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Malta
When spontaneity meets technology
Steve Mercieca smiles when asked what distinguishes Quicklets and Zanzi Homes from other real estate companies and removes his shoes to reveal that he is wearing mismatching socks. “I wear different coloured socks every day as a constant reminder to do things differently, to be more spontaneous, to bring a smile ...
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Malta
Misco study shows 4.9% rise in salaries
Misco’s recent ‘Salaries and Benefit Report’ shows there was a 4.9 per cent rise in annual average salaries in Malta. The highest increases in were for the posts of business development manager, operations manager in the services sector and ICT manager. Minimal salary changes were noted in the posts of ...
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Malta
HSBC shares at six-month high
The Malta Stock Echange (MSE) index fell by 0.96 per cent to end the week at 4,442.333 points, as 11 equities closed in the red. Despite HSBC Bank Malta plc shares managing to notch a positive return, the MSE was dragged lower by the negative performance of GO plc, Malta ...
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Panama Malta
Malta's newspapers in review
The following are the top stories in the Maltese newspapers this Sunday. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that Air Malta may end up with a smaller fleet of aircraft if talks with Alitalia fail. It also reports that the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Keith Schembri, is expected to be asked to ...
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Malta
August rebound in eurozone industrial production
Eurozone industrial production stepped up in August as output increased in major factory sectors underpinning hopes for a positive contribution to GDP growth. Data published by Eurostat, Europe’s statistics office, showed that industrial production expanded by 1.6 per cent in August from July when it fell by a revised 0.7 ...
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Motherwell Bridge acquires Morocco-based engineering company Techniplus
Motherwell Bridge Industries, the engineering division of Hili Ventures, has acquired Techniplus, a multi-disciplined engineering firm in Morocco, from its long-standing partner Konecranes of Finland. Techniplus maintains and services port cargo handling equipment. Its major customers include the operators of Morocco’s largest ports at Casablanca, Tangier, Agadir and Jorf Lasfar, manufacturers, ...
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Malta
Air Malta may end up with smaller fleet
The government will study whether to reduce the size of Air Malta’s fleet again if negotiations with Alitalia fail, according to a document released earlier last week. As negotiations on the partial sale of Air Malta to Alitalia continue, the government has signalled an alternative plan in case the talks fail. “In ...
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USA Malta
Tanking the future
Our Malta attractiveness survey conference has come and gone. From an event taking up a couple of hours and drawing in less than 50 participants a few years ago, it has now become the national benchmark attracting over 60 speakers and 530 delegates, all gauging the winds driving foreign direct ...
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Regno Unito
Carmakers’ suppliers at risk of being hit by Brexit tariffs
Suppliers to UK industry say uncertainty over trade agreements may force them to relocate overseas
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Regno Unito
SNP says hard Brexit could trigger referendum
Scotland to appoint its own trade and investment officials across Europe