Midday Dispatch – Corporate and Financial News
During the first quarter of 2019, the Property Price Index (PPI) in Malta, increased by 6.5 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the NSO said on Wednesday. The Malta Independent & NSO
The European Commission lowered its forecast on Wednesday for the euro zone economy next year, saying that uncertainty over U.S. trade policy posed a major risk to the bloc. Reuters
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey could face serious problems if its central bank is not completely overhauled after the dismissal of governor Murat Cetinkaya, the Haberturk news website reported on Wednesday. CNBC
All of Britain’s leading accounting firms have failed to hit quality targets set by their regulator for auditing company books for the second year in a row, with Grant Thornton and PwC singled out to join KPMG under tougher supervision. Reuters
Malta International Airport (MIA) has announced that three new routes are to be introduced this October. Newsbook
The estimated total population of Malta and Gozo at the end of 2018 stood at 493,559, up by 3.8 per cent when compared to 2017, the NSO said. The Malta Independent
Deliveries of Boeing airliners tumbled 37% in the second quarter following two deadly crashes involving its best-selling plane, and Europe’s Airbus surged far ahead in the competition between the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers. Market Watch
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