• Panama Malta

    TMIS Editorial: Malta and the rule of law: traitors or patriots?

    Much has been said in the wake of the Prime Minister’s somewhat anti-climatic appearance before the European Parliament’s plenary session this week that debated Malta and the rule of law in the wake of the Panama Papers. One could have been forgiven for having expected more of the Prime Minister on ...

  • Malta

    Edward Scicluna confirms PL deputy leader bid, Chris Fearne favourite to take post

    Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has confirmed with The Malta Independent on Sunday his intention to run for Labour Party deputy leader for parliamentary affairs, a post vacated by Louis Grech before the election. Scicluna has been among those mentioned as being in the running to occupy the important role.The post ...

  • Belgio

    Le gouvernement met fin aux économies touchant la Défense

    Le gouvernement a décidé de mettre fin au déclin du budget de la Défense, l'un des engagements contractés en 2014 par les pays de l'Otan - dont la Belgique, représentée par un Premier ministre démissionnaire, Elio Di Rupo - qui n'atteignent pas le seuil des 2% du Produit intérieur brut ...

  • Kenya

    Kenya's tax incentives need an overhaul

    The government should publish an annual overview of the costs of tax incentives as part of the annual budget.

  • IEBC faces tough queries on ballot tender to Dubai firm

    Electoral body says the deal is sealed but Nasa vows to move to court to block printing tender.

  • USA Bolivia

    Help preserve land – our 'home and future' – UN urges on World Day to Combat Desertification

    Source: UN News Service Country: WorldPopulation growth means demand for food and water is set to double by 2050 but crop yields are projected to fall precipitously on drought affected, degraded land. More than 1.3 billion people are in this situation.17 June 2017 – With hundreds of millions of people around ...

  • Nigeria

    Buhari’s anti-corruption panel lambasts Presidency, judiciary

    ..says AGF, others not serious about graft war •Lawyers sponsor judges’ children’s weddings –Sagay ENIOLA AKINKUOTU Two prominent members of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption in Abuja on Saturday picked holes in government’s handling of the anti-corruption war. Speaking in Abuja at a programme organised by the National Association ...

  • Nigeria

    Ajimobi has no right to review Ibadan chieftaincy law — Ladoja

    A former Governor of Oyo State and the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan, Rashidi Ladoja, in this interview shares his views on the proposed review of the Olubadan chieftaincy declaration proposed by Governor Abiola Ajimobi with OLUFEMI ATOYEBI What do you think about the proposed review of the Olubadan chieftaincy declaration? ...

  • Nigeria

    FG moves to improve investment climate

    Ozioma Ubabukoh The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, has announced that the Federal Government is collaborating with Microsoft to digitally transform the delivery of services to the investor community in Nigeria and evolve the regulatory and procedural environment governing business incorporation. He stated in a document obtained ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria’s N19tn debt portends danger for economy – Experts

    Ifeanyi Onuba Economic experts have cautioned the Federal Government against further borrowing, saying the country’s debt profile of N19tn portends danger for the economy. They said the country’s debt, which has been increasing in the last few years, was becoming unsustainable as it might be difficult to service it due ...