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Dow Jones index reaches 30,000 points
November has been an extraordinary month for international equity markets. Although the number of COVID-19 cases across most parts of the world…
Looking beyond COVID-19
Over the past few weeks, news from two vaccine developers dominated movements across international financial markets. On Monday 9 November, Pfizer and…
Bond focus: Manufacturing Companies
Over the past few weeks I published a series of articles on a number of companies whose bonds are listed on the…
Bond focus: Food & Beverage Companies
Although Premier Capital plc and Simonds Farsons Cisk plc are companies with very different business models, one can group them within the…
Bond focus: Retail Companies
The retail industry featured among the most impacted economic sectors during COVID-19 due to the restrictions imposed by the health authorities via…
Bond focus: Maritime Industry
In recent weeks I delved into those issuers whose bonds are listed on the Regulated Main Market of the Malta Stock Exchange…
Bond focus: Commercial Property Companies
Among the companies whose bonds are listed on the Regulated Main Market of the Malta Stock Exchange, one can identify nine companies…
Bond focus: Property Development Companies
In last week’s article, I wrote about the hospitality sector with specific emphasis on the extent of leverage of the six hotel…
Hospitality sector battling the pandemic
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first quarter of the year, it was clear to all observers that the…