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Courtesy Call from Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy call from Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Deodat Maharaj in the last week of June 2014. Mr Maharaj was accompanied by Adviser and Head of the Debt Management Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arindam Roy, and Adviser to the Debt Management Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat Pamella McLaren.…
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L-anqas Rata ta’ Qgħad mill-2000 ‘l hawn: Malta t-tielet l-aqwa fl-Ewropa
Statistika uffiċjali dwar il-qgħad ippubblikata mill-Eurostat illum (http://goo.gl/1jmKdn) tindika li r-rata tal-qgħad f’Malta għax-xahar ta’ Mejju kienet ta’ 5.7%. Din hija t-tielet l-anqas rata tal-qgħad irreġistrata fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Anqas minn Malta, hemm biss l-Awstrija u l-Germanja. Pajjiżna għandu rata tal-qgħad li hija anqas min-nofs ta’ dik irreġistrata fiż-żona Ewro. Ir-riżultat miksub minn pajjiżna f’Mejju…
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Government Finances in line with 2014 Budget Projections – Videoblog 50
In his weekly video blog, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the fast-approaching Budget Period, and preparations that are underway within the Ministry for Finance in this regard. He explains that during this time, the Ministry would not only be analyzing the government’s finances and comparing them against projections, but also determining those…
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Formalment inawgurat Branch Reġjonali tal-Uffiċċju tal-Istatistika Nazzjonali ġewwa Għawdex
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna flimkien mal-Ministru għall-Għawdex Dr Anton Refalo uffiċjalment inawguraw l-uffiċċju tal-NSO ġewwa Għawdex it-Tlieta 1 ta’ Lulju, 2014. Preżenti għall-inawgurazzjoni tal-uffiċċju kienu wkoll iċ-chairman tal-Awtorità tal-Istatistika Nazzjonali Prof. Albert Leone Ganado, id-Direttur Ġenerali tal-NSO s-Sur Michael Pace Ross, kif ukoll l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex Mgr Mario Grech. L-uffiċċju f’Għawdex qed jinfetaħ 67…
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Sustained decline in unemployment
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed the figures published by the National Statistics office on Monday 30th June 2014, which confirmed a drop in Registered Unemployed compared to the same period last year. While last year the number of persons registering for work with the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC) stood at 7,292, in…
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Il-Figuri tal-Finanzi tal-Gvern jirriflettu l-Pjan Imfassal fil-Baġit 2014
Il-Ministeru għall-Finanzi bi pjaċir jinnota l-figuri tal-finanzi tal-Gvern li ġew ippubblikati mill-aġenzija tal-istatistika nazzjonali għall- perjodu ta’ bejn Jannar u Mejju ta’ din is-sena. Dawn juru li n-nefqa tal-Gvern qiegħda tiżdied kif kien pjanat fil-baġit għal din is-sena, u għalhekk il-miri tal-Gvern qegħdin jintlaħqu. Fil-fatt in-nefqa minn Jannar sa Mejju 2014 hija biss €4.5 miljun…
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Deflation: Is it for real? – Videoblog 49
“In his weekly video blog, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the concept of inflation and deflation, and how this affects Maltese and Gozitan households on a day-to-day basis in terms of how much they earn, and the worth of their savings over time. Prof. Scicluna also notes that in those instances where…
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Courtesy visit from ESMA Chairman Mr. Steven Maijoor
The Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna, received a courtesy call from the Chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Mr Steven Maijoor, in the last week of June 2014. Mr Maijoor was accompanied by the outgoing DG of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) André Camilleri, incoming MFSA DG Ms Marianne Scicluna,…
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Finance Minister Scicluna participates at the Eurogroup and Ecofin Meetings
On 20th June 2014, the Minister for Finance Professor Edward Scicluna, attended a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Luxembourg, where EU Ministers discussed various issues relating to economic governance and financial developments in the Union. During the meeting, the Council reached political agreement on the proposed amendments to the Parent Subsidiary…
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Q&A Edward Scicluna – Minister for finance – The Report Company
While Malta’s neighbours are yet to emerge from financial and economic turmoil, this Mediterranean island state is doing remarkably well for itself. According to European Commission figures, its economy is forecast to grow by over 2 percent in 2014, while its debt-to-GDP ratio is seen at 72 percent – both figures that would turn many…