Leading supplier of quality building materials Philip A. Tabone is hosting an open day today at its newly refurbished premises at Unit No. 2, Qormi Road, Luqa. The event, which will feature a wide range of building material products available for the...
Azimut Yachts toasted to a great 2017 opening: Azimut Magellano 66 was awarded the Motor Boat Awards 2017, organised every year by British magazine Motor Boat & Yachting, as best vessel in the Passagemakers category. The prestigious awards have been...
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The local office of Cisco, along with the support of its partners in Malta, Cyprus and Greece, will be organising the Cisco Roadshow 2017 on Thursday and on February 2 and 7. The roadshow on ‘Reimagine your business’ will cover the basic architectures...
When consumers return goods they are not always aware of what rules apply and whether they are entitled to claim a refund or should instead accept a credit note. Very often, consumers are offered a credit note by the seller but are not sure if they...
Emirates has introduced new sustainable blankets made from 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles. The soft and warm blankets are made using ecoTHREAD patented technology and is now available in Economy Class on all long-haul Emirates flights. Each...
Q: Three weeks after purchasing a brand new sofa, part of its structure broke down. We immediately reported the problem to the seller, who has accepted to repair it. Since the sofa has only been used for a few weeks, we want it replaced not...
The annual London Boat Show held earlier this month at the Royal Victoria Dock is now over. For Fairline Yachts, this was a great way to start the year, especially because 2017 is set to be a special year for the brand. This summer Fairline will be...
The director general (Consumer Affairs), Josephine Borg, has issued a public statement in accordance with Article 8 of the Consumer Affairs Act (Cap.378), in which she said that: JD Lifts and Supplies Limited has not honoured the decision delivered by...
CSB Group will be exhibiting at the ICE Totally Gaming event, taking place from February 7 to 9 at the London Excel. The group will be present at stand N7-440. Last year this award-winning show recorded an attendance of 28,487, further increasing its...
• Sellers are not legally obliged to issue a refund when consumers return goods that are not faulty. • Consumers are responsible to observe the terms of use of credit notes. • When faulty goods can neither be repaired nor replaced, consumers may cancel...
Did you ever book a car online and find out you had to pay more when you get to the rental desk? Last year, this was the case for 2,000 consumers in Europe, who reported these issues to the European Consumer Centres, which help consumers when they...
New rules are now in force supporting businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to recover debt from debtors in other EU countries. About €600 million are lost every year due to long and costly legal procedures preventing...
The Malta Stock Exchange index experienced the first negative week in 2017 after seven weeks of gains, registering a 0.23 per cent decline, to close the week at 4,679.298 points. This performance has mirrored the performance of the sovereign debt market.
US stocks rose along with Treasury yields yesterday, the last day of a choppy trading week, as investors awaited Donald Trump’s Presidential inauguration later in the day. The dollar, which has lost some of its momentum in recent weeks, was off 0.03...
US liquefied natural gas exporters are sending tankers to Asia to fill a gap in the region’s demand as markets have tightened more-than-expected on surging consumption in China and Pakistan, and because of Australia’s struggles to ramp up...
Dovish Draghi has temporary effect on euro
6PM crosses shareholder acceptance threshold
Let’s not beat around the bush - whoever invests is in it to make money (clearly not to lose money). Be it an investment in a money market instrument or a bank term deposit, a short term investment (in the form of a trade aimed at making a quick-buck)...
I remember a politician once commenting that there used to be a time when people would be chasing jobs and now (at the time of the comment) the jobs were chasing people. Although this comment was made a number of years ago, employers and employees know...
Toshiba Corp’s financial crisis deepened yesterday as media reported it may unveil a bigger-than-expected $6 billion writedown for its US nuclear business, sending its shares sliding 15 per cent. The reports cast doubt on whether steps by the...
Finance Minister Philip Hammond warned the European Union yesterday that Britain would be forced to find different ways to remain competitive if there was no “comprehensive trading relationship” after Brexit. At the World Economic Forum in Davos,...
Oil prices recovered from a one-week low yesterday as the International Energy Agency said oil markets were tightening even before cuts agreed by Opec and other producers took effect. Oil prices have gyrated this year as the market’s focus has swung...
The European Central Bank kept its super-easy monetary policy unchanged as expected yesterday and its president, Mario Draghi, told critics of his stimulus path to be patient and wait for the eurozone’s recovery to take firm hold. With growth slowly...
The dollar and US Treasury yields gained yesterday after a batch of solid US economic data, while US shares slipped as investors remained cautious ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump today. Oil futures rallied from one-week lows...
The MSE Share Index moved higher for the first time in the last four trading sessions as it rebounded by 0.21% to 4,656.737 points. Trading activity surged to €0.48 million largely due to heightened activity in Medserv and BOV as well as healthy...
'Britain not turning its back on the world'
Investing is mostly about making money, and investing in safe assets often provides a stable return that unfortunately does not yield much. Investing in shares is perceived as being riskier, but with the right selection, shares can provide higher...
Last week, Malta International Airport plc held its customary press conference and concurrently issued a company announcement to disclose the 2016 traffic results as well as to reveal its passenger forecast for 2017. The airport operator announced a...
The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly from 5.7 to 5.8 per cent in 2017 representing an increase of 3.4 million in the number of jobless people, a new ILO report shows. The number of unemployed persons globally in 2017 is forecast to...
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