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F O C U S
Judiciary scandal blow for
business and investment
The judiciary scandal sweeping over the islands is not
only affecting popular confidence in Malta’s courts of law,
but, as is generally the case in such matters, the trickle-down,
trans-boundary effect is also expected to take its toll on confidence
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Levy
removals on food staples to begin next month
By July 2003 levies on a wide spectrum of foodstuffs
and staples will have dropped by 30 per cent. This reduction will
be staggered and will occur in three stages. The first reduction
of ten per cent will take place on 1 September 2002.
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INTERVIEW
Malta’s
planning challenge
Marika Azzopardi speaks to Malta Environment and Planning
Authority Chairman Andrew Calleja about the duties the newly-formed
Authority is tasked with, rent laws, project approval delays
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OPINION
Tourism and the commoditisation
of culture
Mario Schembri Wismayer weighs the pros and cons of mass
tourism and comes to the conclusion that despite several
drawbacks, it does serve to keep certain aspects of our
culture alive, which would otherwise inevitably die out.
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INVESTORS’
CORNER
Money Market 5-6 August
BoV shares down 11c
NEWS
UK
software contract for Maltese company
Seasus Ltd, a leading web and software development company
recently signed a contract with Global e-Mobile Ltd, a UK based
software company which markets its Usentric online proxy solution
to established brands in the retail, financial services and telecoms
sectors.
Economic
growth expected to continue
In its latest Business Perceptions Survey, the Central
Bank of Malta has found that Malta’s business players expect
the country’s economic growth to continue recovering over the
rest of the year – thanks mainly to a bolstering of export
activity from Malta’s manufacturing sector.
Malta
third for mobile phone, Internet and PCs in EU applicant countries
Mobile telephony has reached the saturation level of
64 per cent of the population, the National Statistics Office said
yesterday.
Gozitans
already experiencing Maltese invasion
Although it is still early days, the Maltese are already
invading Gozo – one of their favourite holiday destinations.
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