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maltatoday, THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2017 7 TIM DIACONO PN leader Simon Busuttil used his last political town meeting before the general election to pledge that the economy will grow at a record rate under a PN administration. Busuttil's speech in San Gwann was unusually de- void of talk on government corruption, but focused in- stead on countering Joseph Muscat's warnings that a PN government will stagnate the economy. "After Muscat's mudslinging campaign against us failed, he decided to embark on a fear-mongering campaign instead and warn that a PN government will stagnate the economy," he said. "Does he have no shame? We built this economy, so how is it possible that the economy will contin- ue to grow, and grow at a re- cord rate at that, under a PN government?" He recounted how, under a PN government, Malta was one of only two EU countries (along with Germany) whose economies managed to grow through the 2008 financial crisis. "Muscat found a strong economy that continued to grow, not because of him, but because the global economic climate improved. We were able to steer the economic ship through the worst storm in history, so can you imagine how well we will be able to steer it through good weath- er?" Indeed, he pledged that the PN's plans to construct a light rail metro across Malta and Gozo will be the "largest expenditure on capital infra- structure in Malta's history". "It will generate extraordi- nary economic activity, as will our investment in arte- rial and residential roads and other projects we will carry out." Busuttil accused Labour of failing to create a single new economic niche throughout its four years in government and pledged that a PN gov- ernment will tap into sectors such as Fintech, digital me- dia, sports, social enterprises and the internet of things. "We are promising innova- tive and creative ideas, and will create 30,000 high-pay- ing jobs over five years and not minimum-wage-paying jobs in a scheme operated by the General Workers' Union." He added that the PN will seek to distribute wealth to people on the lower strata of society, such as by slashing in- come tax for small businesses and self-employed people and by reducing income tax from 15% to 10% for people who earn below €20,000. He also reiterated his pledge to immediately slash fuel prices by 5c per litre and to ensure that fuel prices in Malta remain amongst the cheapest in Europe through- out the PN's entire five-year term in government. "During today's Braodcast- ing Authority debate, Muscat said that he kept fuel prices stable. Yes, of course he did, but he kept them stable at an expensive price." 'PL warning we will ban hunting, feasts and fireworks' Busuttil also warned that the Labour Party is spreading rumours that a PN govern- ment will ban hunting, village feasts and fireworks. "The spring hunting issue is a closed case. The people made their decision in a ref- erendum, and we will respect that decision. Feasts and fire- works were always present under previous PN govern- ments and they will remain present because they are part of our culture, our tradition, and our colourful and beauti- ful identity." News Busuttil pledges record economic growth under PN government QIC International LLC, kumpanija reġistrata u nkorporata taħt il-liġijiet tal-Qatar Financial Centre u awtoriżżata mill-QFC Regulatory Authority l-Qatar ġiet awtoriżżata għall-nijiet tal-Att dwar il-Kummerċ tal-Assigurazzjoni (Kap. 403) ("l-Att"), sabiex tesegwixxi kummerċ ġenerali tal-assigurazzjoni f 'Malta permezz ta' Untours Insurance Agents Limited. QIC Inter- national LLC bħalissa hija f 'run-o wara li talbet u ottjeniet awtoriżjazzjoni mill-Awtorità Maltija għas-Servizzi Finanzjarji ("l-MFSA") sabiex ma tkomplix il-kummerċ tal-assigurazzjoni. Untours Insurance Agents bħalissa qed taqdi dmirha bħala l-aġent run-o ta' QIC International LLC. QIC International LLC hija kumpanija sussidjarja ta' Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q., li hija kumpanija reġistrata u inkor- porata taħt il-liġijiet tal-Qatar u awtoriżżata mill-Bank Ċentrali tal-Qatar sabiex twettaq kummerċ ta' assigurazjoni mill-Qa- tar. Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q. kienet ukoll awtoriżżata sabiex twettaq kummerċ ta' assigurazzjoni f 'Malta taħt l-Att u bħalissa hija in run-o. Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q. u QIC International LLC iħabbru li waslu ehim preliminari għat-trasferiment tad-drit- tijiet u l-obligazzjonijiet li jirreletaw għall-kummerċ ġenerali tal-assigurazzjoni in run-o ta' QIC International LLC f 'Malta lil Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q. It-trasferiment ser isir Malta u jibqa' soġġett għall-approvazzjoni ta' l-MFSA u l-Qatar International Court. It-trasferiment ser isir eettiv mill-aħħar data ta' approvazzjoni ta' l-MFSA u l-Qatar International Court ("Data Eettiva"). F'dan ir-rigward qiegħed jiġi avżat lil d-9 ta' Novembru 2016 saret applikazzjoni mal-MFSA skont il-provediment tal-artikolu 33 tal-Att għall-approvazzjoni tat-trasferiment tad-drittijiet u l-obligazzjonijiet li jirreletaw għall-kummerċ ġenerali tal-assigurazzjoni ta' QIC International LLC lil Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q., permezz ta'tras- feriment ta' portafoll. Dan it-trasferiment mhu ser ikollu l-ebda eett la fuq id-drittijiet u l-anqas fuq r-responsabbiltajiet kuntrattwali tad-deten- turi tal-poloz taħt il-poloz maħruġa minn QIC International LLC, liema poloz sejrin jiġu assunti minn Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q It-trasferiment l-anqas mhu ser ikollu eett il-klejms, kemm eżistenti jew futuri, li ser jiġu assunti minn Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q., liema assunzjoni ser issir bl-iżjed mod rett a favur d-drittijiet kemm tad-detenturi tal- poloz, kif ukoll lejn id-drittjiet ta' terzi persuni. Kopja tad-dikjarazzjoni li tispeċika d-dettalji tal-ehim ser titqiegħed għad-dispożizzjoni ta' kull min hu interessat bejn l-1 ta' Gunju, 2017 u t-30 ta' Gunju, 2017 mit-Tnejn sal-Ħadd bejn il- 9.00am u l-12.30pm u l-2.00pm l-5.00pm minn dan l-indirizz: Ir-run-o tan-negozju ġenerali tal-assigurazzjoni li se jiġi trasferit lil Qatar Insruance Company S.A.Q se jibqa jkun ammin- istrat minn Untours Insurance Agents Limited mill-uċini preżenti tagħhom. Qatar Insurance Company S.A.Q u QIC International LLC jemmnu li d-detenturi tal-polza tal-assigurazjoni ta' QIC Interna- tional LLC għandu jsib li t-trasferiment tan-negozju ha jkun eetwat b'mod ċar u trasparenti bl-għola preċizjoni u preser- vazzjoni tad-drittijiet skont il-poloz. Kull detentur ta' polza u kull min ghandu interess f 'polza huwa imfakkar li għandu kull dritt li jottjeni parir professjonali rigward il-kontenut ta' dan l-avviż. Kull detentur u kull min ghandu interess f 'polza huwa ntitolat ukoll jagħmel rappreżen- tazzjonijiet bil-miktub in konnesjoni mat-trasferiment li qed jiġi propost. Rappreżentazzjonijiet bil-miktub għandhom jiġu ndirizzati lil, u jridu jaslu għand l-MFSA fuq l-email ipsu@mfsa.com.mt jew permezz tat-telefon fuq +356 21 44 11 55 jew lill-Qatar International Court fuq l-email c.grout@qicdrc.com.qa jew permezz tat-telefon fuq +974 4496 8220 sa mhux aktar tard minn 30 jum mid-data ta' publikazzjoni ta' din in-notika. L-MFSA u Qatar International Court m'hijiex ser tieħu l-ebda deċiżjoni dwar jekk għandux jiġi approvat dan it-trasferiment qabel ma tagħti kunsiderazzjoni lil kull rappreżentazzjoni li tiġi magħmula lilha qabel id-data speċikata. Untours Insurance Agents Limited Workers Memorial Building, South Street, Valletta Untours Insurance Agents Limited A 3 Towers, Block A3, Level O, Triq I-Arkata, Paola, PLA 1211 Busuttil accused Labour of failing to create a single new economic niche