Industry

EU ministers agree watered-down position on vehicle emissions

European Union ministers agreed on Monday to water down an initial European Commission proposal on new vehicle commissions after eight states including France and Italy said the changes could divert…

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PB Group acquires 100% of the Thomas Smith insurance and logistics businesses

PB GROUP, a Malta-based company specialised in the delivery of highly specialised engineering solutions in the Water & Energy sectors and a key regional logistics operator has acquired all the…

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Malta: Industrial production sees big drop in 2021

In December 2021, the total production generated by the Maltese manufacturing and energy industries went down by 6.6% from December 2020. The largest decrease was registered in the production of…

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Is the UK in 1970’s-style crisis? Johnson says: ‘No’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday that Britain was in crisis due to a shortage of labour or that it was facing a 1970s-style inflationary spiral. Johnson said that…

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Power costs could force metal producers from Europe – Eurometaux

Rising power prices could lead to metal producers moving operations away from Europe and undermine EU carbon-cutting plans, non-ferrous metals industry association Eurometaux has warned the European Commission. Governments across…

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Malta: Industry and services register positive sentiment, but construction, retail turn negative

Business Sentiment was positive in industry and services as well as among consumers, an Economic Update by the Central Bank of Malta shows. However, it turned negative in the construction…

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Malta suffers second highest drop in industrial production in EU

In January 2021, the seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU, compared with December 2020, according to estimates from Eurostat,…

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Malta: Construction sector in Malta registered third highest growth in EU

Construction in Malta experienced the third largest growth in production across the EU in the third quarter of 2020, figures out today show. The industry grew by 4.3% between July…

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Malta: Second lowest decline in Europe in industrial production

Statistics released by the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, showed how our country had the second lowest decline in industrial production. Source: One News Updated 16:05pm

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EC designates €160 million for security projects by industry

The European Commission launched a €160 million call for proposals for joint defence industrial projects in 2020. The Commission is looking to fund projects in 12 different defence categories including…

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ArcelorMittal – a reminder of the woes of Italy’s politics and economy

Italy’s government and the factory’s foreign operator, the steel giant ArcelorMittal, are engaged in a high-stakes fight over the plant’s future. The plant’s closing could have ramifications for the stability…

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Merkel vows to address changes in the international corporate taxation landscape as business community criticise her coalition for not delivering on digitisation

The international corporate taxation landscape has changed to Germany’s disadvantage recently, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, adding that her ruling coalition would try to address this. “We know that…

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