16 - 22 March 2000

• Crockfords casino to operate online from Malta
• Unions presented with budget counter-proposals
• 2m euros for restructuring
• EU chapters approved
• Iridium satellite services to end tomorrow
• Local oil prices stable as Enemalta relies on reserves
• Wooden tablemats and bilingual puzzles from Wider Horizons
• Malta's Brussels business chief calls for pragmatism over EU
• A third or fourth competitor would operate at a disadvantage in local mobile market
• Striking a balance in the market
• Fiat-GM deal could lead to synergies locally
• Surviving the change: competing successfully in a liberalised environment
• UHM warns government on privatisation
• Jobless reaches record 5.5 per cent