# From Sliema to Copenhagen: How Novo Nordisk’s 9,000 Job Cuts Could Ripple Through Malta’s Tiny But Mighty Pharma Scene **By [Author Name] | Hot Malta** *Thursday, 09:17* It started as a whisper in the pharmacy corridors of Mater Dei and ended up on the breakfast tables of TikTok-obsessed twenty-somethings who swear the jab keeps…
**Watch: Von der Leyen gives her 2025 State of the Union speech – What it means for Malta** As Ursula von der Leyen took to the European Parliament podium on Wednesday morning to deliver her fifth State of the Union address, Maltese eyes were fixed on Brussels with more than casual curiosity. The Commission President’s…
**Spanish fintech giant Creditas swallows Malta’s MeDirect in quiet Sunday deal** Sliema’s seafront was still yawning itself awake on Sunday when the WhatsApp messages began to ping: MeDirect, the Maltese online bank that has graced local headlines since 2008, is being bought by Spain’s Creditas. By the time the kettle had boiled in Mosta and…
Apple Unveils iPhone 17 Air Amid AI Race and Tariff Pressures – What It Means for Malta’s Tech-Hungry Islanders By Hot Malta Newsroom Sliema’s Tower Road was still yawning itself awake at 06:00 CET when Apple’s pre-recorded keynote flickered onto the giant LED screen outside the iCentre outlet. By 06:03, a queue of slippers-and-coffee Maltese…
Money market report for the week ended September 5, 2025 By Hot Malta Business Desk Valletta’s Grand Harbour shimmered like spilled coins on Friday morning as traders stepped off the ferry, phones already pressed to their ears, digesting the final money-market numbers for the week. The European Central Bank’s surprise 25-basis-point cut on Wednesday rippled…
Bank of Valletta’s new correspondent tie-up with America’s oldest bank is being hailed in Malta as more than a routine boardroom handshake: it is a vote of confidence in the island’s post-grey-list financial system and, indirectly, in every family-run export firm, iGaming start-up and pensioner who wires university fees to a child in London. The…
Economic force: Why Malta has become a global hub for the gaming industry By Hot Malta Staff | 9 min read Walk along Sliema’s seafront at 17:30 on a weekday and you’ll spot the giveaway: clusters of twenty-somethings in branded hoodies debating RTP algorithms over ħobż biż-żejt, their MacBooks glowing amber in the sunset. Since…
**WSC issues €17m pipeline tender after cancelling €7m contract** The Water Services Corporation has launched a €17 million tender for new pipeline infrastructure just months after abruptly cancelling a €7 million contract for the same project – a move that has left Gozitan residents questioning the financial prudence of Malta’s water authority. The tender, issued…
Our Reputation on the Line: How One Scandal is Testing Malta’s Collective Conscience By 9 a.m. the chatter in Valletta’s cafés had already shifted from yesterday’s Eurovision drama to a single, burning question: “Kemm se ddum ma’ titnissel isem Malta mill-lista l-ħamra?” (“How long before Malta ends up on the red list?”) The trigger was…
# Hope on the Horizon: Maltese Companies Line Up to Offer Carlo Gavazzi Workers New Beginnings The closure of Carlo Gavazzi’s Malta operations may have sent shockwaves through the local manufacturing sector, but Minister for Enterprise Miriam Dalli has brought a glimmer of hope to the 120 workers facing redundancy. Speaking from her Valletta office,…
**Eurozone jitters, cruise-ship cash and festa fireworks: How one turbulent week shook Malta’s wallets and hearts** By Friday evening, the narrow streets of Żabbar were already echoing with brass-band marches and the sweet smell of *mqaret* frying for the village festa, but beneath the bunting the talk at the band club bar was less about…
It’s 7 a.m. on a humid July morning and the line outside the BNF branch in Paola is already curling round the corner. Pensioners clutching numbered tickets, Deliveroo riders check phones between shifts, and a young couple push a stroller while debating whether the “€5,000 quick loan” flyer they were handed at the ferry terminal…
