Government debt up 7.8%, revenue up 3.4%
Government debt outstanding at the end of June had increased by 7.8 per cent according to provisional statistics released by the Central Bank of Malta through the National Statistics Office yesterday. Government debt at the close of this year’s first half had stood at Lm1,049.6 million, up by Lm75.5 million from the Lm974.2 million registered at the end of June last year. READ MORE >>

Eyes wide open on Hili’s Venice investment
The commercial port in Venice, in which Malta Freeport chairman Marin Hili personally has a 50 per cent stake, can hardly be considered to be a threat for the Malta operation based at Birzebbuga. READ MORE >>

VRT testers’ limits being tested
By Mario Schembri Wismayer
The VRT fraternity is up in arms following what would appear to a quantitative misunderstanding over the total number of VRT testing licences to be issued. READ MORE >>