Mohammed Bouazizi, a young unemployed graduate, started off a dramatic chain of events when he began to sell vegetables from a market stall in Tunis on December 17, 2010. When police seized his stall, he set fire to himself in protest and...
Go’s outgoing chief information officer Ramana Palepu: “It is the smart human being that is behind all these fascinating developments.” Malta’s communications sector is marked by intense competition in such a small market but user trends are similar to...
As regular followers of my weekly column are aware, at this time of the year, once all companies would have published their full-year financial statements, an updated table showing the dividend yields of companies whose shares are listed on the Malta...
Two of Europe’s biggest telecom operators reported lower revenues yesterday, blaming the weak European economy and stiff regulation while seeing some bright spots in markets abroad. The figures from Spain’s Telefonica SA and Deutsche Telekom AG chimed...
Motherhood is one of the most exhilarating human experiences. It is also one of the most difficult, and being a mother while trying to cope with a career is becoming even more difficult. Up to a few decades ago the choice for most employed new mothers...
One would have thought that, with the general election out of the way, the endless controversies over all sectors of the economy, aside from controversies elsewhere too, would take a break. After all, looking back, the state of the economy is expressed...
European shares rose yesterday, extending their three-week rally to fresh multi-year highs, and Deutsche Telekom surged after forecast-beating earnings. The German telecom operator was the best performing blue chip, rising 4.7 per cent to a seven-month...
The HP Elite Pad is aimed at business users who need the full power of the Windows operating system and the portability of a tablet. The model in our review had a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, the Intel Atom Z2760 1.8Ghz processor, 2 Gb of RAM, a...
The European Central Bank has an open mind on what it could do to spur lending to small and mid-sized businesses, though other EU institutions might be better placed to help, a top ECB policymaker said yesterday. The ECB is concerned that banks,...
These vessels are expected in Malta: The CMA CGM Almaviva from Tanger Med to Port Said, the Saint Roch from Abidjan to Benghazi, the CMA CGM Rigoletto from Port Said to Genoa, the CMA CGM Effingham to Port Said, the Volos from Durres to Taranto, and...
Computers are now an essential part of our lives and social communication, but back in the 1970s and 1980s only the University and research centres had such equipment. In the late 1970s we had video games to entertain us – at the time they were very...
China’s exports and imports grew more than expected in April, offering the possibility of a better outlook for the world’s second-largest economy, but the figures failed to put an end to scepticism that financial manoeuvring by exporters and...
European energy policy aims to ensure consumer-friendly energy supplies to households at affordable prices. The Energy 2020 strategy stresses the role of consumers. European measures intended to promote consumer interests are in place, compelling...
Adidas chief executive Herbert Hainer addresses the company’s annual general meeting in Fuerth, near Nuremberg, yesterday. The German cartel office is taking a closer look at the online sales practices of the world’s second largest sports apparel firm...
Last month, the FBI marked 23 years since the theft of works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum by hosting a press conference calling for leads by restating the large reward being offered. October 2012 saw another ‘super art’ heist at the...
Last Thursday, European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi announced a 25 base point cut in the Central Bank’s main refinancing rate taking this down to 0.50 per cent. This rate cut could have already been partly priced in, but what followed during the...
Direct Vision of Żejtun specialises in bringing the latest smartphones and tablets to Malta soon after their international release. There is no need to order the new Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One or Xperia Z from overseas. Direct Vision ensures popular...
Imagination in the business world and its role in strategic management came to the fore at a recent conference organised by the Malta Association of Family Enterprises and Znanie Association of Bulgaria. Themed The Knowledgeable Family Enterprise –...
The EUR/USD has been in somewhat of a see-saw ride since the latter part of last week. Macroeconomic events, including the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision and the non-farm payrolls report from the US, have tugged the most traded currency...
The European Commission has introduced an information campaign aimed at facilitating access to equity markets for small and medium-sized enterprises. The EC believes that although the growth and innovation of European SMEs is the key to economic...
With more than 18 billion searches for information every month, rich, searchable content is increasingly driving every thoroughfare of traffic across the internet. As a result, is it imperative for content companies to stay on top of the trends that...
Misco is to run two one-year Chartered Institute of Marketing programmes in June and September. The Chartered Institute of Marketing is the largest and most successful professional marketing institution in the world. Misco is one of some 300 accredited...
Sotheby’s International Realty luxury real estate services are now available locally with the opening of Malta Sotheby’s International Realty, which will be operated by CSB Group. The new firm will serve the high-end residential and commercial real...
HSBC is to offer all business customers the award-winning HSBCnet banking platform that provides enhanced security, better access, and online financial management capabilities through one globally integrated system. The application is currently being...
Alessandra Theuma, head of the Department of Business, Entrepreneurship and Finance at St Martin’s Institute of IT, (left) recently graduated with distinction MBA International Management from Royal Holloway, University of London. A long-standing...
The share price of RS2 Software plc traded two per cent higher to reach a fresh all-time high of €1.04 across two deals totalling 18,700 shares. The increase in the share price materialised notwithstanding the equity started trading today without the...
HSBC reported a near doubling in first quarter earnings yesterday, demon-strating the benefits of a three-year restructuring, cost cuts and a big drop in bad debt charges. Europe’s largest bank has moved faster and more aggressively than many of its...
Online gambling company Betfair raised its profit forecast and cost savings target yesterday, making its case for independence as it tries to stave off a $1.4 billion takeover by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. Betfair last month rejected a...
Portugal on track to exit its bailout on time
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