INTERVIEW
How to raise a bank’s capital tenfold… in less than two months

Former Central Bank Governor Francis J.Vassallo has been recently made Chairman of Mediterranean Bank after its operation was passed on to new owners in August. He says private banking as we know it is still virgin territory in Malta. Interview by DAVID DARMANIN >>

EDITORIAL
Should the Maltese taxpayer worry?
Under normal circumstances, employees - even CEOs - should be allowed the freedom to resign, seek new pastures and move on without any public speculation whatsoever. >>

OPINION
George M. Mangion
Lisbon Treaty saves Irish bacon
Everybody held his or her breath last weekend waiting for a positive outcome on the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. This came out with a resounding “yes” vote of almost two thirds majority having surprised even the most optimistic EU lobbyists. >>