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THE
ECONOMIC UPDATE LOOKS
AT THE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING SUB- SECTOR, WHICH, AFTER
30 YEARS, NOW ACCOUNTS FOR 65 PER CENT OF MALTA’S MANUFACTURED
EXPORTABLE GOODS
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F O C U S
Maltacom’s 20 per cent
Vodafone divestiture on track
By
Kurt Sansone
The firms that had registered an interest in Maltacom’s
divestiture of its 20 per cent shareholding in Vodafone Malta Limited
will shortly start a due diligence process, which will be followed
by the presentation of a binding final offer... READ
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Qormi health centre saga continues
By
Marika Azzopardi
It is unclear whether the Qormi Health Centre will be extended
to include a home for the elderly, or whether the home will in fact
take over the premises completely. This question was still left
unanswered after comments sought by The Malta Financial & Business
Times yesterday... READ
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MIDI consortium at full steam ahead
The Lm140 million Manoel Island Tigné Point development being
undertaken by the MIDI consortium is well underway. Tigné
Point - due for completion ahead of the Manoel Island portion of
the development - is projected to be completed by the first quarter
of 2005, MIDI CEO Ben Muscat told The Malta Financial and
Business Times in today’s interview. READ
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INTERVIEW
Ben Muscat
Chief Executive Officer of the MIDI consortium, speaks to
David Lindsay, about the Lm140 million Manoel Island and Tigné
Point development project, which is to breathe new life into
relatively derelict yet central areas of the island |
OPINION
The EU, regulations and SMEs
Economic Services Minister Josef Bonnici last week addressed
the Chamber of Commerce seminar on ‘Better Legislation and
Regulation’, which dealt with the implementation of the European
Charter for Small Enterprises. Following are extracts from his speech.
NEWS
As Lufthansa-Air Malta deal sealed…Aeroflot
still interested despite alleged ill treatment
Parties interested in the long-awaited aviation project earmarked
for Safi are still in the dark about the project they had applied
for through the Malta Development Corporation some five years ago.
FOI reiterates support for government
negotiating strategy
The Federation of Industry has taken exception to the enlargement
report published by the Union of Industrial and Employers Confederations
of Europe (UNICE), to which it is affiliated, and reiterated its
support to government’s determination to negotiate the best
conditions of entry for Malta.
Malta Chamber of Planners gets
European recognition
The Spring 2002 Assembly of the European Council of Town Planners
(ECTP) has recently accepted the Malta Chamber of Planners as its
23rd member.
Bullet-proof doors at Bank of Valletta
Bank of Valletta announced that it has introduced bulletproof doors
at its Qormi outlet. The Bank said it had always given serious consideration
to physical security as it considers risk control to be a continuous
process.
High ranking Maltese CEOs in Brussels
The Malta Business Bureau (MBB) – the joint Malta Chamber
of Commerce (COC) and Malta Federation of Industry (FOI) office,
recently organised a familiarisation visit to Brussels for a number
of top CEOs. The delegation was led by Mr. Reginald Fava, President
of the COC and Mr. Joe Zammit Tabona, President of the FOI.
Bay Street finance plc Lm3 million
8% bonds 2012 closed
Bay Street finance plc announced yesterday that the public offering
of Lm3 million 8% bonds 2012 was oversubscribed and closed early
that day
New publication for shipyard and
shipbuilding staff
A new full colour newsletter for Malta Shipbuilding and shipyards
staff has been published
Go mobile extending roaming options
for card users
Despite having a globally renowned and locally well-established
mobile network operator as it's only competitor, go mobile today
boasts a 40 per cent share of the Maltese wireless telephony market
and in just over 18 months its opening, go mobile’s client
list has soared to some 85,000 active subscribers
Malta businessman encouraged to
look to Libya
Following the lifting of UN sanctions on Libya, Maltese businessmen
are being encouraged to increase business dealings between the two
countries. The private sector is being supported by the Libyan-Maltese
Chamber of Commerce through the promotion of the Cash & Carry
Shopping Festival, planned to be held during the Holy month of Ramadan
in November 2002
BoV's diverse activities recorded
in 'shareholders link'
Bank of Valletta recently released the ninth edition of its
publication, 'shareholders link' in a highly revamped format.
Circle – Melita Cable’s
new data services brand
Melita Cable recently launched a new product aimed at businesses
looking to interconnect their various locations around Malta and
Gozo using secure data communication links
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