European Central Bank raises interest rates as Iran war generates inflation pressures
Eurosystem staff revised up their baseline projection for inflation in 2026 and 2027
US adds Malta to ‘very high risk’ travel list due to Delta variant concerns
Passengers travelling to the US will have to provide a negative COVID test even if they're fully vaccinated
Nigerian super-influencer Hushpuppi pleads guilty to rash of heists including €13 million BOV hit
Ramon Abbas had over €34 million cash in his possession when he was arrested
Bayer adds €3.8bn to provision for glyphosate litigation
The chemical present in Roundup is alleged to cause cancer
Amazon slapped with record EU fine for breaching EU data privacy rules
Amazon denies wrongdoing and says it will appeal the fine
Risk of COVID transmission from handling cash ‘very low’, says ECB study
According to the 'catch me (if you can)' study, cash remains safe to use
Pinterest introduces monetisation tools for influencers
The image-sharing platform was the last major social network without compensation plans for content creators
British American Tobacco says cannabis is part of its future
The tobacco giant is trying to move away from traditional cigarettes
Pfizer upgrades sales projections amidst Delta variant spread and booster shot debate
It also reported having now shipped more than a billion doses of its COVID vaccine
Ryanair upgrades annual traffic projection following strong summer bookings
July passenger numbers are expected to be around two thirds of those recorded in the same month in 2019
The UK now officially considers Malta a ‘high risk’ jurisdiction. So what’s next?
Speaking to BusinessNow.mt, Karol Gabarretta lays out the possible outcomes, including delayed payment & increased costs
Malta placed on UK high-risk list for money laundering & terrorism financing
Transactions involving Maltese companies and people will be subject to enhanced due-diligence checks
Over 600,000 Brits told to self-isolate in one week, as country lifts last COVID restrictions
All restrictions excluding mandatory self-isolation were lifted in England on Monday
Bitcoin: EU proposes rules to make cryptos more traceable
The cryptocurrency's value dropped following the news, but has since recovered
Netflix to include video games as part of subscription packages ‘at no extra cost’
The company said it would add mobile games to its platform first
Malta red-listed in latest EU COVID travel list
The list is dictated purely based on case numbers and positivity rates