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  • “Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive”

    “Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive”

    ​Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna said that the forthcoming Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, which will take effect as from mid-July 2013 will present the financial services sector with many challenges but also opens up a number of opportunities to increase Malta’s competitiveness especially outside the EU.     Prof. Scicluna was delivering the opening…

  • Courtesy visit from British High Commissioner Robert Luke

    Courtesy visit from British High Commissioner Robert Luke

    Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from the His Excellency the British High Commissioner Robert Luke on Thursday 23rd May, 2013. The two discussed several issues of common interest between Malta and the United Kingdom.     The meeting chiefly concerned itself with Malta’s performance against the backdrop of the recession being…

  • Meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Doherty – US Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

    Meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Doherty – US Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

    ​Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna held a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Doherty, from the U.S. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on Friday 17 May 2013. Ms Doherty was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley. During the meeting, Prof. Scicluna and Ms Doherty discussed the current European economic climate within the context of…

  • Finance Minister Scicluna receives courtesy visit from General Workers’ Union Officials

    Finance Minister Scicluna receives courtesy visit from General Workers’ Union Officials

    Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy call from General Workers’ Union officials, led by Union General Secretary Tony Zarb, on Wednesday 15 May, 2013. During the visit, Prof. Scicluna and the GWU delegation had occasion to discuss several points of common interest between the Union and the Government, with a particular emphasis on…

  • Finance Minister Scicluna welcomes IMF 2013 conclusions

    Finance Minister Scicluna welcomes IMF 2013 conclusions

    The Ministry for Finance welcomes the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2013 Mission’s Concluding Statement regarding Malta (published Wednesday 15 May 2013), which confirms the soundness of Malta’s financial sector, further dispelling speculation regarding alleged similarities between Malta’s banking sector and those of ailing member states.   The IMF’s conclusions join other positive appraisals published in…

  • Finance Minister Scicluna takes the rotating Chair of the EIB’s Board of Governors

    Finance Minister Scicluna takes the rotating Chair of the EIB’s Board of Governors

    EU Finance Ministers in their capacity as Governors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) endorsed Malta’s chairmanship of the EIB Board of Governors for the next 12 months during the annual EIB Governors’ meeting on Tuesday 14 May 2013. Malta’s Finance Minister will be succeeding outgoing Hungarian Minister Mihály Varga.   The Annual Meeting was…

  • Il-Gvern Laburista fiducjuz li se jkun jista’ jzomm il-miri tad-deficit

    Il-Gvern Laburista fiducjuz li se jkun jista’ jzomm il-miri tad-deficit

    L-Amministrazzjoni Nazzjonalista kienet dahlet ghal impenji finanzjarji minghajr ma ghamlet allokazzjoni ghalihom fil-Bagit. Izda minkejja dan il-Gvern prezenti se jibqa’ kommess li jzomm mal-miri tieghu ghat-tnaqqis tad-deficit tal-bagit. Hekk qal il-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna meta kien mitlub ghar-reazzjoni tieghu rigward it-tbassir tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea li d-deficit ta’ pajjizna mistenni jitla’ ghal 3.7% sa tmiem l-2013.  …

  • Finance Minister meeting with ministry officials

    Finance Minister meeting with ministry officials

    On Wednesday 8th May 2013, Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna toured several offices within the Finance Ministry and met with several ministry officials responsible for various areas of the ministry’s work, ranging from calculating and preparing budget estimates, to administration of revenue   [nggallery id=130]   – Wednesday, 8th May, 2013

  • American Chamber of Commerce in Malta

    American Chamber of Commerce in Malta

    On Wednesday 8th May 2013, Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna met with representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce in Malta (AmCham) to discuss several topics of interest to both the Government of Malta and American businesses and entrepreneurs operating within Maltese industries.     – Wednesday, 8th May, 2013

  • Meeting with Hans-Joachim Otto, German Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

    Meeting with Hans-Joachim Otto, German Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

    ​Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna met with Hans-Joachim Otto, German Parliamentary Under Secretary Of State at the Federal Ministry Of Economics and Technology, on Thursday 2nd May 2013. The two held a positive and cordial meeting at the Finance Ministry, which touched upon several topics. Among them were Malta’s encouraging economic performance and its commitment…