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Consumer confidence plunges as cost-of-living dents expectations
Consumer confidence in the Maltese Islands continued to decline as households expressed concern on their general financial outlook, the Central Bank has announced. This indicator measures the overall feeling with…
House prices in Malta keep rising, bucking EU trend
Property prices in the Maltese Islands are bucking the trend when compared to the majority of EU member states where prices have stabilised or even started to decline. Data published…
Homelessness calls trebled since 2013
Though no precise statistic exists on the number of homeless in the Maltese Islands, official data which was recently tabled in parliament shows that the incidence of such cases has…
Cancer deaths in Malta exceeding 1,000 annually
Cancer deaths in Malta total around 1,000 annually with the number of persons diagnosed with this disease hovering around 2,500. Data tabled recently in parliament by Health Minister Jo Etienne…
Vehicle thefts on the rise
Vehicle thefts in the Maltese Islands are on the rise with the total number of stolen cars almost doubling in just two years. Most of these thefts happened in the…
Land Authority unable to list its entire property portfolio
A State entity set up specifically to manage government’s own properties is unable to list the entire portfolio of assets in its possession in the wake of an outdated and…
Food deliveries, streaming service subscriptions top e-commerce
Food deliveries by courier, clothes, consumer electronics and household appliances topped online shopping in Malta last ; Data published by the National Statistics Office shows that over a three-month period…
Further evidence of an institutional collapse
The public inquiry into the tragedy of Jean Paul Sofia reiterated the serious institutional deficiencies and the lax enforcement of existing regulations. The conclusions echoed those of the magisterial inquiry…
Traffic likely to get worse as more and more cars on the road
Traffic congestion is set to go from bad to worse as the number of licenced vehicles on Maltese roads has maintained its upward trend reaching a total of 438,567 by…
Pot hole compensation: A rarity in Gozo
Though the state of the roads on the sister island leaves much to be desired, seeking compensation does not seem to be an option as only a handful of claims…