Money market report for week ending 27 July 2001
Monetary Policy Council Leaves Rates Unchanged
Central Bank Monetary Operations

GDP, GNP up slightly
The National Statistics Office reported this week that, over this year’s first quarter, both Malta’s Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Product at market prices increased nominally by respective percentages of 5.2 and 3.1

Shameless Real estate agents make illicit gains at clients’ expense
No wonder surveys put real estate agents in the lowest bracket when it comes to public esteem. A report in the Sunday issue of MaltaToday confirms activities by property negotiators that has contributed to widespread financial hardship with many first time buyer

IoD welcomes Draft Code on Corporate Governance
Calls for quarterly statement of voluntary Code compliance
The Malta branch Institute of Directors yesterday welcomed the Malta Stock Exchange working group’s Draft Code on Corporate Governance, aimed at encouraging further transparency public listed companies, while stressing that the Institute is currently working on governance issues that extend beyond publicly listed companies and encompasses all business types. By David Lindsay

Internet accessibility for the visually impaired
Making the Internet and computer technologies accessible to people with special needs is a challenge that Kristoff Zammit Ciantar has embarked on