THE MALTA FINANCIAL & BUSINESS TIMES

30 November 2005
ISSUE NO. 414


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Grimaldi “sitting and waiting” as Sea Malta deadline expires today
James Debono
Italian shipping operator Grimaldi was yesterday “sitting and waiting” as the GWU was engaged in difficult internal discussions aimed at saving the livelihood of 114 workers.
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Paceville business activity below expectations during CHOGM week
Kurt Sansone
Business in Malta’s entertainment mecca, Paceville was higher than usual during CHOGM week but still fell below the expectations of most retailers in the area, who were expecting a larger influx of foreigners
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‘Redundancies’ alarm stems from government miscommunication
Karl Schembri
Gross miscommunication between government ministries and departments has meant that the planned transfer, back to the government of some 350 Water Services Corporation workers started being implemented even before the state water company had concluded its workforce assessment, Business Today has learned.
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Online gaming company buys Birgu casino
James Debono
Sportalnet, a Maltese registered on-line betting company will be the new owners of the Casinò di Venezia.
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INTERVIEW
Avoiding a race to the bottom
Labour MEP Joseph Muscat represents that breed of ‘new labour’ that believes in the free market but has no qualms in proposing radical direct action by government in the economy to ensure the standard of workers’ rights and conditions are raised across the board. READ MORE >>



OPINION
Myths and fallacies about striking oil - George Mangion
The news that the drilling company Mediterranean Oil and Gas has just been floated in the UK Stock Exchange augurs well for Malta’s latest prospects in its unrelenting effort to strike oil READ MORE >>


Information Technology

Oracle seminars for independent software vendors worldwide

Government sites 'fail disabled'

Fujitsu-Siemens: more with less


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New chemicals directive pleases no one

Tourism expenditure drops by Lm4.1 million

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Spectacular sending-off for A380

FIMBank’s Global Trade Finance holds board meeting in Malta

 
 

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