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UN ranks Malta fifth in global
foreign investment locations
By
David Lindsay
The United Nations has positioned Malta in fifth place
among the leading recipients of foreign direct investment last
year. The figures were released late last week in the 2003 World
Investment Report drawn up by the UN Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD). READ
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Personal credit hits half billion
mark as savings plunge
Central Bank figures have revealed that overall personal
lending reached its highest volume in March, amounting to Lm516,722,000
- a rise of Lm8,827,000 from February. Of these, bank loans for
house purchases set a new record when they exceeded the January
mark to rank at an all-time high at Lm372,824,000. READ
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No
fear of 11 September, business as usual at Air Malta/MIA
Superstition is not making its mark on Malta at least
as far as tomorrow, 11 September, is concerned. Both Air Malta
and the Malta International Airport yesterday told The Malta Financial
and Business Times it will be "business as usual"
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INTERVIEW
Volksbank targets local,
Maghreb markets and establishes local commercial presence
Newly appointed Volksbank Malta Managing Director
Herbert Skok speaks to DAVID LINDSAY about the bank’s
ambitious plans for the local market spurred by its onshore
move, for which the bank was granted a licence just last
November. Mr Skok’s appointment falls in line with
the bank’s new strategic directions given his extensive
experience in commercial and international banking
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NEWS
Union and management in talks on
ST future
Malta printing for Iraq’s
new currency
Medicine importers pleased about
acceptable charges
EU ready to fine budget offenders
Germany and France
Growing interest in Malta property
in Switzerland
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