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Everything above board and in
good faith - Parmalat Malta director
- MFSA has been examining accounts from day one
By Julian Manduca
Dr Ian Stafrace, a director in all three Parmalat owned companies
in Malta, yesterday told The Malta Financial and Business Times
that since the Parmalat companies came to Malta, everything was
"above board, and conducted in good faith."READ
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Simed alleges that pressure from
Italian government is “clear”
By Matthew Vella
Speaking to this newspaper, Simed area manager Ferry Dubbers yesterday
alleged that it was "clear, that there has been some pressure
from the Italian government on the Maltese", commenting on
the specific mention of the Mater Dei hospital in the fifth Malta-Italy
financial protocol, which was enacted on 1 January. READ
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Farsons
appears to be involved in another takeover bid
By Kurt Sansone
Bigger seems to be the buzzword for the Farsons Group. After taking
over Guido Vella Cash & Carry - a wines and spirits business
concern in Qormi - in November last year, the Farsons Group seems
to have set its eyes on another import company.READ
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INTERVIEW
A year of the interview
Now with 2003 safely behind us, The Malta Financial
and Business Times takes a look back and highlights a selection
of interviews carried out over the year, which was by and
large dominated by the business community looking forward
toward Malta’s EU membership and competitiveness issues.
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OPINION
A new Chamber for a new, and challenging, year
Malta
Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise President Reginald Fava
addresses the Chamber’s recent 155th Annual General Meeting.
Following are extracts from his speech, in which he gives
commerce’s insight into issues such as EU membership,
the Malta Business Bureau, the challenges and opportunities
for small businesses, and the state of public finances |
NEWS
Finance Minister reacts to Simed
statements
Zarb Adami defends Maltacom’s
Lm170,000 Portomaso acquisition
Accounting standards prepared for
EU accession
Lower short-term liquidity on money
market
External Transactions Act in force
as from January
VFM totals over EUR440 million
in assets
Minister says rise is tolerable,
dollar slides to record low
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