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F O C U S
Gozo’s special regional status
mixed blessing for Malta
By Mario
Schembri Wismayer
Gozo being regarded as a region in its own right is very
well, but it does come with certain ramifications that we have to
examine closely to fully understand the implications... READ
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The dangerous trend of reducing
hotel rates
By Marika
Azzopardi
Hotels are reducing their rates in a dangerous venture meant
to attract more tourists, whatever their category. Alarm bells are
ringing in the five, four and three star sectors which have registered
a critical downward trend in rates and revenues... READ
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INTERVIEW
James Pearsall
Marika Azzopardi speaks to James Pearsall, Director of the
MCAST Building, Construction and Engineering Institute about
raising standards in the building and construction industry,
redefining skills in the sector and helping students to cope
with today’s ever-changing employment scenario |
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OPINION
ICTs – the 21st
century’s social equalisers
Justice and Local Councils Minister Dr Austin Gatt
addresses the International Comnet-IT Workshop during which
he tackles the subject of information poverty and the digital
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INVESTORS’
CORNER
Money Market 22 - 26 July
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higher 91-day Treasury Bill rate
NEWS
Lower duties on non-EU car imports
with EU membership
While cars imported from European countries and those brought into
the country by private individuals are to retain their current tax
and registration payment levels, those imported from outside the
common market are to be subject to a lower customs duty if Malta
is to join the EU come 2004
MTA strengthens professional,
administrative staff complement
The Malta Tourism Authority has completed a recruitment drive which
has seen 20 new employees being added to the Authority's complement
of marketing, enforcement and administrative executives and operatives
Malta featured in HSBC worldwide
business profile series
The publication of the HSBC Business Profile of Malta, distributed
worldwide to all HSBC offices, is expected to help attract foreign
investment to Malta. The profile provides all the latest economic
data, as well as information about the country’s government,
investment and trade regulations
ST out of the slump
With STMicroelectronics reporting higher global earnings and profits
for the second quarter 2002, the performance of the Malta plant
is expected to be similar to the other plants in the ST system,
a top official at the Kirkop facility told The Malta Financial and
Business Times yesterday
AX Holdings reacts to lack of support
for home for elderly
AX Holdings yesterday reacted strongly to the Lija Local Council’s
decision against granting the company permission to develop a home
for the elderly in the locality
National Youth Council supported
for first time by private sector
A partnership agreement was signed yesterday between the National
Youth Council, Bank of Valletta and Air Malta. Through the agreement
Bank of Valletta and Air Malta will be supporting a series of initiatives
undertaken by the National Youth Council throughout this year and
the beginning of next year
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