16 - 22 December 1999

• Major changes soon in Maltacom's top management
• Malta could be a financial hub for southern Europe - Rothschild
• Christmas shopping still not in full swing
• New Privatisation and Equity Fund launched
• HSBC increases by Lm1.02,7 since change of name
• Public-private sector partnerships in homes for the elderly
• Reforming the EU's institutions before enlargement
• Maltese Christmas and Millennium celebrations on the Internet
• GRTU asks police to extend opening hours for festive season
• Valletta Fund Management tapping the international market
• BUPA seeking strategic partnerships with private hospitals
• President and GWU hold talks on criminal charges against the union
• Initiatives in the leisure industry to be encouraged
• Government says euro component of Malta lira set to gradually increase