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USA
Tourist arrivals grow by 27.7% in February
Tourist arrivals rose by a whopping 27.7 per cent in February to reach 103,899, the National Statistics Office said today. 81,706 inbound tourist trips were made for holiday purposes, while a further 14,691 were for business. Tourists from EU Member States went up by 30.6 per cent to 90,472 when compared to ...
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Malta
Malta pushing action on environmental crime in the EU
Environmental crime is one of the priorities the Maltese presidency will push on the EU's agenda as it maps out the priorities to tackle organised crime. Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said this morning that environmental crime was one of the more profitable offshoots of organised crime that had serious consequences ...
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Regno Unito
Somali pirates hijack Indian commercial ship
Pirates have hijacked an Indian ship off the coast of Somalia and the vessel is heading toward the shore. "We understand Somali pirates hijacked a commercial Indian ship and (it is heading) towards Somalia shores," Abdirizak Mohamed Dirir, a former director of the anti-piracy agency in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, said. Graeme ...
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Spagna Regno Unito
Spain ‘surprised’ at UK commentary over Gibraltar
Spanish foreign minister plays down tensions generated by Brexit guidelines
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Indonesia Malta
British entrepreneur buys 9 per cent of MIDI plc
A British entrepreneur has bought almost nine per cent of Tigne Point and Manoel Island developers MIDI plc, a stake previously held by Bank of Valletta. Mark Andrew Weingard bought more than 19 million ordinary shares in the company, representing 8.92 per cent shareholding. BOV's share sale means it has now disposed of ...
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Malta
Budget surplus 'a positive development, if sustained' - Employers' Association
The financial surplus announced by the government is a positive development, if it can be sustained, the Malta Employers' Association said today. It said a fact that the debt/GDP ratio had been reduced due to economic growth - this was also positive news, but this trend needed to be sustained. But the ...
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Portogallo
Ricardo Salgado diz que venda do Novo Banco foi “uma desgraça”
"O banco foi entregue gratuitamente", disse hoje o ex-banqueiro, acusando o Banco de Portugal e o anterior governo pela resolução do antigo BES.
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Portogallo
Dívida pública sobe para máximo de cinco meses
A dívida pública aumentou para 243,5 mil milhões de euros em fevereiro, na ótica de Maastricht, mas o valor líquido de depósitos decresceu, de acordo com o Banco de Portugal.
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Portogallo Irlanda
Portugal é o país europeu onde o investimento chinês tem mais impacto na economia
Portugal lidera o ranking dos países que mais lucraram com a entrada de capitais chineses no mercado, à frente da Irlanda ou da Hungria.
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Malta
Tenants infuriated by costly, complicated solutions to unjust higher-tariff system
The government will be imposing its budget measure whereby lease agreements for three months or more must be registered with the Department of Inland Revenue, says pressure group Up in Arms founder Patricia Graham.This also includes renewal agreements, and is part of the Government’s solution to landlords’ failing to declare ...