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Kenya
Business: Central Bank governor draws stinging criticism as honeymoon ends
The challenge with the moral high ground is that it can be a lonely place. And as Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge is finding out, defining his legacy by this yardstick is making him more isolated by the day.
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Kenya
Business Beat: Central Bank governor draws stinging criticism as honeymoon ends
The challenge with the moral high ground is that it can be a lonely place. And as Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge is finding out, defining his legacy by this yardstick is making him more isolated by the day.
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USA Malta
Editorial: The sustainability of the health system
The Business Breakfast held by our sister paper The Malta Business Weekly at the Hilton on Thursday on the subject of the sustainability of the health system proved to be a smooth broad discussion on the matters pertaining to the health sector for once devoid of the controversies that seem ...
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EU's Brexit negotiator puts time pressure on Britain
Britain hasn't got two years to negotiate its divorce from the European Union after all.The EU's chief negotiator on Brexit warned Tuesday that the country will have less than 18 months once talks begin and that it won't be allowed to pick and choose what parts of the EU it ...
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Malta
PM ‘can’t remember’ when Philip Rizzo informed him of corruption allegations
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today said that he could not remember when former Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools (FTS) CEO Philip Rizzo personally informed him of corruption allegations under the ministry of Evarist Bartolo.“I don’t remember the date exactly, what I know is that I was copied in an e-mail by ...
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Panama
Updated (2): Bartolo position ‘no longer tenable’, PM too weak to take steps – PN
The Nationalist Party today stepped up its calls for the resignation of Education Minister Evarist Bartolo, saying that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is too weak to take any steps against “who has been caught lying and hiding corruption”.The call was made during a press conference addressed by PN deputy leader ...
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USA Malta
Trade deficit quadruples to €273 million in October - NSO
Preliminary figures show that Malta registered a trade deficit of €273.0 million in October 2016, compared to €64.6 million in the corresponding month of 2015, the National Statistics Office said today.International Trade: October 2016Provisional data for international trade show that the trade deficit in October stood at €273.0million, up by ...
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INDEPTH: Malta does not belong to us anymore but to the few - Mark Anthony Sammut
"Malta does not belong to us anymore but to the few." Dr Mark Anthony Sammut said this while being interviewed by Rachel Attard, News Editor of The Malta Independent, on INDEPTH. He said that the electoral promise of Malta Taghna llkoll was a very important promise because when it satisfied a psychological need ...
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Malta
Minister Cardona addresses forum on future business opportunities in Libya
Economy Minister Chris Cardona addressed a business networking forum this morning that aims to focus on “Libya’s future potential for business opportunities”.The event was jointly organized by the Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio and the Libyan Maltese Chamber of Commerce.Dr Cardona revealed that the networking forum will be “an annual event”, ...
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Malta
Hotel manager fined €6,000 after employee loses 4 fingers while operating laundry machine
Grand Excelsior Hotel General Manager Noel Grixti has been fined €6,000 after an employee lost four fingers when her hand got caught in an industrial laundry iron machine containing steam rollers.The Excelsior compensated Victoria Cassar for her injuries but had declined to admit to criminal liability for the incident which ...