Times of Malta reports that CrediaBank will buy HSBC for a significant discount of €228 million.
Times of Malta’s front page also includes a report that the man accused of the recent Bidnija murder will face charges for a separate road rage incident.
Malta Business Weekly, published every Thursday, also has a story about the CrediaBank takeover.
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar lambasting the proposed planning law reforms is the lead story in the Malta Independent. News of direct flights from Malta to New York is also on their front page.
Three stories cover the General Workers’ Union-owned L-Orizzont.
They include the Prime Minister’s comments on the Budget, news that the government will provide more assistance to the Palestinian people, and a story that the court only has the physical addresses of three experts in the Vitals case.
The Nationalist Party-owned In-Nazzjon has comments from the party’s new leader Alex Borg stating that the PN will continue defending Malta’s people, and news that festivities related to Independence Day start on Thursday.
Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg’s reaction to issues relating to the NAO Fortina report is also on that paper’s front page.