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Turchia
Tüpraş, OMV Petrol Ofisi, Turkish Airlines named Turkey’s top three companies
Tüpraş, OMV Petrol Ofisi and Turkish Airlines have been named Turkey’s largest companies by a leading economy and business magazine
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Turchia
Turkey runs over $3 bln budget surplus thanks to huge tax restructuring program
The Turkish government ran a budget surplus of 10 billion Turkish Liras ($3.03 billion) in November, mainly thanks to a huge tax restructuring program, and a budget deficit of 2.1 billion liras ($705 million) in January-November, the country’s finance minister said Dec. 15, according to Anadolu Agency
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Russia Turchia Iran
Turkey, Russia, Iran to meet in trilateral Syria summit
Turkey, Iran and Russia will meet at a summit of foreign ministers in Moscow on Dec. 27 to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire in Aleppo, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoülu has said.
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Malta
11-storey building to rise next to Portomaso tower
The Planning Authority's Planning Board has granted permission for the development of an 11 storey office building over the Portomaso cafeteria adjacent to the Portomaso Tower. The new building will have over 5,200m2 of office floor space and will be interconnected with the tower. It will further enhance the business hub ...
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Malta
Lombard reaches 10-month high
During this morning’s session, the MSE Share Index edged 0.1% higher to 4,536.165 points as the uplift in the share prices of MIA and Lombard offset the declines in BOV, RS2 and Medserv. Meanwhile, the other two active equities ended the session unchanged. The equity of Malta International Airport plc trended ...
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USA Regno Unito
Fox agrees deal to buy Sky for $14.6 bln
Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to buy British pay-TV firm Sky for $14.6 billion. The deal, which shareholders will still have to vote on, comes five years after the media tycoon's last tilt at taking full control of the business through News Corporation. That bid was derailed after the ...
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Muscat welcomes 'mature' decision to refund drinks bill, PN blames minister as the ministry says money will be refunded by chief of staff
Updated - See prime minister's reaction below - The chief of staff of the Economy Ministry will have to refund the €318 spent on drinks from a minibar in his hotel room during a visit to Dubai by a ministerial delegation, the ministry said this afternoon. The visit took place between ...
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European clubs call on FIFA not to expand 32-team World Cup
FIFA has found a difficult opponent to President Gianni Infantino's plan to expand the World Cup to 48 teams.A group of 220 of Europe's top clubs called on Infantino on Thursday not to increase the tournament from its 32-team format.The European Club Association said the number of games played each ...
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Cina Malta
Malta Chamber signs agreement with China Foreign Trade Centre
An agreement between the Malta Chamber and the China Foreign Trade Centre was signed yesterday during a promotional event for the 121st edition of the China Canton Fair. The agreement is expected to provide a wider scope for collaboration between the two entities within a context of mutual benefit. Addressing ...
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Malta
Teachers should follow Church schools ethos regardless of their personal faith – Seminary Rector
Faith schools should have no problem employing teachers who have different religious affiliations or no affiliation whatsoever, provided that they upheld the ethos and mission statement of the establishment, Archbishop’s Seminary Rector Fr Jimmy Bonnici told The Malta Independent.This comes after the Equality Bill, which will effectively ban Church schools ...