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Theodosis Michalopoulos has been named the acting CEO of Microsoft in Greece, Cyprus and Malta, upon the departure of Peggy Antonakou, until a new Chief Executive Officer is appointed.

As streaming on the go and diverse entertainment options raise competition for cinemas in Malta, attendance figures and the market sentiment suggest that the big screen is still king.

Play’n GO Malta will provide its online gaming content to GentingBet in the United Kingdom, with the option to roll out in Spain in Q4, under an agreement the two companies signed. GentingBet says this agreement fits into its strategy of strengthening European presence.

MoneyGram has launched its new online platform available across all the 24 countries in which MoneyGram offers its services, including Malta. The revamped websites offer new features and their redesign is thought to create a different user experience for customers.

Dubai-based airline Emirates is holding a cabin crew recruitment open day on 3 August at Salini Resort Hotel & Spa, Salina Bay, St Paul’s Bay, as the company is looking to recruit candidates living in Malta.

Malta’s total cruise passenger traffic soared high by 44.2% reaching 263,608 in the second quarter of 2019, as compared to the corresponding period in 2018. In the first half it went up by a joint 35.3%.

Maltese films were viewed by 17,911 people generating a total gross box office of €97,000 through 756 screenings, while foreign productions had 822,020 viewers delivering a box office of €5.4m via 44,255 screenings in 2018. Malta had eight cinemas on offer with a total of 35 screens and a seating capacity of 6,716.

Sea transport between Malta and Gozo increases by 2.6% in the second quarter of the year, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2018, according to the latest figures published by the National Statistics Office (NSO).

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat met Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš to discuss the ties between the two countries following a bilateral meeting between the two prime ministers.

HSBC Bank Malta has launched a new experience for opening bank accounts in Malta and Gozo, according to a press statement sent to Business Malta. Account applications now can be initiated online, which the bank says speeds up time spent at branches.