• Malta

    HSBC partners with TradeMalta to help local business reach overseas markets

    HSBC Malta has teamed up with TradeMalta to help take Maltese businesses across borders.  The three-year strategic partnership will see the bank support TradeMalta, which was set up in 2015 as a public-private partnership between the Government and Chamber of Commerce, to help local entrepreneurs tap foreign markets.  HSBC Malta commercial banking ...

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    New Malta McDonald's restaurant among Premier Capital's new €50 million investments

    Premier Capital plc to invest €50 million in new stores in three years, including a new McDonald's restaurant in Malta. Premier Capital plc, the McDonald's division of Hili Ventures, is to invest €50 million in its six-country restaurant network between next year and 2019. The investment will cover the opening of 24 ...

  • USA Malta

    September tourism up by 7.3%

    Tourism to Malta in September increased by 7.3% compared to the same month last year, official figures released today show.  Total inbound visitors for September were estimated at 208,321, with a total of 180,734 inbound tourist trips carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 11,509 undertaken for business purposes. Tourism from ...

  • Regno Unito

    Britain's EU divorce can only be triggered through parliament, court decides

    Updated 12.15pm with UK government, Muscat reactions England's High Court ruled that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, complicating Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans. The government said it would appeal against the decision and Britain's Supreme Court has set aside December 5-8 ...

  • USA

    Republic Street to lose a splash of colour as Vee Gee Bee shuts down

    Walking into Valletta, whether on our way to work or shopping, we rarely bother to look around and notice everything surrounding us. Familiarity breeds short-sightedness. We walk past the shopping arcade, the theatre and the new Parliament building without giving them a second glance, knowing well enough that everything is exactly ...

  • Malta Cipro

    Fly to Dubai from €499

    Emirates is offering three-night packages to Dubai starting from €499. The touring operating arm of Emirates is offering the sale on packages to Dubai, inclusive of passenger taxes. Travellers can choose from 3, 4, and 5-star luxury hotel packages for less. The packages include three-nights accommodation in a twin/sharing room, meet and ...

  • Colombia Panama

    Varela: Consejo de Gabinete tratará disputa comercial con Colombia este martes 8 de noviembre

    Colombia adoptó dos decretos sobre las importaciones de textiles y calzados, lo que Panamá ha interpretado como un incumplimiento al fallo de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC).

  • Panama

    Panamá, ante nuevo examen por intercambio de información

    Desde el Ejecutivo se advierte que el periodo de análisis es anterior a las reformas implementadas. Si la calificación es negativa, se pediría una revisión extra.

  • Nuova Zelanda

    New Zealand economy would suffer from Trump election win

    A potential Donald Trump victory is causing conniptions for world economies, and New Zealand could be one of those affected.

  • USA Kenya

    Waiguru scolds PAC members for bias

    Former Devolution CS Anne Waiguru, accused of masterminding the NYS heist, has defended herself before Parliament and scolded MPs for what she called bias. She faced the National Assembly PAC on Thursday over the scandal, initially estimated at Sh791 but raised to Sh1.6 billion by the Auditor General. In a ...