• Cina

    China’s Taxes on Imported Cars Feed Trade Tensions With U.S.

    Autos are emerging as a potential point of contention ahead of President Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, but the industry sees no easy answers.

  • Malta

    MSE Share Index posts 3-day negative streak

    Following the declines in the previous two trading sessions, the MSE Share Index kicked-off the week also in negative territory as it slipped by a further 0.05% to a near six-week low of 4,712.679 points. The declines in the share prices of BOV, Malita Investments and GlobalCapital outweighed the gain ...

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    Foreign Minister visits Kuwait

    Foreign Minister George W. Vella has had talks in Kuwait with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah. Dr Vella underlined the need to intensify dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Countries and the Mediterranean region. Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah confirmed his participation at ...

  • USA Malta

    1,755 pairs of shoes to be destroyed

    1,755 pairs of shoes bearing a fake Timberland trademark are to be destroyed after having been seized by Malta Customs. An import/export company based in Algeria has been ordered to foot the bill. Eurl Iskalia IMP/EXP was sued by Timberland Licensing LLC of New Hampshire,USA, represented in court by Dr Peter Fenech, ...

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    Theresa May to trigger Brexit on March 29

    Updated 1.30pm with timeline Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the formal notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union, on Wednesday week, a spokesman for the British leader said today. "Last June, the people of the UK made the historic decision to ...

  • Malta

    Democratic Party calls for new thinking on Air Malta

    The Democratic Party asked today how Air Malta's losses got deeper in the past few years when it was close to break even four years ago. "At a time where we have seen an explosion in incoming tourists and business travellers due to the unfavourable situation in our neighbouring and rival ...

  • USA

    G20 ministers hit impasse with US over free trade

    Mnuchin refuses to budge on protectionist stance

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    Only three Maltese children adopted in 2016 - Minister Farrugia

    Only three Maltese children were adopted last year, according to Family Minister Michael Farrugia. This statistic was given in reply to a question by The Malta Independent, asking the Minister about the current state of adoption of Maltese children, during a press conference yesterday at the Department of Social Welfare ...

  • Malta

    Dolores Sammut Bonnici appointed President of the Malta Employers Association

    Following the Annual General Meeting of the Malta Employers' Association, Ms. Dolores Sammut Bonnici has been appointed as the new President for MEA.She takes over the reins from Mr. Arthur Muscat, who had served as President for the previous four years. Ms. Sammut Bonnici is an entrepreneur and is the ...

  • USA Malta

    Editorial: Will it be an Autumn election?

    There has been a marked change these past two weeks.Two weeks ago, we were all agog about the EU Presidency, with so many high-level meetings in Malta and comings and goings.Then, almost all of a sudden, the mood changed and we are now definitely in an election mode.Many have interpreted ...