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Etiopia
Nation's Foreign Direct Investment Rising During State of Emergency
[Ethiopian Herald] Some twenty-five years back, Ethiopia had rarely been attracting the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) since the market was largely dominated by command economy.
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Malta
Inquiry into allegations on PN deputy leader concluded, will not be published as yet
The inquiry into allegations reported on MaltaToday that the police failed to pursue an investigation into money laundering by an international firm when the name of one of its then directors, Beppe Fenech Adami, cropped up, has been concluded, the government said. It said in a statement today that the Prime ...
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Malta
Electoral Commission should take action against PM, PL for breaching law
The Labour Party including the Prime Minister breached legislation regulating the financing of political parties and the Electoral Commission should take action, Alternattiva Demokratika deputy chairman Carmel Cacopardo said. Addressing the media following a meeting between AD and the Electoral Commission, Mr Cacopardo said the PL made use of public property ...
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Malta
Government confirms spring hunting season for quail
The 2017 spring hunting season will be open for quail only, between Saturday March 25 and Friday April 14, both days inclusive, the government announced today following advice by the Ornis Committee. Hunting may take place between two hours before sunrise and noon. Only those persons who are issued with a ...
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USA
McMaster and the normalisation of Trump
This appointment could be a turning point in US foreign policy, writes Gideon Rachman
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Cina
Rules threaten $100bn worth of China share sales
Securities regulator concerned private placements used to fund speculation
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Angola USA Panama Regno Unito Malta
PANA Committee chairman says Mizzi’s situation not clear, ‘but it looks like money laundering'
PANA Committee Chairman Werner Langen said this evening that Minister Konrad Mizzi's situation regarding his Panama company "looks like money laundering", however stressed that things are not clear at the moment.In comments to The Malta Independent after a day-long of meetings as part of an investigation in the Panama Papers ...
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Cina USA Panama Nuova Zelanda
Mizzi audit presented to PANA committee; says no bank accounts held by trust, company; PN reacts
As expected and amply predicted, the results of an independent audit into Konrad Mizzi’s trust and company structure was published tonight, an hour after the minister handed it to the PANA committee investigating the Panama Papers scandal.The audit firm, according to the Department of Information, issued its opinion that the ...
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Spagna Panama Malta
Watch: Journalists discuss financial services, Mizzi, Schembri and authorities with PANA Committee
Journalists Matthew Vella and Daphne Caruana Galizia have just finished their discussion with members of the EU Parliament's Pana Committee, who are currently in Malta, and said that while discussions began on Minister Konrad Mizzi and OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, the scope then expanded.Daphne Caruana Galizia said that the starting ...
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Panama Nuova Zelanda Malta
Keith Schembri declines invitation to appear before PANA Committee, publishes accounts
The Prime Minister's chief of staff Keith Schembri has declined to appear before the PANA Committee.He said that he is not en elected official, and holds a position of trust.It is also evident, he said, "that there are those who are driven by insincere motivation and who do not truly ...