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  • Economic momentum upped in 2015

    Economic momentum upped in 2015

    In 2015, the Maltese economy continued to excel recording the highest growth over the last one and a half decade. In fact, the official figures show that real GDP increased by 6.3 per cent in real terms while in nominal terms the Maltese economy is estimated to have grown by 8.8 per cent.    …

  • Interest rate and inflation – Vlog 117

    Interest rate and inflation – Vlog 117

      Many are those who wish banks to increase the interest rates. Is it good to have a high interest rate? And when you compare the interest rate to the inflation rate, what’s left in your hands? These are questions that require answers.     Ir-rati tal-imgħax u l-inflazzjoni   Huma ħafna dawk li jixtiequ…

  • Making Risks Known – Vlog 116

    Making Risks Known – Vlog 116

    Risk features constantly in our lives. Every decision we take contains a margin of risk. Before an individual or a company decide to go ahead and invest money in a capital project from which, they expect to receive a good return, they have to evaluate and assess all the risks associated with such an investment.…

  • Government’s finances for January in line with fiscal projections

    Government’s finances for January in line with fiscal projections

    Latest Government Finance Data issued today by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows that Government’s finances for the first month of this year are in line with fiscal projections for 2016.   PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE   In January of this year, recurrent expenditure remained unchanged when compared to last year mainly…

  • Self u riskju

    Self u riskju

    Jekk hemm xi ħaġa li tidħol f’kull qasam, mhux biss ekonomiku imma tal-ħajja tal-bniedem kollha kemm hi, ċertament din hija r-riskju. Ir-riskju nsibuh marbut ma’ kwalunkwe ħaġa li trid tiġri fil-futur.   Mil-lat ekonomiku, ir-riskju rridu nqisuh bir-reqqa meta niġu biex ninvestu flusna. L-investiment x’inhu, wara kollox? Huwa somma ta’ flus li persuna jew kumpanija…

  • Inkomplu nirnexxu

    Inkomplu nirnexxu

    Il-Gvern Laburista issa għandu bil-gzuz ċertifikati u r-rapporti internazzjonali, ilkoll kemm huma jfaħħru l-avvanzi li seħħew fl-ekonomija  ta’ pajjiżna taħt it-tmexxija għaqlija tal-Prim Ministru, Dr Joseph Muscat. Il-kliem pożittiv ta’ istituzzjonijiet dinjin bħall-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali, il-Kummissjoni Ewropea u l-erba’ aġenziji ewlenin tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-kreditu tabilħaqq jagħmluna kburin b’ħidmietna. Spiss ikun hemm min jistaqsini: “Imma kif irnexxielu…

  • SME-oriented capital markets platform to be launched soon on the Stock Exchange

    SME-oriented capital markets platform to be launched soon on the Stock Exchange

    Yet another measure announced in the Budget 2016 will come into force with the launch of a multilateral trading facility aimed at providing SMEs looking to raise between €1m and €5m to finance their expansion and development with opportunities of direct financing by investors in the market in an efficient and regulated manner and without…

  • Għandna storja x’nirrakkontaw

    Għandna storja x’nirrakkontaw

    Nhar it-Tlieta indirizzajt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet dwar il-governanza ekonomika u fiskali matul dawn l-aħħar tliet snin. Issa għadda żmien biżżejjed minn mindu nbidel il-Gvern biex jekk ladarba għandna storja ta’ suċċess x’nirrakkontaw, nirrakkontawha. Kważi tliet snin wara l-elezzjoni ġenerali, nistgħu nitkellmu dwar il-pjan tagħna u dwar ir-riżultati li qed niksbu bis-saħħa tat-twettiq tiegħu. Kieku r-riżultati huma…

  • Proġett ta’ miljun ewro fil-‘kindergarten’ ta’ San Ġwann

    Proġett ta’ miljun ewro fil-‘kindergarten’ ta’ San Ġwann

    Il-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni, Evarist Bartolo, u l-Ministru tal-Finanzi, Edward Scicluna, ilbieraħ żaru l-kindergarten il-gdid ta’ San Ġwann, fejn sar investiment ta’ miljun ewro f’xogħol ta’ tisbiħ, manutenzjoni u bini ta’ klassijiet ġodda. Huma żaru l-klassijiet il-ġodda u tkellmu mal-għalliema u t-tfal fuq l-ambjent il-ġdid tagħhom.   STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-EDUKAZZJONI U X-XOGĦOL U L-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI   Il-Ministru…

  • Attività Politika fiċ-Ċentru Laburista ta’ Ħal Qormi

    Attività Politika fiċ-Ċentru Laburista ta’ Ħal Qormi

    [nggallery id=299] – 15th February, 2015