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  • Restoring Threatened Habitats

    Restoring Threatened Habitats

    S-Cubed will be organising a clean-up of Riviera Martinique and adjacent areas on the 23rd of March 2019. This event is in collaboration with the Gaia Foundation, an organisation which takes care of management of Natura 2000 sites and Blue Flag beaches in both Għajn Tuffieħa and Ramla l-Ħamra. The coastal cliffs in Għajn Tuffieha Bay are sites of high ecological importance.…

  • EY’s Attractiveness Survey 2018 Review

    EY Malta has recently published their annual Malta Attractiveness Survey. During this annual event, key findings on whether Malta is attractive for investors and foreign direct investment, based on different aspects of the country, are presented. The main concern that investors have about Malta is the lack of specialised skills in the labour force, and…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2019

    The Budget presented by the government yesterday, for 2019, is another step in the right direction, particularly in social issues. That being said, ASCS would like to express its concern regarding matters that have not been given the adequate attention. The fact that for the second consecutive year, the budget does not include any additional…

  • ASCS Reaction | The European Parliament Bans Unpaid Internships

    Last week, the European Parliament decided to pay all interns and ban unpaid internships. Thus, ASCS would like to express its gratitude towards the European Youth Forum, amongst other stakeholders, for their campaigning efforts during these last couple of years. This is a major step forward in ensuring that young people are not treated as…

  • Attractiveness Survey Review

    Last week EY presented their annual Malta Attractiveness Survey. This annual event presents findings from a survey carried out by EY on whether investors find Malta attractive for investment or not, based on different aspects of the country. At a glance results were positive however it is worth mentioning that they did take a dip…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2018

    The yearly Budget is once again upon us where measures relating to all the sectors were presented. The first thing that hits the eye is the fact that Malta has achieved better credit rating from both Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings which is always beneficial to our economy. ASCS feels that all the measures…

  • Royalties: A Musician’s Point of View

    The author, Luca Spiteri Monsigneur, is a B-Com graduate and a music producer. As I tried to analyse the local music scene, it was difficult not to notice the lack of one. In recent years we have seen a rise in the number of bands and artists, and this obviously gave rise to the number…

  • Brexit: A leap in the dark or a new beginning?

    For months, international media has been speculating about the possible outcome of Brexit. Some fear the activation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty might bring around an economic recession, widening the poverty gap amongst Britons. Others believe that the time is ripe for Britain to lead, both economically as well as within the international…

  • ASCS Reaction | UK votes to leave European Union

    After this morning’s shock news that the referendum for the UK to leave the EU has passed, people are now flocking to see the repercussions of this highly controversial decision. From a financial point of view, there are issues which will seriously be negatively affected over the short run, beginning with a huge drop in…