6 - 12 September 2001

• Government to start negotiations with consortia on two of three components
• Euro-Mediterranean movement to be set up within coming weeks
• Le Mèridien Hotel group announces £850m investment programme
• Currency in circulation, deposits up by Lm27.3m
• HSBC reduces base rate to 4.5%
• Is the scheme attractive enough to convince investors?
• Raising stock
• Maltese IT company involved in multi-million pound software project
• “Big Bang” enlargement of the EU possible
• Of policies and solutions
• ‘Insurance Quarterly’ out today
• Decrease in interest rates welcomed