In the Press: State guarantee for power station up to €360 million
Stories from today's national press
The Times of Malta
The State guarantee for the new gas power station, being built and run by private consortium Electrogas, has gone up from €88 million to €360 million, 80% of the project's financing.
In-Nazzjon
Members of the CID team investigating last November's shooting incident, during which a civilian vehicle was shot by a minister's chauffeur after a car chase, were instructed not to investigate the case, only to be ordered to return to the case some five days later.
L-Orizzont
Three multinational banks - HSBC Bank plc, Societe General and KFW IPEX-Bani GmbH - have joined local bank BOV to loan the money required by Electrogas to build the new power station.
The Malta Independent
American investigators have made allegations that Exante Ltd, a Maltese company, was a major player in an international cyber-fraud securities trading ring, using allegedly stolen information to make trades and rake in some $100 million.