THE MALTA FINANCIAL & BUSINESS TIMES  

29 March 2006
ISSUE NO. 430


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That sinking feeling


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MHRA head dismisses “illegal actions”
James Debono
Justin Zammit Tabona, President of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, yesterday poured cold water on rumours that his organisation will be directing its members to stop their contributions to the Malta Tourism Authority when talking to Business Today.
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Air Malta sounds cautionary note over low-cost airlines
Matthew Vella
Air Malta chairman Lawrence Zammit yesterday hoped for a decision on low-cost airlines that will be “in the interest of the whole industry” and not just “part” of the tourism sector, in what could be interpreted as veiled cautionary advice to government.
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Pension bill increases by 51.3 per cent since 2000
The pension time bomb is ticking louder as the first recruits from the Maltese post World War II generation have started to join the ranks of pensioners. READ MORE >>


Casino licence for Lux Pavilion
The newly-opened Lux Pavilion, Portomaso’s high-end retail store outside the Hilton Hotel, is set to become a new casino. READ MORE >>


 

OPINION
Pennies from Heaven - George Mangion
Now that Malta has secured over EUR800 million from the EU budget, the tricky part is how to spend the money READ MORE >>



Interview
Winston’s bottom line truths
The bashing Winston J. Zahra gave the Malta Tourism Authority last week came as a surprise for most who are not in tune with the tourism industry.READ MORE >>

Information Technology

Nano circuit offers big promise

Photographers staying ahead of the competition

Microsoft warns on browser bugs


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Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged for the time being

Malta votes against Eurovignette directive

CHOGM’s multiplier effect

Drop in registered unemployed for February

Bank highlights Euro adoption preparation to hoteliers

Sally Robson is new chief operating officer HSBC

Air Malta launches summer schedule

Tourism minister quotes Deloitte MHRA report to quell doomsday talk

‘Amoral familism’ root cause of ‘your problems’ Boissevain tells the Today Seminar

Smart City agreement signed, details not disclosed

GlobalCapital’s generous distribution of profit

 
 

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