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  • Minister Edward Scicluna addresses Financial Services Practitioners

    Minister Edward Scicluna addresses Financial Services Practitioners

    Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna reiterated that Malta, as a member of the EU, is a financial and tax jurisdiction which has successfully undergone various routine due diligence checks from both the EU and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).     In his keynote speech, delivered at the 10th Finance Malta…

  • Minister Edward Scicluna addresses German media in Berlin

    Minister Edward Scicluna addresses German media in Berlin

    On Tuesday, Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna addressed the Germany press at the Maltese Embassy in Berlin, where he dispelled fake news appearing on the German media. He also gave a description of Malta’s tax regime, and an account of the work in progress related to the Council Presidency.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY…

  • Finance Minister to address German media in Berlin

    Finance Minister to address German media in Berlin

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna has left Malta for Berlin where he will address the German press following baseless and highly damaging fabricated allegations which have been circulated in the media in Germany with the clear intent of discrediting the Maltese financial services industry. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The Minister will refer…

  • Proposti elettorali bi ħsieb

    Proposti elettorali bi ħsieb

    L-ekonomija tagħna għaddejja tajjeb u għalhekk m’ għandiex bżonn xi stimolu speċjali, bħal magna ta’ karozza li tkun għaddejja fuq il-highway b’veloċità tajba u aħna rridu inżommu dak ir-ritmu li rnexxielna nilħqu. Għalhekk ninkwetaw meta naraw lil min jipprova jtellef il-kisbiet tagħna. La dan huwa l-iskop tagħna, allura wieħed  forsi jistaqsi, għalfejn qed tipproponu aktar…

  • Our country’s best days

    Our country’s best days

    Now that Government has succeeded in achieving a new level of growth for the Maltese economy while obtaining the desired fiscal position, it can afford to focus more on improving the take-home income of Maltese and Gozitan families. This will ensure that everyone living in our economy is enjoying a higher level of income enabling…

  • Il-laqgħat f’Washington u l-andament ekonomiku dinji

    Il-laqgħat f’Washington u l-andament ekonomiku dinji

    Ħmistax ilu attendejt għall-laqgħat tal-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali (IMF) u tal-Bank Dinji f’Washington fl-Istati Uniti, li jsiru flimkien darbtejn fis-sena. Magħhom, attendejt ukoll għal-laqgħa tal-Ministri tal-Finanzi tal-G20, peress li Malta għandha l-presidenza tal-Kunsill tal-EU u jiena l-President tal-ECOFIN. Miegħi kelli sew lil Gvernatur u anke lid-Deputat Gvernatur tal-Bank Ċentrali. Għaldaqstant, irrapreżentajt lill-Unjoni Ewropea f’din il-laqgħa flimkien…

  • Il-Borża ta’ Malta ssir aktar aċċessibbli għan-negozji ż-żgħar

    Il-Borża ta’ Malta ssir aktar aċċessibbli għan-negozji ż-żgħar

    Il-Borża ta’ Malta għalqet 25 sena imwaqqfa. Il-Borża hija suq fejn wieħed ibiegħ jew jixtri bonds tal-gvern jew shares ta’ kumpaniji. Meta kumpanija tixtieq tissellef xi flus, ngħidu aħna €50 miljun minn fuq il-Borża, tagħmel dak li ngħidulu Initial Public Offer jew IPO jiġifieri hi tħabbar li ser toffri ishmba jew bonds lis-suq, u dan…

  • A strong economy is made up of strong sectors – Finance Minister Edward Scicluna

    A strong economy is made up of strong sectors – Finance Minister Edward Scicluna

    Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna praised the financial and igaming sectors which are two strong components of the strong Maltese economy, as he addressed a half-day seminar entitled iGaming Meets the Maltese Capital Market.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The seminar, organised by the Malta Stock Exchange, served as a platform…

  • Il-Gvern jiftaħ l-iskemi biex jindirizza inġustizzji marbuta max-xogħol

    Il-Gvern jiftaħ l-iskemi biex jindirizza inġustizzji marbuta max-xogħol

    Il-Gvern ħabbar il-ftuħ tal-iskemi mħabbra fil-budget 2017 li permezz tagħhom persuni li jħossuhom li sofrew inġustizzja marbuta max-xogħol tagħhom fil-passat jistgħu japplikaw għal fond ta’ €8 miljun imwaqqaf għal dan il-għan għal din is-sena.   Dan tħabbar mill-Ministru għall-Finanzi, Edward Scicluna u mill-Ministru għall-Familja u s-Solidarjetà Soċjali, Michael Farrugia waqt konferenza stampa.   STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU…

  • Moody’s ifaħħru r-riżultati fiskali miksuba mill-Gvern

    Moody’s ifaħħru r-riżultati fiskali miksuba mill-Gvern

    L-aġenzija internazzjonali Moody’s iddedikat rapport speċjali fuq is-surplus li pajjiżna kiseb fil-finanzi pubbliċi.     L-artiklu miktub minn tliet ekonomisti tal-Moodys jismu “Malta’s surprise 2016 budget surplus is credit positive”. Fil-fatt, qabel ħarġet il-konferma mill-Eurostat tar-riżultat ta’ 1% surplus, Moody’s kienet qed tbassar defiċit ta’ 0.8% għal pajjiżna. Skont Moody’s, ir-riżultat tas-surplus isaħħaħ ħafna lil…