Issue No. 181	18 - 24 April 2001

Interview Godfrey De Marco David Lindsay talks to Godfrey De Marco of the Malta Arbitration Centre

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Editorial The fault rests with government + Didier: tone down or leave please Focus ADSL cheaper than European average - DataStream CEO Opinion Bill Riley: Ireland suffers from US recession At the new Intel semiconductor factory being built outside Dublin, the Easter holiday began with some bad news: the last of about 1,500 construction workers at the site were laid off.			News Increase in civil service employment costs more than Lm1 million in wages The number of full time employees in government departments is currently at a four-year high, moving after increasing by 316 since December 2000 Social partners cross swords with government over MCED’s future The social partners are still hoping that the government will take on board the proposals they have put forward before legislative changes are made concerning the future of the Malta Council for Economic Development UHM and GWU order strike at MIA over collective agreements In a joint show of force, the UHM and the GWU yesterday ordered a total strike at Malta International Airport over what they said was the Finance Ministry’s delay to negotiate a new collective agreement French ambassador shoots himself in the foot As France’s Ambassador Didier Destremau chastised the Maltese authorities for their slow privatisation programme, France’s premier dropped plans to begin a partial privatisation of Gaz de France, the French state-run gas monopoly BOVI launches equity linked euro deposits The recent volatility in the equity markets and downhill trend in interest rates has prompted Bank of Valletta International (BOVI) to offer an alternative solution to meet its private customer’s needs Remote trading facilities for MSE clients The Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) will launch remote trading facilities for stockbrokers in the next three months ensuring greater convenience for investors.

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