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THE
ECONOMIC UPDATE LOOKS AT
THE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING SUB- SECTOR, WHICH, AFTER
30 YEARS, NOW ACCOUNTS FOR 65 PER CENT OF MALTA’S MANUFACTURED
EXPORTABLE GOODS
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F O C U S
Golf course developer launches
PR battle
By Kurt
Sansone
Anglu Xuereb yesterday launched a glitzy exhibition at St James
Cavalier in Valletta, entitled Give Malta Golf, to counteract the
negative publicity the proposed Verdala golf course has been getting
from environmental groups and farmers... READ
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Leo Brincat raises questions over
bond issues
Speaking to The Malta Financial and Business Times yesterday opposition
spokesperson for finance, Leo Brincat, was reluctant to ‘name
and shame’ the local bonds that caused him to speak out twice
recently in Parliament on the pressing need for proper credit ratings
for local bonds... READ
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‘Old methods disruption’
accusation brings swift reaction
By
Mario Schembri Wismayer
Asked for his reactions to the criticisms levelled at unions
by bodies such as the FOI and the Chamber of Commerce, Mr Joe Grillo,
UHM spokesman, negated that unions actively used the "old methods"
of disruption of society to get what they wanted from Government
and society... READ
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Lm30,000 refund - The Malta
Environment & Planning Authority has proposed relaxing its policy
on the placing of tables and chairs outside bars and restaurants
in a bid to breath new life into Malta urban centres. It is also
being proposed that the policy would be retroactive and MEPA would
refund Lm30,400 to bar and restaurant owners.
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INTERVIEW
Tourism: finding a
way for the future
MTA Chairman John C Grech is no newcomer
to change and reform and he confirmed this when he talked
to The Malta Financial & Business Times about his vision
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OPINION
The role of national parliaments
in the European architecture
Michael Frendo addressed the European Convention and argued
for adequate representation from each member state within the European
Parliament to allow for effective participation in the decision-making
processes of the Parliament
NEWS
Skal Malta announces Tourism award
World Tourism Day in September is promising to be a special day
for the travel and tourism industry as Skal International –
Malta, in conjunction with a leading media organisation, is preparing
to award a number of people involved in different categories of
the industry for their initiative and work
MTA launches strategic plan 2002-2004
The Malta Tourism Authority yesterday launched its second strategic
plan covering the 2002 to 2004 period
Maltacom 1Q pre-tax profits at
Lm2.9m
The Maltacom Group yesterday announced pre-tax profits of Lm2.9
million for this year’s first quarter, up from the Lm2.6 million
registered for last year’s first quarter
Aberdeen takes 10% Globe shareholding
Just one year since Globe Financial Management began plying Aberdeen
Asset Management funds on the Malta Stock Exchange, Aberdeen yesterday
purchased a 10 per cent stake in the newly renamed GloBAl Financial
Services Group
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