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Spagna Malta
Kickback allegations: Allied Newspapers says it could have been 'victim of criminal activities'
Allied Newspapers, publishers of The Times of Malta, this evening said it has no knowledge of alleged payments to the tune of €650,000 made by the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Keith Schembri to its former managing director Adrian Hillman. The company also stated that it could have, if allegations by ...
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USA Malta
Tax schemes such as Malta’s ‘open the door for large-scale tax avoidance’, says Greens co-chair
Ska Keller, the Co-Chair of the Greens-EFA Group in the European Parliament, had harsh words today for Malta’s corporate tax regime, which has been put under fire recently.During a press conference in Vittoriosa, Keller, said: "Even if the existing Maltese tax system might not be in conflict with European law, ...
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Malta
Economic figures published today are putting peoples’ minds at ease - Scicluna
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said today that recently published government finance figures are putting peoples minds at rest, that the economy is doing well.The minister explained that in the last year of the previous administration, Malta had a huge €362 million deficit in the consolidated fund, adding that this government ...
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Russia USA Spagna Panama Malta
Editorial: Egrant inquiry - PM should stop blaming others and look in the mirror
The Egrant Inc. saga has turned into a full-on farce but the latest instalment is anything but funny. In the latest twist to this seemingly endless story, the PM issued a clear threat to the Magistrate who is leading the Egrant inquiry, warning him that if the inquiry clears him ...
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Malta
Voters who will be abroad on election day voting today
Early voters in this year’s snap election are heading to the Naxxar counting hall today to cast their votes.Those persons voting today went to the Electoral Commission offices in Naxxar (ex-trade fair grounds), or in Rabat Gozo, between Monday 8 May and Friday 26 May and have registered for early ...
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Malta
Busuttil pledges to buy energy from cheapest supplier, despite government Electrogas commitment
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil pledged that a Nationalist Party (PN) government would purchase energy from the cheapest supplier, despite the Labour Party (PL) government’s commitment to buy energy for 18 years from the Electrogas.Dr Busuttil was addressing a political activity this morning in Attard, where he discussed the PN’s energy ...
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Cina
China may change yuan fixing formula
China is considering changes to the way it calculates the yuan's daily reference rate against the dollar, a move that's likely to reduce exchange-rate volatility while undermining efforts to increase the role of market forces in Asia's largest economy.
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Angola
BNA sobe 50 por cento
A venda de divisas pelo Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) à banca comercial, no período entre 15 a 19 de Maio, totalizou o montante de 178,0 milhões de euros (equivalente a 198,9 milhões de dólares). O montante, de acordo com o relatório semanal, representa mais de 50 por cento das ...
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Kenya
Business: Kenya now seeks Sh35 billion from Global Fund
The fund is expected to help in the fight against tuberculosis, provide support in HIV programmes, malaria, as well other interventions in Resilient, Sustainable Health Systems, for the period 2018 to 2020.
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Kenya
Business: KPC to train 1000 women, youth on government tenders
Kenya Pipeline Company has trained at least over 1,000 youth, women and persons with disability who own enterprises to enable them participate in Government procurement.