Published Articles
The Power of Retained Earnings
While most active investors and financial analysts were undoubtedly glued to their screens last week as global equity markets sank due to…
HSBC Malta – smaller but stronger
HSBC Bank Malta plc commenced the financial reporting season last week when on Tuesday it published its 2019 financial statements. As a…
The ECB strategy review
On 23 January 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) formally launched a wide-ranging review of its monetary policy strategy for the first…
The weakening euro
Although the main international financial headlines in recent weeks were dominated by the conclusion of the US-China ‘Phase 1’ trade deal, and…
RS2 enters the acquiring business
One of the first major company announcements on the Malta Stock Exchange in 2020 was of RS2 Software plc when it announced…
€100 million investment planned by MIA
Malta International Airport plc generally issues its annual traffic statistics as well as its traffic and financial forecasts on the same day.…
Integrity, Transparency and Efficiency
Capital markets are an important source of financing in an economy; providing companies with alternative sources of finance to traditional bank borrowings,…
Government aims to borrow €450 million in 2020
For the third consecutive year, the Treasury of Malta issued its ‘Annual Borrowing Plan’ which replaces the ‘Indicative Calendar’ published in previous…
Equity market coming back to life
In mid-December I had written an article about the impact on the Maltese capital market from the political developments that suddenly erupted…