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Malta: ICT jobs expected to grow by a fifth over ten years
The Independent quotes a report by eSkills Malta Foundation projecting an increase in demand of more than 20 per cent for ICT…
Malta: Walk-in clinics to administer Covid-19 jab in the evenings
L-Orizzont reports that more than 8,300 people visited the walk-in clinics to get their Covid-19 vaccine since they opened on Monday. Health…
Malta: Economy minister expects strong multiplier effect from vouchers
The Independent quotes Economy Minister Silvio Schembri that, for every €1 redeemed from the Covid-19 vouchers, customers have paid an additional €1.…
Malta: Stranded couple opens case against health authorities
In-Nazzjon reports that a Maltese couple filed a judicial protest against the health authorities after they were denied re-entry from a holiday…
Malta: IMF revises country outlook upwards
L-Orizzont reports on projections by the International Monetary Fund expecting GDP in Malta to grow by 5.8 per cent in 2022. The…
Malta: Heritage watchdog interrupts Balzan roadworks
The Times reports that the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage has ordered roadworks in Balzan to stop over concerns about the impact on…
Malta: PN says country cannot wait 18 months to exit FATF greylist
In-Nazzjon quotes a PN statement warning that the country cannot afford to stay in the FATF greylist for 18 months. The party…
Malta: Solidarity Ministry says social policy programme almost complete
L-Orizzont reports that 17 of the 18 social policy measures announced in the budget have been implemented. The permanent secretary in the…
Malta: Bank chief flags financial abuse of elderly
The Times quotes HSBC chief executive Simon Vaughan Johnson that many elderly people are experiencing financial abuse, often by their own family…
Malta: Tourism Authority looking for second quarantine hotel
The Independent says that the Corinthia Marina in St Julian’s is nearing maximum capacity as a quarantine hotel and the tourism authority…
Malta: Robert Abela says government determined to get country of greylist
The Malta Business Weekly quotes Prime Minister Robert Abela that the government will make a focused effort to implement the recommendations by…
Malta: Unease in the business community with EU carbon neutrality plan
Business Today says that businesses raised concerns about proposals by the European Commission to tax aviation and shipping as part of a…