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As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK
When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, proponents argued that the British economy was being held back by the slow-growing, dysfunctional bloc.A year on, and with the Brexit divorce talks finally starting, the situation is radically different.Britain's economy is growing more slowly than Greece's, its households ...
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TMID Editorial: An anniversary that goes unnoticed
We have no less than five national days, each commemorating significant dates in the history of our people. However, there are other dates, also significant, which normally go unnoticed and uncommemorated. Like yesterday, for instance. (From the Facebook page of the National Library): Alfonso V (the Magnanimous) (13961458) succeeded to ...
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Tax competition could ‘very realistically’ be put in jeopardy – Alfred Sant
PL MEP and former Prime Minister Alfred Sant believes that tax competition in the EU could very realistically be put in jeopardy.The former prime minister was speaking during an interview with The Malta Independent. “There are Commission papers on this. EU Finance Commissioner Pierre Moscovici is for regulating tax competition, ...
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UK’s finance minister says challenge to avoid ‘cliff-edge’ Brexit
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on June 20 the world’s fifth-biggest economy faced tough times as it tries to avoid a damaging “cliff-edge” departure from the European Union.
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FIRST: Not just warming... The impact of climate change on immigration
At one point, when Leonardo DiCaprio was interviewing the then US President Barack Obama for the critically acclaimed climate change documentary Before the Flood, he asked what terrified him the most. Mr Obama did not hesitate: "A huge portion of the world's population lives near oceans. If they start moving, ...
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L'economia britannica paga dazio con i consumi deboli
(Teleborsa) - La confindustria britannica, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), stima che nei prossimi due anni, ci sarà un rallentamento della crescita nel Regno Unito. Secondo la...
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UK election throws up wider array of Brexit alternatives
Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped the election would provide more certainty to Britain's exit from the European Union. Her failure to even retain a majority has delivered anything but, throwing up an even wider array of Brexit scenarios.One analysis of the vote's outcome points to a "softer" Brexit, one ...
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Brexit, Bankitalia: senza accordo con l'Ue dazi al 5% per l'import dall'Italia
In mancanza di un?intesa per un accordo di libero scambio tra Londra e Bruxelles, sulle importazioni italiane dal Regno Unito potrebbero essere applicati dazi in media del 5%. Il calcolo...
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UK: Economy, jobs main focus in Brexit
Britain’s finance minister said on June 16 that protecting jobs and the economy should be the main focus in upcoming discussions over the country’s exit from the European Union.
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Malta hopes to host medicines agency dashed
Malta’s hopes of becoming the chosen location to host the EU’s Medicines Agency were dashed this week as an internal European Commission report setting out new guidelines puts more advanced and richer member states in pole position. According to the leaked document, which now needs to be rubberstamped by member states’ ...
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Helping clients restructure
This meeting is of Grant Thornton CEOs from all over Europe and the network opportunities it offers are enormous.Grant Thornton in Malta was founded, like other Grant Thornton outfits elsewhere, by a local person but it has experienced huge growth through its connection with Grant Thornton International.It employs 100 people ...
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UK treasury chief: economy should be main focus in Brexit
Britain's finance minister said Friday that protecting jobs and the economy should be the main focus in upcoming discussions over the country's exit from the European Union.Arriving for a meeting with his counterparts in the 28-country EU, Hammond said his "clear view and I believe the view of the majority ...
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Effetto Brexit pesa sul Made in Italy
(Teleborsa) - La Brexit pesa sul Made in Italy in Gran Bretagna dove complessivamente si registra un brusco contenimento dell'8% nelle esportazioni di prodotti italiani. E' quanto emerge da...
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Brexit - Conseguenze per la collettività italiana residente nel Regno Unito
Si è svolta questa mattina presso il Comitato per le questioni degli Italiani all'estero del Senato l’audizione del Direttore Generale per gli Italiani all’Estero e le Politiche Migratorie del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Luigi Maria Vignali sulle Conseguenze...
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Uncertainty for British Expats After UK General Election: Sponsored
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Amit Ramnani, director of Ipanema Wealth, offers financial planning advice in the aftermath of the surprise UK election result. He answers questions like; What now with Brexit? What is going to happen to the Pound? What changes should I make ...
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Bank of England comes closest to voting for rate hike since 2007
The Bank of England shocked financial markets today, saying that three of its policymakers had backed an interest rate hike, the closest it has come to raising rates since 2007, despite signs of a slowdown in Britain's economy. Ian McCafferty and Michael Saunders joined previous rate rise advocate Kristin Forbes in ...
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Malta’s GDP per capita at 95% of EU average
When Malta accessed the EU in 2004, its GDP per capita was somewhere around 65% of the EU’s average. Since then, other, and poorer, nations have joined and Malta’s GDP has improved. According to a Eurostat release this week, it is now at 95% of the EU average, beaten by ...
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EU terrorism figures 2016: 142 failed, foiled or completed attacks, 142 victims
In 2016, a total of 142 failed, foiled and completed terrorist attacks in the European Union saw 142 victims die and 379 people injured, an EU Terrorism and Situation report that was presented at Europe House in Valletta has revealed.The attacks occurred in eight member states, more than half (76) ...
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Tanzania: UK Envoy Advises Tanzania Govt to Increase Investments in the Youth
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -British high commissioner to Tanzania Ms Sarah Cooke, has underscored the importance of the government to invest heavily in education and youth empowerment programs in order to guarantee the future prosperity of the country.
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Regno Unito, battuta d'arresto per il commercio a maggio
(Teleborsa) - Consumi in calo nel Regno Unito nel mese di maggio che si riflettono in un rallentamento delle vendite al dettaglio, più marcata rispetto alle previsioni degli economisti. Questo...
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Lady Brexit meets Monsieur Europe: May, Macron to have talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May is meeting France's president on her first foreign trip since a catastrophic election that weakened her leadership as Britain heads into tough talks on leaving the European Union.The two are on opposite fronts of the Brexit negotiations — French President Emmanuel Macron wants the remaining ...