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F
O C U S
Alterra knew of conditions attached
to preferred bidder status
By Kurt
Sansone
The Alterra Consortium, which lodged a judicial protest in a bid
to block the part-privatisation of Malta International Airport,
knew all along about government’s intention to re-open negotiations
with other bidders if discussions with Alterra faltered. And this
is confirmed by a news report appearing on the Alterra Consortium
web site..
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Inflation not easily curtailed –
Leo Brincat
While the Central bank of Malta maintains that overall inflation
is expected to ease over the course of the year, the current level
of inflation is undoubtedly worrying. READ
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INTERVIEW
Constructing a
business from the ground up
Nazzareno Vassallo of Vassallo Builders talks to Ray
Abdilla about the state of the construction industry, which
is often considered a gauge by which to measure the country’s
economy. The former Mosta mayor also speaks about the country’s
cashflow problems and his plans for expanding the Casa Arkati
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OPINION
The state of negotiations
Richard Cachia Caruana, Chairman of Malta’s Core Negotiating
Group, on Monday discussed developments in Malta’s EU accession
negotiations and the main issues to be tackled over the next few
weeks and months. Following are extracts from his address to the
Seventeenth Session of the Eu-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee
NEWS
Controversy reigns
over levies on fresh produce
The rows over the removal of levies in one of Malta’s most
sensitive sectors – agriculture – show no signs of dying
down.
Telephone numbers changes
effective today
The changes to Malta telephone numbering system become effective
today, with a satisfactorily large percentage of phone users aware
of the development
MIDI notifies public
of road closure at Tigne’
As from tomorrow, the road between Tigne’ Sea Front (from Fortina
Hotel) to Qui-si-Sana Road (up to Crowne Plaza Hotel) will be closed
to both pedestrians and vehicles.
EuroSport set to expand
EuroSport Ltd, the sportswear company based in Birkirkrara, is to
expand its operations in a project which could see it become one
of the best equipped mega-sports complexes in the Mediterranean
PA chairman asks Labour
MP to report corruption to police
Not a man to take allegations of corruption lightly, Planning Authority
Chairman Andrew Calleja yesterday wrote to Labour party spokesman
Charles Buhagiar requesting him to forward any damning information
he might have to the Permanent Commission Against Corruption or
the Police.
Telecomms regulator
asked to investigate phonemail introduction
Maltacom has come under fire from the Consumers’ Union for
the indiscriminate way it introduced the phonemail service to all
its subscribers without giving customers the chance to refuse such
a service.
A focus on health and
safety
The media in general has been pin-pointed as the main instrument
for promoting health and safety in the workplace. This was emphasised
in a seminar on the Occupational Health & Safety Information
Strategy, during which further information was divulged on the Twinning
Agreement between the Maltese Government and the governments of
the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Bar owners determined
to push for bottle bye-law
Owners and managers of Paceville establishments have expressed their
frustration and annoyance that a proposed bye-law which would have
made it an offence to carry bottles and glasses in the streets of
Malta’s entertainment spot was blocked primarily because of
its wording
Visible trade gap down
31%
According to figures released by the National Statistics Office,
Malta’s visible trade gap shrunk by over 31 per cent during
this year’s first quarter.
Heavy competition in
Med. Port sector
Competition in the Mediterranean shipping industry has become increasingly
stiff, as major shipping lines continually search for the best deals
to be had in the cut-throat industry.
The institutional overlap
of family run businesses
"In small family run businesses, the family values such as
equality, belonging, loyalty and tradition, tend to interfere with
business concepts such as competitiveness, merit, delegation and
innovation. Indeed, this overlap of family and business values involves
a number of advantages, but also has its disadvantages including
conflicts and resistance to change".
Toly products expand
French market
2001 was an exceptional year for Toly Products in the French market
- having opened a sales office in the centre of Paris in 1987, last
year the French market became Toly’s largest single market
for its products manufactured in Malta.
Farsons Group increases
turnover by 2%
Farsons Group last week announced that its turnover has reached
Lm22,927,000 an increase of two per cent last year.
Windsor Co. completes
furnishing first phase for Corinthia’s Prague hotel
Windsor Co. Ltd. recently finalised the furnishing of the first
phase of the contract it was awarded earlier this year for the Corinthia
Towers Hotel in Prague
Malta - Libya Shopping
Festival preparations in full swing
Preparations for the Malta-Libya Shopping Festival being organised
by the Libyan-Maltese Chamber of Commerce in Tripoli, Libya in November
2002 are now in full swing with the conclusion of negotiations with
Libyan Authorities for the approval of all necessary permits to
hold the Festival.
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