THE MALTA FINANCIAL & BUSINESS TIMES  

13 December 2006
ISSUE NO. 466


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Holiday Inn developer loses bid bond
• Government has already informed other bidders
• George Muscat meeting senior ministers over debacle
Karl Stagno-Navarra
George Muscat, the prospective developer of the former Holiday Inn and Fort Cambridge is reported to have met a senior government minister yesterday, three weeks after he lost a bid bond estimated to be approximately Lm100,000
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Enforcement slackens on illegal parallel trading
Matthew Vella
Vans stocked to the brim with merchandise collected from Sicily, just hours away by sea on the catamaran ferries that regularly cross the Maltese channel, are cutting in on legitimate traders’ business in what is being described as a ‘racket’ of illegal parallel trading.
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AX bond issue oversubscribed within two hours
An oversubscribed bond issue yesterday closed in two hours as AX Investments plc announced that the offer of Lm4 million AX Investments bonds 2014-2016 as well as the over-allotment option of a further Lm1 million made by the company to the general public had been fully subscribed. READ MORE >>


 


OPINION

George M. Mangion
Can we augur that the feeling for the coming festive season will be jolly and stress-free? READ MORE >>

So what? - by Stephen Muscat
At the end of the day expect an integration of markets and networks READ MORE >>


EDITORIAL
Enforcing the law
The serious concerns over illegal parallel trading are now certainly grounded on a national plane. READ MORE >>




Interview

Putting the plan in action
Malta Chamber of SMEs president for hospitality and leisure PHILIP FENECH has been a part of the Paceville entertainment landscape for over 26 years and he carries the entertainment and leisure division’s banner within the GRTU.READ MORE >>

Information Technology

Megabyte achieves Oracle certified partner status


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Irishman eyes Floriana’s ‘Pheonicia’

Alex Attard appointed MITTS chief

BOV’s community investment for 2007

In a position to respond

Travelling on business? Mind your liquids

Grand Hotel Excelsior to open in March

 

 

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