Il-Ministeru tal-Finanzi jinnota b’sodisfazzjon il-klassifikazzjoni aħjar li l-aġenzija internazzjonali tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-kreditu, Standard and Poor’s, tat lil Malta meta rrevediet il-prospettiva ta’ Malta ’l fuq, minn stabbli għal pożittiva, filwaqt li rriaffermat il-klassifika ġenerali tagħha ta’ BBB+.   Meta kien qed jikkummenta dwar ir-rapport, il-Ministru tal-Finanzi, Edward Scicluna, qal: “Id-deċiżjoni ta’ Standard & Poor’s li ttejjeb…

Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna, it-Tnejn filgħodu attenda għaċ-ċerimonja tal-inawgurazzjoni tal-Bank Asjatiku tal-Investiment fl-Infrastruttura (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – AIIB) fil-kapitali Ċiniża Pekin, u ffirma l-Ftehim li jistabbilixxi l-Bank bħala organizzazzjoni dinjija.     STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Malta u 56 pajjiż ieħor, inklużi għadd ta’ stati membri tal-UE bħar-Renju Unit, Franza, l-Italja u l-Ġermanja, saru membri…

“Whatever the package, it remains a very difficult one for the prime minister to sell, and that is the issue.”   “We either have an agreed document or we haven’t, in which case we will start looking at what’s next. In other words, Plan B.”     “Whatever the package, it remains a very difficult…

Debt statistics published today by the NSO confirm that Government is managing to decrease the debt burden on the Maltese economy. Figures show that national debt as a percentage of GDP fell from 69.2 per cent in 2013 to 68.0 per cent in 2014, meaning that the Government managed to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio by…

Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna has requested the Auditor General to carry out an investigation into the processes of the Mater Dei Hospital project in the light of the findings of the report of the Mater Dei Inquiry Board, headed by Justice Emeritus Philip Sciberras, into the structural defects present at the hospital building. PRESS…

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna addressed the Malta Institute of Accountants in an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Institute.   [nggallery id=258] The Malta Institute of Accountants is the voice of the accountancy profession in Malta and helps to promote a proper understanding of the role and the…

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has suggested a process that would help distinguish between high-risk and bad projects, within the EU-wide ‘Junker plan’. ‘‘There are projects which are highly beneficial but which may be too risky for the market or for any one particular country,’’ Minister Scicluna stated.   Speaking during the meeting of the EU’s…

Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi, Edward Scicluna, iddeskriva s-sitwazzjoni tal-Greċja bħala waħda ta’ bilanċ u saħaq li l-pajjiżi membri taż-Żona tal-Ewro – fosthom Malta – iridu jiddeċiedu kemm iridu jkunu flessibbli biex jgħinu lill-Greċja ssalva mingħajr ma jibagħtu s-sinjal li lesti jaċċettaw kollox.   STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU TAL-FINANZI Il-Ministru Scicluna kien qed jitkellem illum, it-Tnejn 11 ta’ Mejju 2015,…

Malta is increasingly attracting new companies with about seven new registrations per day, said Finance Minister  Edward Scicluna at the third annual awards dinner organised by Malta BNI to celebrate its four-year presence in  Malta. “Malta is what it is because professional people like Malta BNI members are serving their clients by offering global standards of…

Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi, Il-Prof Edward Scicluna, illum il-Ħamis laqa’ lil-Viċi President tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea responsabbli mill-Ewro u mid-Djalogu Soċjali, Valdis Dombrovskis għal taħditiet fil-Ministeru tal-Finanzi, il-Belt. Flimkien mad-delegazzjonijiet rispettivi tagħhom, huma ddiskutew dwar l-andament u l-perspettiva tal-ekonomija Maltija. Dombrovskis jinsab għal żjara ta’ jumejn f’Malta bħala parti mis-Semestru Ewropew dwar il-koordinazzjoni tal-politiċi ekonomiċi u qiegħed jiddiskuti r-riformi…