INTERVIEW
Helga and the tough times ahead

Industrialist Helga Ellul, who two months ago was appointed as the first President of the merged Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, spoke to Charlot Zahra about the challenges facing local business at a time when the euro area faces a recession >>

EDITORIAL
The good news
There is no way of keeping markets performing healthily when industry players feel insecure about their business prospects. Indeed, perceptions play a very important role in bringing about economic growth.>>

OPINION
George M. Mangion
Gloom mongering must stop
February has triggered off a number of financial scandals and saw more banks going under. Yet not every thing is doom and gloom. >>