In the Press: Libyan unrest results in €20 million loss in exports

Stories from today's national press

The Times of Malta

Weapons expert Ben Remfrey, in comments to this newspaper, said that he does not believe there are any viable chemical weapons in Libya and if there were, the region had no missile systems with which to deliver them to Malta or Europe.

In-Nazzjon

CEO Aaron Farrugia has been accused of using his position in the Malta Freeport Corporation to give jobs to his constituents, to the detriment of other employees.

L-Orizzont

Malta lost out on an estimated €20 million in trade with Libya, between May 2014 and the present day. A source tells this newspaper that until March 2014, there was a positive outlook for business but once the country became more unstable, exports took a sharp downturn.

The Malta Independent

Oil trader George Farrugia was a witness in the case against his five brothers, testifying that they knew about the bribes being paid to Enemalta officials in exchange for oil contracts.