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Phoenix Sports Club (PSC), one of Malta’s largest sports clubs, is currently undertaking a drive to get more girls interested in the Olympic sport of volleyball.

The University of Malta has joined forces with the International Factors Group (IFG) and FIMBank p.l.c. to launch the Certificate of Finance in International Trade.

“This is a positive development all round." - FIMBank President Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger

A unique seven-metre high glass tree, an initiative in support of l-Istrina, an open week, and the launch of a very limited edition glass bauble Christmas tree - the programme of seasonal celebrations announced by Mdina Glass.

The staff at FIMBank plc recently donated the sum of €2,000 to Butterfly Children, a philanthropic organization which aims at raising awareness about Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Monday 19th November is set to see the start of the second edition of the ŻiguŻajg International Arts Festival for Children and Young People.

MaltaHotel.Net focuses on offline hotel tariffs which are contracted with local hotels on the Island of Malta. These new rates are basically cheaper than other online rates and undercut the current competition by 5% - 25%.

Leading glassware producer Mdina Glass recently received the prize “Ġieħ l-Artiġġjanat Malti” during an awards ceremony presided over by the Minister for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers, the Hon. Jason Azzopardi.

Munich/St. Julian’s, March 19th 2012 – On April 2nd Malta’s newest language school Maltalingua will be opening its doors in the heart of St. Julian’s to welcome language students from all over the world.

Le Meridien St Julians Hotel & Sp luaches its new SPG transofrmation. For more information visit: spg.com/morepower

Global toy manufacturer Playmobil has announced the record sale of 55 million toy sets worldwide in 2011. The figure also represents an 8 per cent increase over the previous year. Meanwhile, Playmobil’s sales in Malta grew by 9 per cent on 2010.

Careerpassport and Twenty-One Law have joined forces to present a three hour workshop to examine the use of social media from a recruitment perspective as well as the legal aspects from an employment law viewpoint.

Workshop will present ELAICH’s c designed to help educators introduce the values of cultural heritage and its conservation to youth.

PLAYMOBIL Malta recently hosted a visit by representatives of German-speaking media organisations.

Malta based marketing and communications agency BPC International recently assisted the International Student Network Inc (ISN) to promote the American Education Scholarship Expo, which took place in Amman, Jordan on 30 September 2011.

The Careerpassport team is off to Manchester for the largest HR and development professional fair; CIPD.

The European Commission is inviting children aged 9 to 11 to participate in a drawing competition about ‘Space and Aeronautics’. The winners, one from each EU Member State, will have a Galileo Programme satellite named after them.

Le Méridien St Julians organized an Art Cocktail Party, last Tuesday 23rd August, where our top VIP guests enjoyed a creative art exhibition by local Maltese artisits.

Miss World Malta Claire-Marie Busuttil recently presented the winner of the DSearch televoting competition, Mr. Gaetano Borg, with a holiday in Paris for two courtesy of the competition’s main sponsor Easisave.

Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa in Malta works towards sustainability in tourism with Travelife.

Phoenix Sports Club (PSC), one of Malta’s largest sports clubs, is currently undertaking a drive to get more girls interested in the Olympic sport of volleyball.

The University of Malta has joined forces with the International Factors Group (IFG) and FIMBank p.l.c. to launch the Certificate of Finance in International Trade.

Leading sports tourism specialists P&A Sullivan are honoured to have been entrusted with assisting the Italian national football team and the accompanying delegation with the travel arrangements for their visit in Malta, where they recently faced the...

The Malta Rock Climbing Club (MRCC) recently combined one of its regular bi-monthly Club Climbing Sessions with a much needed clean-up of Xaqqa Valley, a unique location close to Għar Lapsi and a favourite with rock climbers and...

iPMI Magazine 25/3/2013. British senior citizens who have retired in Cyprus may face absolute misery under the finalised EU bailout...

The International Banker 19/3/2013 Feature (extract). An announcement that the Cyprus Government will impose a levy on bank accounts as part of a 10 Billion Euro EU bailout deal, has prompted turmoil and fear across the world.

“This is a positive development all round." - FIMBank President Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger

After achieving a number of exciting developments, Maltalingua English Language School is expanding to offer the Active Language Learning (ALL) programme for young learners from Easter 2013.

A unique seven-metre high glass tree, an initiative in support of l-Istrina, an open week, and the launch of a very limited edition glass bauble Christmas tree - the programme of seasonal celebrations announced by Mdina Glass.

The staff at FIMBank plc recently donated the sum of €2,000 to Butterfly Children, a philanthropic organization which aims at raising awareness about Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Maltija.com is exceedingly pleased to announce the Recent Online Launch of it's Updated Global Website ; specifically targeted at Inbound Tourists to Malta , Gozo and Comino.

Monday 19th November is set to see the start of the second edition of the ŻiguŻajg International Arts Festival for Children and Young People.

Malta’s leading hotel booking service Maltahotel.net has seen rise in bookings for the Ballutta Bay hotel – Le Meridien.

Maltahotel.net soon will be offering its online clientele the opportunity to enjoy action adventure activities on the Island of Malta, which includes such events as kayaking, rock climbing, trekking and off-road biking.

Incremental bookings have certainly been the story of the 4 Star Hotel on the Island of Comino and which have been seen by company Maltahotel.net.

Bridgewest.eu, the company specialized in offering company registration services throughout Europe, offers complete information regarding the necessary steps required to open a Limited Liability Company in Malta, on their customized website.

Operating in Malta, Gozo and Comino for over 20 years, Hornblower Boat Cruises are proud to unveil a new website.

The local partner of leading power tools brand Hilti, Panta Marketing & Services Ltd, has teamed up with the Malta Rock Climbing Club (MRCC) as co-sponsors of their ten year project.

MaltaHotel.Net focuses on offline hotel tariffs which are contracted with local hotels on the Island of Malta. These new rates are basically cheaper than other online rates and undercut the current competition by 5% - 25%.

Conservation work on the monuments at the Maglio Gardens in Floriana, better known as il-Mall, is proceeding at a brisk pace, with no less than five of the nine monuments in the garden having been restored to their pristine state.

Dinosaurs have always held a special place in the hearts of children.

Conservation work on the monument commemorating philanthropist Giovanni Di Nicolò Pappaffy, located at the Maglio Gardens in Floriana and the work of sculptor Vincent Apap, is now complete.

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) launches its new two-year Healthy Workplaces Campaign with the theme Working together for risk prevention.

EU Campaign on Benefits of Management Leadership and Worker Participation

‘Length of stay.' In the travel and tourism industry, this statistic is a big deal for a destination. For local tour operators, it's a number that can influence the shape of their businesses and itineraries.

Leading glassware producer Mdina Glass recently received the prize “Ġieħ l-Artiġġjanat Malti” during an awards ceremony presided over by the Minister for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers, the Hon. Jason Azzopardi.

Job-related stress is a concern for the large majority of the European workforce, concludes the 2nd European Opinion Poll on Occupational Safety and Health.

The European Commission has announced the winners of the Galileo drawing competition about ‘Space and Aeronautics’. Eleven year old Kimberley Camilleri from Mellieħa has been selected as the Maltese winner by a national jury panel.

Munich/St. Julian’s, March 19th 2012 – On April 2nd Malta’s newest language school Maltalingua will be opening its doors in the heart of St. Julian’s to welcome language students from all over the world.

David Walsh, Crimsonwing’s CEO and one of Malta’s biggest advocates, was awarded the prestigious “Hon. Member, National Order of Merit” by the President of Malta, on behalf of the Government and its people.

Le Meridien St Julians Hotel & Sp luaches its new SPG transofrmation. For more information visit: spg.com/morepower

The FIMBank Group registered a 35% increase in its after tax-profit during 2011, to reach USD9.13 million at the end of that year.

After highly successful racing seasons in 2010 and 2011, Southampton based Sailing Logic is delighted to announce that the Malta Tourism Authority has again renewed their commitment to the Reflex 38 yacht.

Leading glassware producer Mdina Glass has launched its new online shop, located at www.mdinaglass.com.mt, featuring over 2,000 glassware items which can be purchased securely from the comfort of one’s home.

Rising obesity levels have given a new urgency to efforts aimed at improving European eating habits. European research is helping by finding out how food labelling can change and improve consumer habits.

Global toy manufacturer Playmobil has announced the record sale of 55 million toy sets worldwide in 2011. The figure also represents an 8 per cent increase over the previous year. Meanwhile, Playmobil’s sales in Malta grew by 9 per cent on 2010.

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Malta-based Trade Finance specialist FIMBank recently brought together the CEOs of all its international factoring JV to discuss corporate strategy and opportunities for growth within the context of the current global economic and financial scenario.

Open-ocean shark populations throughout the world are dropping, not only due to overfishing but also from inadvertent captures by fishermen in search of tuna.

Careerpassport and Twenty-One Law have joined forces to present a three hour workshop to examine the use of social media from a recruitment perspective as well as the legal aspects from an employment law viewpoint.

Global Finance, a leading global corporate finance monthly magazine with over 200,000 readers internationally, has proclaimed FIMBank as the Best Trade Finance Bank in Malta for 2012.

Over the past weeks and months, PLAYMOBIL’s Santa Claus figure has been reaching the shelves of toy shops around the world. However, few of us know that all these figures are made in Malta and that the Santa Claus figure is still assembled by hand.

FIMBank plc and London Forfaiting Company Ltd, both forming part of the FIMBank Group, were recently declared Best Factoring House and Best Boutique Trade Finance Institution respectively by international trade finance magazine Global Trade Review.

- In an effort to improve access for rock climbers within the popular climbing site of Wied il-Għasel, the Malta Rock Climbing Club (MRCC) recently uncovered sections of a staircase which forms part of the Victoria Lines defensive wall.

Krzysztof Maksymowicz of Poland was awarded the first prize for his photograph ‘dress maker’ at the Healthy Workplaces Summit in Bilbao.

D'Office restaurant in Valletta, Malta was recently voted one of the top 2 restaurants in the Valletta area.

Workshop will present ELAICH’s c designed to help educators introduce the values of cultural heritage and its conservation to youth.

PLAYMOBIL Malta recently hosted a visit by representatives of German-speaking media organisations.

A national jury comprising Dr. Angelo Chetcuti, Ian Busuttil Naudi, and Tony Tanti, will be responsible for assessing the entries and selecting the Maltese winning drawing in a pan-European competition on “Space and Aeronautics”.

Malta based marketing and communications agency BPC International recently assisted the International Student Network Inc (ISN) to promote the American Education Scholarship Expo, which took place in Amman, Jordan on 30 September 2011.