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Friday, 4 July 2008

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Malta country news

Top Stories

Retail Price Index rises 0.44% in May

According to the Malta’s National Statistics Office, in May 2008, the Retail Price Index went up by 0.44 percent over the previous month. This primarily... full story

Passengers offered 50% discount with Air Malta

An exemption from new energy liberalisation rules

Further growth of financial services sector priority

BOV to assist RS2 Software in an IPO stock launch

BOV signs loan agreement with Enemalta Corporation

French say Malta needs all the help it can get

Inbound visitors tally shows a 22% increase

Inbound tourists arrival show a 22% increase

Better collaboration planned to strengthen the local govt

Political

EU Borg agrees to meet with protesting fishermen

EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg said he is prepared to meet fishermen who had threatened to block Malta’s ports unless they were given an appointment with the... full story

Malta’s carbon dioxide levels creep up

Dialogue to address migration issue

Xuereb to head the EU Steering Action Committee

MSA named the top authority for industrial security levels

Car registration tax revisions go to Brussels

Government decides to reactivate Pfp membership

Maltese national gets top post at UNFCCC

A vote against the new EU-proposed wine reform

UK policy on Cyprus leaves UK Cypriots disappointed

more political news...

Business

Vodafone introduces 2 new broadband packages

Vodafone Malta Limited on June 22 announced the introduction of two new great value broadband home internet packages - BASIC (13.86 Euro) and MAXI (23.00... full story

International Banking opens EU base in Malta

MMA launches project to protect maritime areas

Visimetrics’ recorders for Portomaso casino are in

Vodafone Malta reduces data roaming tariffs

SmartCity Malta some foreign investors

Air Malta steps up efforts in Turkey

Air Malta to increase fuel surcharge on July 1

iSoft installs new software systems

‘PC for 0.99 Euro a Day Scheme’ extended

Economic

Sicily and Malta in a cross-border cooperation

Encouraging results from the projects implemented under the Italy-Malta cross-border cooperation programme, financed by the European Commission in the framework of the Interreg initiative, show... full story

April sees a drop in unemployment figures

Index of Consumer Prices up 2.3% in April

Social security benefits rise 19.2% in Q1 2008

Citizens won’t have to pay their taxes twice

Time running out to turn in those lira banknotes

Manwel Dimech Bridge is re-opened after long delay

Cruise passenger traffic registers 60.1% decrease

Outgoing! Soaring numbers of tourists are now departing

If you want to network, this is the place to be

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By Jeffrey Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Europe’s Calamity
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Scarcity in an Age of Plenty
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