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US embassy tones down over MIA
privatisation drive
The US Embassy has toned down its position on the MIA
privatisation process after being dragged into the foray by the
Alterra Consortium. Talking to The Malta Financial and Business
Times yesterday, the embassy said in an official reply that it would
continue to recommend participation in the privatisation process,
if the process was fair and transparent.
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Adoption of charter gets thumbs-up
from business sector
By
Miriam Dunn
The government’s decision to become a signatory to
the Charter for Small Businesses is a positive step for the entrepreneurial
community, but it is important that the charter is adopted on a
practical level and not left as a piece of paper in government offices.
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INTERVIEW
Medea - a unique
alliance
Medea Limited is a unique strategic alliance set up last October
by three leading companies in the health services industry,
fiercely competitive as stand alone entities but unified toward
a common goal. David Lindsay speaks to Technoline’s Simon
Cusens, Pharma-Cos Ltd’s Marcel Karl Mifsud and Associated
Equipment’s Paul Dalli about the partnership |
OPINION
Financial services: a silent
revolution
Finance Minister John Dalli addresses last Friday’s
conference titled ‘Consumer Protection in Financial Services’
during which he speaks on reform in the financial services sector,
the consumer aspect, building confidence in the sector and the new
Malta Financial Services Authority
INVESTORS’
CORNER
BoV half-year profits up marginally
The Bank of Valletta Group recently announced a pre-tax profit
of Lm6.9 million for the six month period ended 31 March up - Lm100,000
from the same time frame last year
This week’s international
outlook
NEWS
Lotto department cuts advertising
as privatisation date looms
With experts expecting public lotto to be next on the list for privatisation
after Malta International Airport, the department has been carrying
out a wide-ranging exercise looking at various aspects of its operations.
One of the decisions has been to stop almost all its advertising
in the media
A strategic alliance
for Maltese healthcare
Following in the footsteps of the insurance Industry another new
concept in strategic partnerships has been noted in the local healthcare
scenario.
Great demand for portable
TV sets ahead of the World Cup
Demand for portable television has rocketed, ahead of the World
Cup football finals, according to suppliers of electrical goods
Chamber of commerce
calls for support for agriculture
Although the retention or reintroduction of levies for the agricultural
sector are not options that the Malta Chamber of Commerce supports,
the organisation does believe that this industry deserves special
consideration, according to its head, Reginald Fava
Frendo calls for red
tape reduction for SMEs
Nationalist MP, Dr Michael Frendo has called for Parliament to set
up a process of scrutiny of legislation to audit the impact on SMEs
of regulatory procedures in order to minimise on bureaucracy in
business
New maritime legislative
council set up
An agreement signed yesterday between the Malta Maritime Authority
and the Malta Maritime Legislative Association by means of which
the Maritime Legislative Research & Development Council was
formally established
Refalo calls for accurate
policies, strategic solutions
Speaking at Saturday’s EU tourism ministers meeting in Spain,
Tourism minister Michael Refalo called for maximum results with
minimum disturbance to Malta’s unique tourism-related features
Consultation paper
on renewable energy resources
Dr. Francis Zammit Dimech said that over the past decades we have
experienced a significant increase in our standard of living and
economic growth and this had to be sustained by increasing energy
supply.
Vodafone offers unified
messaging service
Vodafone Malta has announced the launch of a new concept in mobile
communication, unified messaging. The new pilot project will offer
Vodafone’s contract customers the ability to access Vodafone’s
voice-mail, fax and e-mail via the Internet
New international
guidance helps auditors address e-commerce risks
As the increasing use of the Internet for business-to-consumer,
business-to-business, business-to-government and business-to-employee
e-commerce is introducing new elements of risk that need to be considered
by accountants when planning and performing the audit of financial
statements
Bringing out the art
in photography
The newly relocated Fuji Laboratories in Qormi is making great strides
in conjunction with its parent company in terms of end result quality
and the variety of services provided to its customers
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