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Significant Employment Increases in sensitive sectors
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed the figures published by the National Statistics Office which showed a record increase in both full-time and part-time employment, particularly in sensitive sectors. According to the figures on the gainfully-occupied population published by the NSO on Wednesday 6th August 2014, in March 2014 full-time employment increased by…
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Jesploraw opportunitajiet għall-koperazzjoni
Malta u l-EBRD Kelli bosta okkażjonijiet li nitkellem dwar il-banek kbar tal-investiment u l-iżvilupp (Development Banks). Dan għax dawn il-banek għandhom rwol essenzjali fl-iżvilupp infrastrutturali kif ukoll soċjali ta’ pajjiżi li għadhom qed jiżviluppaw. Fost dawn il-banek tant importanti hemm il-Bank tal-Investiment Ewropew (EIB), bank li bl-assistenza tiegħu bħala membru stat tal-Unjoni Ewropea, Malta wettqet,…
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Signing of University Agreement
Ġie iffirmat il-ftehim kollettiv il-ġdid għall-akkademiċi fl-Università u fil-Junior College li fl-aħħar ġimgħat kienu l-kawża ta’ azzjoni industrijali mill-Union tal-Akkademiċi u l-Union tal-Għalliema l-MUT u theddida ta’ azzjonijiet industrijali oħra mill-Assoċjazzjoni tat-tobba. Ġie issiġillat il-ftehim kolletiv il-ġdid bejn l-Università u l-Unions li jirrapreżentaw l-istaff akkademiku għall-erba’ snin li ġejjin. Il-ftehim jidher li jissodisfa ukoll lill-Assocjazzjoni…
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Qabda rekord ta’ 64 miljun sigarett tal-kuntrabandu f’disa’ kontejners ikonfiskati mid-Dwana ta’ Malta
Id-Dwana Maltija dan l-aħħar, wara jiem ta’ investigazzjoni u osservazzjoni, għamlet qabda rekord ta’ 64,000,000 sigarett tal-kuntrabandu, li kienu destinati għall-Ewropa. Disa’ kontejners ta’ 40 pied kull wieħed inqabdu fil-Freeport fi triqithom mill-Asja lejn pajjiż ieħor ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropeja. Il-kontejners kienu dikjarati bħala li fihom għamara u ġugarelli tat-tfal, iżda barra dawn l-oġġetti nstabu wkoll…
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The Importance of Forward-Looking Economic Indicators – Videoblog 55
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses recently published EUROSTAT data which deals with the confidence of European consumers in their respective economies. Prof. Scicluna explains that the data was welcome news for the Maltese Government, as the data showed that consumer confidence is in the local economy strong, that income from work is increasing,…
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Aktar trasparenza fil-finanzi pubbliċi
Il-ġimgħa li għaddiet kienet waħda importanti għal pajjiżna. Dan għax ġiet approvata fil-Parlament, bi qbil mal-Oppożizzjoni, liġi li tittrata dwar ir-Responsabbiltà Fiskali li hija essenzjali sabiex niżguraw ruħna li t-tmexxija fiskali responsabbli ssir parti integrali mill-istrutturi tal-Gvern. Din il-liġi hija ‘milestone’ fl-istorja ta’ Malta hekk kif hi l-ewwel darba li se jkun hemm regolamenti…
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Greater oversight over public finances – Videoblog 54
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna announces the approval of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. He explains that this Act represents a milestone for the Maltese government, as it binds this and all future government to a greater degree of transparency and accountability in public finance. Prof. Scicluna explains that the only existing checks and…
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Fiscal Responsibility Act
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna today described the Fiscal Responsibility Act, approved by Parliament recently, as a milestone that would introduce controls on public expenditure. Prof. Scicluna told a news conference that the aims of the law were to increase efficiency in expenditure, set ceilings and introduce more controls on public expenditure. He said that although…
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Pensjonijiet Stabbli huma biss possibbli permezz ta’ tkabbir Ekonomiku Sostenibbli
“L-istabbiltà fit-tul tas-sistema tal-pensjonijiet tista’ biss tinkiseb permezz ta’ tkabbir ekonomiku sostenibbli u governanza fiskali responsabbli u effettiva,” qal il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna. Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi kien qed jitkellem bħala il-panelist ewlieni waqt Business Breakfast li ġie organizzat mill-Business Observer fl-Intercontinental Hotel it-Tnejn 21 ta’ Lulju, 2014. It-tema tal- Business Breakfast kien dwar il-qasam tal-pensjonijiet,…
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Malta and EBRD exploring opportunities for cooperation – Videoblog 53
In this videoblog, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He explains that it is a European banking institution that carries out crucial development projects with a special focus on former Soviet Union countries. He explains that the majority of shareholders, which include Malta, are European countries…