• Malta

    S&P's endorses the efforts of Enemalta in the implementation of its turnaround plan

    For the fifth time in four years, Standard and Poor's once again endorsing the efforts of Enemalta plc in the implementation of its turnaround plan for better quality services and long-term financial sustainability."We believe that the predictability of Enemalta's performance has greatly improved and that the swing to profitability is ...

  • USA Panama Malta

    PM refuses to say whether police should investigate Konrad Mizzi after PANA committee comments

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today refused to say whether the police should investigate No Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi after claims made by the chairman of the PANA committee with regard to money laundering.PANA Committee Chairman Werner Langen said on Monday that Minister Konrad Mizzi's situation regarding his Panama company "looks ...

  • Malta

    January 2017: Government’s Consolidated Fund registers deficit of €15.9 million - NSO

    Compared to the same month last year, recurrent revenue registered an increase of €51.8 million whereas total expenditure went up by €18.8 million. This resulted in a positive change in the Government’s Consolidated Fund by €33.0 million, the NSO said in a statement today.In January 2017, recurrent revenue was recorded at ...

  • Panama Nuova Zelanda Malta

    Keith Schembri should resign for questioning PANA committee’s mandate – Socialist MEP Ana Gomes

    OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri should resign for calling into question the PANA committee’s mandate and using it as an excuse for not appearing before the committee, Socialist MEP and vice-chair of the PANA committee Ana Gomes told The Malta Independent.The European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax ...

  • Malta

    Court orders that case of the nine Malian migrants can continue to be heard

    The Constitutional Court has ruled that the nine Malian migrants who were being held in detention until recently can continue to have their case heard before the courts.The migrants are facing repatriation.Madam Justice Lorraine Schembri Orland, presiding the First Hall of the Civil Court in its Constitutional jurisdiction recently delivered ...

  • USA Malta

    An open door to disaster

    This year children will be enjoying the excitement of carnival, dressing up, attending parties and watching the floats and companies parade by. But, a little less than 200 years ago, a tragedy took place which should never have happened. And, it would seem, all because someone left a door open.In ...

  • Cina Malta

    Search for Sai Mizzi replacement 'in final stages'

    The search for the replacement of Sai Mizzi Liang is "currently in the final stages", a Malta Enterprise spokesperson has told The Malta Independent.The spokesperson also revealed that Malta Entreprise had received a total of ten applications in a public call in November 2016.However, the spokesperson stressed that "It is not easy to find someone ...

  • Cina

    China Names Guo Shuqing, a Rapid-Fire Regulator, to Oversee Troubled Banks

    The appointment of the respected official could signal Beijing’s desire to address deep financial problems holding back the Chinese economy.

  • USA Nigeria

    Naira gains, closes at 495/dollar

    Oyetunji Abioye The naira recorded a significant gain against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Thursday, three days after the Central Bank of Nigeria adjusted its foreign exchange policy. Specifically, the local currency jumped from N505/dollar recorded on Wednesday to N495/dollar on Thursday, as the new policy ...

  • Nigeria

    Export threatened as explosion hits NLNG gas pipelines

    Femi Asu Export of the nation’s Liquefied Natural Gas may suffer a setback following an explosion on a section of the right of way housing two gas transmission pipelines, one of which belongs to the Nigeria LNG Limited, about three kilometres from Rumuji in Rivers State. The explosion occurred on ...