THE MALTA FINANCIAL & BUSINESS TIMES  

04 October 2006
ISSUE NO. 456


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Editorial:
Keeping a promise


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Industry still disappointed as port reform resumes
James Debono
Talks with port workers on port reforms will continue on Friday amid great disappointment over the pace of reform from industry players, who have asked for a meeting with the Prime Minister.
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Euro panic: Time running out to spend black money
Karl Schembri
With an estimated Lm200 million in undeclared cash believed to be hidden in the vaults and under the mattresses of the Maltese away from the watchful eyes of the country’s economic and fiscal watchdogs, the clock is ticking for all those who have been piling black money in Maltese currency as Malta gears up for the switch to the Euro.
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Air Malta reduces equity
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Lufthansa Technik has increased its equity in the Malta-based company to 75 per cent, following a commercial decision by Air Malta not to invest further into the success-story enterprise.
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Telecoms “picking up the bill” for MCA’s costs
Matthew Vella
Telecoms firms are pressing for serious cost cutting at the Malta Communications Authority, claiming they are “picking up the tab” for the MCA’s spiralling operational costs.
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Government postpones deposit scheme
James Debono
The government has postponed the publication of a legal notice introducing a mandatory deposit system for cans and plastic bottles in a last minute attempt to get retailers on board.
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OPINION

Civil service reform by George Mangion
Decisive action in trimming the public service is seriously needed READ MORE >>

Panic in gaming avenue by Katharina Wulff
Gaming sleaze has left many investors panicking READ MORE >>



Interview

Malta, a ‘test-bed’ for new technologies
Malta as a telecommunications test-bed for major technology companies was perhaps never even thought of. However, recent developments in legislation, policy, and most of all the highly competitive market that is developing, has triggered a particular interest from major key players to consider Malta as a prime site for developing their new products and services, intended to make the world a much smaller place than it already has become.READ MORE >>

Information Technology

Video games have ‘role in school’


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A Europe-wide call

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Labour on employment: good diagnosis, weak solutions

Capital expenditure cuts keep deficit on course

Government wants “greener” procurement by 2010

Accenture ditches NHS, iSoft not fined for failure to complete work

 
 

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