26 September 2001 ISSUE NO. 204 Search all issues powered by FreeFind Send Your Feedback!   Editorial Emotional versus objective investing Opinion A diplomatic - industrial synthesis Economic Services Minister Josef Bonnici last week launched a pilot project aimed at promoting external trade. Prof. Bonnici shares his views on the joint effort by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Malta External Trade Corporation

Warn of impact on local economy Financial experts urge caution following US crisis By Miriam Dunn and Kurt Sansone ‘Don’t panic – wait and see what happens’ is the message that experts in the investment sector are relaying to concerned clients. As is the pattern in times of global crisis, share prices in international markets plummeted in the wake of the acts of terrorism on the US, sending markets reeling worldwide No redundancies for Air Malta despite difficulties By Kurt Sansone One airline company after another is announcing massive redundancies in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the US, but Air Malta chief Louis Grech is still holding firm to his pledge not to lay off workers INTERVIEW The cutting edge of communication It's been nearly two years since Vodafone Malta has had to deal with competition in the mobile sector. David Lindsay speaks to Vodafone Managing Director Joseph Grioli on how the market has mushroomed, consumer trends and what the company plans for the future IN THE NEWS Cable/satellite television battle heats up Drydocks welcome task force news Italian interest in Price Club chain Wignacourt Funds SICAV holds first AGM CD piracy still rampant Playmobil hosts 200 French business people EU impact studies workshops launched Creating sustainable business Eventful August for Portomaso FOCUS Government year on year debt up 11.3% In the latest in its releases on government finance, the National Statistics Office reports that over this year’s first eight months, ordinary revenue has increased by Lm26.4 million, while total expenditure also increased by 36.6 million. Following are the full details

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