for the current quarter by nearly a billion dollars, saying it has seen weaker-than-expected demand for business desktop computers.
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Cabinet to mull borrowing in foreign funds for projects
A 57-billion-baht borrowing plan to finance roads and water management will go to the cabinet next week for approval.
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Megaprojects facing dearer finance costs
Despite Wednesday's policy rate cut, the government's megaproject investment plan could face higher financing costs in the long term, in line with a rising policy rate trend by the US Federal Reserve, says Kasikornbank (KBank).
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Business Briefing: India Approves Changes on Foreign Investment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India passed his first major economic changes, as Parliament voted to allow more foreign investment in the insurance sector.
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Agric GDP hits N47trn in 3 years Minister
Federal Government has estimated a whopping N46.6 trillion increase from 2011 to 2014 of the Agricultural Gross Domestic Profit, GDP. Disclosing this yesterday in Abuja at the award presentation to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Adewunmi Adesina, as the Newswatch Person of the Year by Newswatch Magazine, the minister ...
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Consumers appetite for foreign brands threatens local industries
Nigerians preference for imported goods may abort the nations dream of becoming self-reliant, Anna Okon writes Growth in the manufacturing sector shrank by 19.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, according to recent data published by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. In addition to the unbearable cost of ...
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Finance news you need to know today
IRELAND is well on the path to recovery, recording the fastest growth rate in the EU. Meanwhile, yoghurt makers have been fined almost $2 billion.
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Business: Kenya Pipeline and pump manufacturing company in court over tender feud
The fate of the tender to supply pumps required to replace the old pipeline now lies with the High Court after Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) and a dissatisfied bidder challenged each other on the tender awarding process.
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Harsh Weather a Factor as U.S. Retail Sales Fall Again
Sales dropped 0.6 percent in February as snowstorms kept Americans at home. Consumers spent less at restaurants and home improvement stores.
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Doubts remain on new GDP series
Comparison with high-growth years of the past decade in relevant sectors leads to more questions; pressure on CSO for detailed data on those
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Greek ex finance minister claims he was set up in Lagarde list trial
Former Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou on Thursday told the special court where he is facing charges of doctoring the Lagarde list of Greeks with deposits in Switzerland that he did not remove the names of his relatives and that he is the victim of a set-up.
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Volkswagen und BMW fahren Rekordergebnisse ein: Champions der Old Economy
Deutsche Ingenieurskunst ist gefragt. Die Automobilindustrie hat ein Rekordjahr hinter sich. Volkswagen hat erstmals über 10 Mio. Fahrzeuge verkauft und rückt Toyota dicht auf die Fersen.
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IMF grants Ukraine $17.5bn loan to save economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to extend $17.5bn in loans to Ukraine in an effort to pull back the country from the verge of economic collapse. Christine Lagarde, IMF managing director, said on Wednesday that the new four-year extended arrangement will support economic stabilisation and wide-ranging reforms in Ukraine. “The ...
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Business: Jambojet to launch flights to Lamu, Malindi and Ukunda
Kenyan low cost carrier Jambojet will on March 28 launch flights to three new destinations in the country's coastal region, namely Lamu, Malindi and Ukunda, from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Business: Flame Tree Group to acquire four food brands
Flame Tree Group has announced acquisition of four food and snack brands from Chirag Kenya Â?Natures Own (spices), Chigs (potato crisps), Honeycomb (biscuits) and Gonuts (nuts).
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Business: Roads upgrade begins in a week says DP William Ruto
The Government's ambitious plan to tarmac at least 10,000km roads across the country will finally begin next week. This comes in the wake of Cabinet's approval of the Road Annuity Programme Fund, to be implemented under Public-Private-Partnership arrangement.
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GE to base turbine business in France
American giant says Alstom's grid, wind, hydro, steam unit will stay put.
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Chhattisgarh's economy to grow by 13.20%
The corresponding growth rate for India is likely to be at 11.59%
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Economy grow under sanctions
Iran foresees an economic growth of 2.5% in the new year as it absorbs the shock of oil price declines and US-led sanctions.
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EU will be damaged if fails to agree US trade deal: UK minister
[LONDON] Failing to agree a transatlantic free trade deal would be damaging for the European Union and send a message that the bloc has waning international importance, Britain's Minister for Europe said on Thursday.