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    Moody’s praises Malta’s economic resilience

    Malta’s A1 government ratings reflect the country’s high economic resiliency and its very high financial robustness, according to Moody’s Investors Service in its new sovereign credit report on Malta.
    The country’s primary challenge is to maintain economic competitiveness over the longer term, building on and securing its success in attracting investment in fields such as remote gaming, financial [...]

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Financial Services

Government target €550 million worth of stocks

The government is expected to sell €550 million worth of stocks this year, the treasury announced on Wednesday. The money raised ...

Fitch Affirms BOV at ‘A-’, outlook stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bank of Valletta's long-term issuer default rating at 'A-' with a stable outlook. Fitch simultaneously affirmed BOV's ...

HSBC supports commercial delegation to India

As part of its strategy to lead international business, HSBC Malta is supporting Malta Enterprise to attract trade between Malta ...

Exploiting business opportunities in Austria

With a population of around eight million, Austria is one of the 12 richest countries in the world in terms ...

25 UK fund managers set up Malta office in 2009

Twenty-five UK fund management companies set up an office in Malta last year, The Times Business has learnt, including 10 which ...

FIMBank wins ‘Global Trade Review’ award

FIMBank plc and London Forfaiting Company Ltd, two companies which form part of the FIMBank Group, emerged as winners in ...

HSBC Bank Malta wins FT The Banker – Best Bank Award

HSBC Bank Malta has been named Bank of the Year in Malta for 2009 by the prestigious Financial Times monthly ...

IFS-Malta hosts the European Banking & Financial Services Training Association

The Institute of Financial Services - Malta recently hosted the European Banking and Financial Services Training Association (EBTN) [...]

Taxation

Malta and Jersey sign double taxation agreement

Malta and Jersey have signed a double taxation avoidance agreement.
The agreement was signed by Maltese High Commissioner Joseph Zammit Tabona and Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur. The signing ceremony took place at the Malta High Commission, London.  Mr Zammit Tabona said the agreement was instrumental for trade relations to be strengthened further. He added that trade delegations [...]

Malta to ratify Cape Town Convention

Following recommendations made by a legal group commissioned by the Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications the government is proposing to ratify and implement the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Aircraft Protocol thereto (which taken together are commonly referred to as the Cape Town Convention).
The decision was taken on the back of [...]

Film and Commercial Production

Popular Italian TV series ‘Rex’ to be filmed in Malta

Next Spring, the Malta Tourism Authorities promotional efforts in Italy will benefit form an additional push with the screening of an episode of the popular television series Rex, shot entirely in Malta [...]

Aviation Sector

Emirates recruitment team seeks Maltese crew

An Emirates recruitment team is holding an open day for cabin crew recruitment on February 13 at InterContinental Malta, St George’s Bay, St Julians. The recruitment team will be interviewing prospective candidates in Malta to build their careers with the Dubai-based international airline.
The open day activity starts at 9 a.m. sharp and may last for most of [...]

MIA to host Airport Trading Conference

Between April 26 and 28 Malta International Airport plc will be hosting the 19th ACI Europe Airport Trading Conference and Exhibition which is expected to be the leading airport commercial event of 2010.
The leading message of this professional meeting is very much in line with the prevailing current global situation namely: “A new decade, new economic cycle, [...]