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Currency movements during COVID-19
In last week’s article I wrote about the strong performance of the major international equity indices during the second quarter of the…
The unexpected rally
In early March when international equity markets had just plunged at their fastest rate on record, it would have been unthinkable to…
Bond market back in the limelight
As the Maltese economy grounded to an almost abrupt halt in mid-March as a result of the severe restrictions due to COVID-19,…
Farsons adapting to the new norm
Last week Simonds Farsons Cisk plc published its 2019/20 Annual Report following the publication of their financial statements on 27 May 2020…
The Structure of Malta’s Government Debt
Earlier this month, the National Statistics Office (NSO) published a press release providing some interesting data on the structure of the overall…
Lessons from COVID-19
Just over three months have passed since equity markets tumbled in reaction to the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside of China…
Added transparency in financial communications
On 20 May, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Public Statement on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on…
The growth in digital payments
While the COVID-19 pandemic hampered consumer spending across the world due to various lockdown measures adopted in most countries, it is leading…
Amazon.com – 23 years later
Last week marked the 23rd anniversary since the initial listing of Amazon.com Inc on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange in May 1997. The…