THE MALTA FINANCIAL & BUSINESS TIMES  

02 May 2007
ISSUE NO. 484


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Paying out dividends in excess of profits is unsustainable says BOV Chairman
Gerald Fenech
HSBC’s policy of paying out dividends which are in excess of profits earned during the year is an unsustainable one and one can never compare such a policy with the practice at Bank of Valletta.
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MIA to embark on most ambitious solar project in the European Union
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Malta International Airport is set to embark on what is already being defined as one of the most ambitious environmental projects within the European Union and will be setting the agenda in alternate energy generation within operations of it’s kind.
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Support for Euro changeover reaches 58%
James Debono
Support for Euro adoption has grown by 23% since November 2005 when support for adopting the new currency in 2008 amounted to just 35%.
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OPINION
George M. Mangion
Watch out for a property crash
Provided banks generate record profits their shareholders bless this folly as a path leading to unbridled prosperity READ MORE >>


POINT OF VIEW - Austin Gatt
Change or die
Airlines have to adapt to survive in today’s market READ MORE >>


EDITORIAL
A success story?
A few days ago, Malta Enterprise announced its performance results for 2006 and if the economy is booming, then ME is shooting ahead. It is very encouraging to note what can only be termed as a success story in the sense that this institution has hugely improved on its 2005 results with the creation of hundreds of new jobs and a higher than usual rate in the opening of new factories. READ MORE >>


Interview

80 years on and still transforming itself
Simonds Farsons Cisk will be 80 next year but as explained by SFC Group Chairman, Louis Farrugia, the business has the same core although it is adapting to market trends constantly. READ MORE >>


Information Technology
GFI launches free, online portable storage device scanner
Industry-first tool that detects iPods, USB sticks, flash drives and other portable devices that have been or are connected to the network GFI Software READ MORE >>

HP named leader in business software markets
HP announced that it has been named a leader in the business service management (BSM) software market by Forrester Research, Inc., a leading analyst firm. READ MORE >>


MORE NEWS

Sicily launches aggressive tourism drive

Central Bank of Malta leaves the central intervention rate unchanged

“Cheers”: Farsons message for its shareholders

Middlesea registers strong results

Datatrak results show company’s future operations in Nigeria are crucial

BOV Interim Results underline strong sustained performance

Emirates profits up to almost USD 1 billion

MHRA welcomes government’s call for more low cost airlines

Double digit improvement registered by Bank of Valletta

Government earns as much dividends as budgeted from companies with BOV alone

 

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