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Malta expected to reach pre-pandemic levels of economic activity by mid-2022

Malta expected to reach pre-pandemic levels of economic activity by mid-2022
Feb 11 2022 Share

The European Commission’s recently-published Winter Forecast has forecasted Malta’s economic growth to pick up in 2022 due to increased demand at home in light of the country’s COVID recovery plan.

Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow by 6.0 per cent in 2022 and 5.0 per cent in 2023, with mid-2022 being a realistic benchmark for Malta to reach pre-pandemic levels of economic activity. The document highlighted how the Financial Action Task Force’s June 2021 decision of grey-listing Malta remains a limited downside.

Despite this, Malta’s inflation has only increased moderately compared to the rest of the European Union as authorities continued to maintain their efforts to limit energy price. As a matter of fact, the Office of the Prime Minister called attention to the fact that the European Union’s inflation rate (3.9 per cent) is double that of Malta’s.

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WATCH: Malta’s finest athletes finally get the recognition they deserve

WATCH: Malta's finest athletes finally get the recognition they deserve
Feb 11 2022 Share

After weeks of anticipation and a lot of hype within the fitness community, Bulletproof’s Roll of Honors was finally shared with the Maltese public and Malta’s thriving fitness community received the praise it truly deserved.

 

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The awards night celebrated some of the most hard-working, iconic and inspirational athletes in Malta’s fitness sphere, with a number of awards handed out to the worth recipients.Winners included record-holder Neil Agius for Most Bulletproof Individual of the Year, Yazmin Zammit Stevens for Athlete of the Year, Jake Vella for Most Inspiring Individual of the Year and Leanne Bartolo for Coach of the Year.

With regards to Rising Stars of the Year, Jeremy Zammit and Tenishia Thornton shared the prestigious award due to a tie while Liam Daly took home the title of Junior of the Year and Suzi Buttigieg claimed the title for Underrated Athlete of the Year. Jessica Borg Ghigo took home the gold for CrossFit Athlete of the Year while Rosalie Borg won the Most Improved Individual Award. Beyond the individuals, Bulletproof also celebrated Malta’s fitness communities, with Obstacle Course Academy voted Best Fitness Facility, The Grid Sprint voted Best Fitness Event and Silverback Netball voted Best Sports Team.

The award show also celebrated the life of the recently-departed and much beloved Victor Calvagna, who won Veteran of the Year, which also triggered a standing ovation amongst Malta’s fitness community during the award show.

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Hal Far race track could host up to 5 motorsport events every year

Hal Far race track could host up to 5 motorsport events every year
Feb 11 2022 Share

Documents filed with the Environment and Resources Authority have revealed that the planned race circuit in Hal Far could host up to five motorsport event per year.

The Project Description Statement (PDS) filed with the ERA highlights certain details proposed by the Malta Motorsports Federation, with the document itself written by ADI consultants. The document outlines that together with the already-existing karting track and drag racing facility, the area will be converted into a national multi-purpose motorsports hub, hosting “a range of national and international motor sports events along with other sports, business, and recreational activities for the local motor sport and racing community, as well as for tourists and international visitors.”

The facility will be used for national, regional and international championships for cars and bikes, drifting events, test events and even try-outs for tracks and cars of the general public along with road safety tests conducted by Transport Malta, the Police and driving schools, amongst others.

The document also highlighted the plan for the race track to become a new destination for event tourism with conferences and exhibitions.

Amongst other suggestions, the PDS proposed that the Government of Malta considers the relocation of the various Refugee Centres, eliminating certain impacts brought upon by the race track.

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Adidas launch line of inclusive sports bras with tweet of 25 bare breasts

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Apparel giant Adidas have announced that they will launch a new line of inclusive sports bras, but the advertisement for them isn’t what you would expect. On Wednesday, the German brand tweeted a photo of 25 pairs of bare breasts as part of their inclusive campaign.

While breast health and the relevant imagery remain somewhat of a taboo, Adidas jumped headfirst into such a topic by not only launching a reengineered line of sports bras but tweeting such a photo, which would be prohibited by most social media networks for violating nudity guidelines. Twitter does not have such guidelines, which make it the ideal social media platform for the announcement.

Industry equality advocate Cindy Gallop congratulated Adidas for such an initiative, encouraging Facebook and Instagram to allow such posts, with the current guidelines banning female founders from “any kind of open, healthy, educational advertising or content, let alone pics of nipples…”

The concept was designed by a team of all-female designers, testers and experts, with hopes of such a collection helping individuals who wear such apparel whilst stimulating mature and inclusive discourse.

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