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Minister for Finance inaugurates the first two listings on the MSE Prospects platform
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna participated in the ceremony of the listing of the first two small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on Prospects, a new market platform of the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) designed specifically for SMEs, which was launched last year. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Besides being the first time…
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Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna leads the discussion on the boosting of more private investment in neighbouring regions
The informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) resumed on 8 April with discussions on the role of EU institutions in boosting private investment in North Africa, as well as the issue of tax certainty in a changing environment. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The ECOFIN President – the…
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Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna heads the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) Informal Meeting in Valletta
The first session of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) informal meeting was held on 7 April in Valletta under the Maltese Presidency represented by Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna. [nggallery id=311] During the first day of the meeting, the ECOFIN council discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by the Economic and Monetary…
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Statement of the 5+5 Finance Dialogue Meeting in Malta on 6 April 2017
A 5+5 Finance Dialogue meeting was held yesterday in Malta, on the fringes of the Informal Finance Ministers of the European Union Meeting taking place during the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This follows the first 5+5 Finance Dialogue meeting held in Paris on 24 January 2017 which marked the start…
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Minister Edward Scicluna visits the European Court of Auditors
Minister for Finance Prof Edward Scicluna visited the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in Luxembourg, at the invitation of its President, Mr Klaus-Heiner Lehne. He had meetings with the President and Members of the Court including Maltese member Leo Brincat. He also delivered a presentation to the Court’s staff on Malta’s EU programme and list…
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Il-Programm Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma ppreżentat lill-membri tal-Core Group tal-MEUSAC u l-MCESD
F’laqgħa konġunta tal-Core Group tal-MEUSAC u tal-MCESD, kien ippreżentat il-Programm Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma bħala parti mill-proċess ta’ konsultazzjoni mal-imsieħba soċjali u s-soċjetà ċivili. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦAD-DJALOGU SOĊJALI, AFFARIJIET TAL-KONSUMATUR U LIBERTAJIET ĊIVILI U MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Fil-ftuħ tal-laqgħa, il-Ministru għad-Djalogu Soċjali, Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur u Libertajiet Ċivili Helena Dalli, tkellmet dwar l-importanza li r-rappreżentanti ta’…
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Malta enjoying one of the strongest macroeconomic expansions in the eurozone
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomes the latest credit rating report by Standard and Poor’s affirming Malta’s rating at ‘A-/A-2’ with a stable outlook supported by the country’s strong growth performance coupled with consistent current account surpluses, as well as by narrowing general Government deficits and improved fiscal management. Standard and Poor’s…
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Dr Simon Busuttil thinks that he can fool and mislead the people
The Opposition leader Dr Simon Busuttil thinks that he can fool and mislead the people for the sake of downplaying a historic 36-year record made by this Government—a fiscal surplus on its public accounts. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Many were the Nationalist administrations that could not achieve this fiscal target, in…
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Miraklu ekonomiku Malti : Il-pajjiż jirreġistra l-ewwel surplus wara 35 sena
Deskritt mill-Prim Ministru bħala mument ta’ kburija nazzjonali dak imħabbar illum mill-Uffiċċju Nazzjonali tal-Istatistika dwar kif pajjiżna għall-ewwel darba f’ġenerazzjoni sħiħa rreġistra surplus ta’ disa’ miljuni. STQARRIJA MAĦRUĠA MILL-GVERN TA’ MALTA F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet ftit minuti wara l-pubblikazzjoni taċ-ċifri uffiċjali, il-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat fisser kif minn sitwazzjoni ta’ defiċit eċċessiv, wara l-ewwel 4…
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Maltese Presidency focuses on improving business and employment conditions at ECOFIN meeting
The Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union is attaching great importance to the general improvement of business and employment conditions across the EU bloc. Chaired by Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna, today’s ECOFIN Council discussed measures to unlock the potential of the digital single market by introducing non-standard VAT rates for electronic…