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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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