Gozo.News

20 Feb, 2009

January Retail Price Index decreases by 2.25%

In January 2009, the Retail Price Index went down by 2.25 per cent over the previous month, dropping from 119.12 to 116.44. This primarily reflected a decrease of 19.46 per cent in the Clothing and Footwear Index, mainly due to

BOV finance packages for fishing industry

Financial News

11 Feb, 2009

BOV finance packages for fishing industry

The BOV Fisheries and Marine Financing Package is open for part-time and full-time fishermen and their associated companies, fishermen cooperatives, trade related organisations (including associations)

Gozo fish catch up 35.5%, wholesale value up 33.5%

Gozo News

29 Jan, 2009

Gozo fish catch up 35.5%, wholesale value up 33.5%

In the fourth quarter of 2008, the volume and wholesale value of fish landings decreased by 8.9 and 2.3 per cent respectively over the same period last year.

Fish landings in the fourth quarter of 2008 amounted to 219,005 kilograms

Aquaculture census figures show rise in output

Malta News

13 Jan, 2009

Aquaculture census figures show rise in output

An aquaculture census carried out last year revealed that the factor income of the aquaculture industry declined marginally by 0.5 per cent, to €27.1 million in 2007.

The gross output of the industry, which is made up of fish farming

Synopsis of the DOI news for November 2008

Malta News

28 Dec, 2008

Synopsis of the DOI news for November 2008

1 November 2008 – Tourist arrivals in September dropped by 2.7 percent when compared to the same month last year, but the total number of nights spent on the islands rose by 2.6 percent, the National Statistics Office said.