2 - 8 March 2000

• Budget dispute halts economic reform debate in MCED
• BOV says assets larger than HSBC
• SIVA consortium meets government over design
• CGU and Norwich Union in £20bn merger
• Stockbroker opens representative office in Gozo
• ISDN pilot project enters second phase
• VFM launches Wignacourt Malta Fund
• Surviving the change: competing successfully in a liberalised environment
• New FOI president elected
• Turkey keen to promote relations with Malta
• BOV bond issue fetches over Lm20 million
• Skanska to get Lm41.5m from new hospital contract
• 120 students to take part in EU educational programmes
• 169% increase in Malta Stock Exchange Index for 1999