• Malta

    Treasury set to launch new MGS

    Last Friday, the Accountant General announced the issuance of two Malta Government Stocks, namely the 1.5 per cent MGS 2022 (IV) Fungibility Issue and the 2.1 per cent MGS 2039 (I) with prices yet to be announced. The two stocks will in aggregate be of €100 million, subject to an ...

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    IMF sees subdued global growth

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that advanced econo­mies should rely on their mone­tary, fiscal and structural tools to lift growth prospects while adjus­ting their growth forecasts. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF forecasts a global growth of 3.1 per cent in 2016, with a slight increase to 3.4 ...

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    Borders in Europe will threaten internal market – EU Commission Vice-President

    What are the main challenges Malta will face during the EU Council Presidency?In my experience with presidencies, there are three things that matter: what items are still on the agenda, what you want to add to the agenda, and events.Fifty per cent of it is dominated by events and, in ...

  • USA Malta

    Traffic situation unacceptable; crisis needs immediate action - GRTU

    The traffic situation has become unbearable and unacceptable, the GRTU Malta Chamber of SMEs said, adding that it has been inundated by members’ concerns from across widespread business sectors that the alarming situation is not just one of frustration and tardiness, but profitability and competitiveness.Justifications related to infrastructure and discussing ...

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    Paceville developers might have to go back to the drawing board after master plan unveiling

    Some developers who have set their sights on Paceville might have to go back to the drawing board, as the master plan for the area recently unveiled by the government does not match some of their proposals.On closer inspection of the master plan, The Malta Independent on Sunday can reveal ...

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    Banif Bank could be just the beginning – Al Faisal managing director

    Can Banif disclose the value of the share acquisition?This investment consists of the acquisition of Portuguese shares in the Malta branch. For us it’s an investment because we transferred our investment upfront, but off course the money went to Portugal. In the past, Al Faisal Holdings had assets in other ...

  • Malta

    Correspondence shows Malta stonewalling official Libyan government over charge d’affaires

    Top picture: Mr MusratiOfficial correspondence from the United Nations-recognised Libyan government – the Government of National Accord – seen by this newspaper, has shown how the Maltese government has been effectively stonewalling the government that it says it recognises.The issue revolves around who, exactly, is the charge d’affaires for the ...

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    Malta announces finch trapping season in face of EU legal action

    The government announced on Friday the opening of the bird trapping season, despite the fact that Malta is facing legal action by the European Commission over allowing the trapping of seven species of finch.The bird trapping season will open on 20 October and will close on 31 December, according to ...

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    $67 billion Libyan Investment Authority sees Malta platform as ‘vital to its credibility’

    The Libyan Investment Authority, which holds some $67 billion in assets, sees its platform in Malta as vital to its credibility.The president of the Interim Steering Committee of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), Ali Hassan Mahmoud, recently hosted its first unified meeting attended by the Steering Committee and the leadership ...

  • Nigeria

    SANs condemn DSS crackdown on judges

    We are not in 1984 The Federal Government should know that this is not 1984. By 1984, I refer to that year and the dystopian novel written by George Orwell on dictatorship. Nigeria is a country ruled by law and even for the worst of crimes, we must follow the ...