Category: News

  • L-Importanza tal-Finanzjament tal-Iżvilupp biex jiġu indirizzati l-Għeruq tal-Migrazzjoni Irregolari

    L-Importanza tal-Finanzjament tal-Iżvilupp biex jiġu indirizzati l-Għeruq tal-Migrazzjoni Irregolari

    “Il-finanzjament tal-iżvilupp għandu sehem importanti biex il-pajjiżi tal-oriġini jindirizzaw l-għeruq tal-migrazzjoni irregolari. Huwa biss billi jiġu attakkati l-għeruq tal-migrazzjoni irregolari li din tista’ tiġi kkontrollata u x-xbieki tal-kriminali jinqerdu,” qal il-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna meta kien qed jindirizza t-Tielet Konferenza Dinjija dwar il-Finanzjament għall-Iżvilupp illum l-Erbgħa. Huwa qal li barra minn dan, l-assistenza finanzjarja għandha…

  • Seeking Policies which Unite Us

    Seeking Policies which Unite Us

    During a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council held today 14 July 2015 in Brussels, Finance Ministers held an exchange of views on the Five Presidencies Report on the completion of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). During the meeting, Malta’s Finance Minister Edward Scicluna, remarked that “we should seek policies and…

  • Foreign Media

    Foreign Media

    Greece given 72 hours to win trust by passing bailout laws Greece is asking for 22 billion euros by the end of August to cover its immediate needs and as much as 86 billion in total, Maltese Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said in an interview. The country owes the ECB about 3.5 billion euros on…

  • Standard & Poor’s tgħolli l-Prospettiva ta’ Malta

    Standard & Poor’s tgħolli l-Prospettiva ta’ Malta

    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…

  • Buoyant Revenue reflecting Economy’s Robust Growth

    Buoyant Revenue reflecting Economy’s Robust Growth

    Quarterly figures on General Government Finances published today by NSO show that during the first quarter of this year, Government revenue recorded a strong increase of €59.1 million across all revenue categories. The highest increase was registered in revenue from taxes on production and imports. This reflects the robust growth in private consumption which increased…

  • Export Sector Regaining Strength

    Export Sector Regaining Strength

    Figures issued yesterday by NSO show that Malta’s exports of manufactured goods increased by over €16 million in the first five months of this year. There were increases in exports of food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, vehicles, machinery and mechanical appliances and miscellaneous manufactured articles. The NSO figures also confirm that the imports of investment goods continued…

  • Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi jiddiskuti l-ekonomija mal-voluntiera taċ-CHOGM

    Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi jiddiskuti l-ekonomija mal-voluntiera taċ-CHOGM

    Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi, il-Prof. Edward Scicluna, ta preżentazzjoni dwar l-ekonomija lill-voluntiera li se jkunu qed jieħdu ħsieb lill-Kapijiet ta’ Gvern u l-membri tad-delegazzjonjiet tagħhom li se jkunu Malta għal-Laqgħa tal-Kapijiet ta’ Gvern tal-Commonwealth (iċ-CHOGM) f’Novembru li ġej. Huwa wieġeb ukoll għall-mistoqsijiet tagħhom. It-taħdita, li saret fiċ-Ċentru tal-Mediterran għall-Konferenzi fil-Belt, kienet parti minn programm komprensiv ta’ taħriġ…

  • Il-Ministru Scicluna jiffirma l-Ftehim tal-AIIB f’Beijing

    Il-Ministru Scicluna jiffirma l-Ftehim tal-AIIB f’Beijing

    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…

  • Small Malta talks Sense..

    Small Malta talks Sense..

    “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…

  • It-titjib fil-finanzi pubbliċi jżomm ir-ritmu

    It-titjib fil-finanzi pubbliċi jżomm ir-ritmu

    Iċ-ċifri dwar il-finanzi tal-Gvern li ġew ippubblikati llum mill-Uffiċċju Nazzjonali tal-Istatistika (l-NSO) jikkonfermaw il-progress regolari li qed isir biex il-finanzi tal-pajjiż jitpoġġew fuq bażi soda.   STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi, il-Prof. Edward Scicluna, irrimarka li “wara t-tneħħija uffiċjali mill-Kunsill tal-UE tal-Proċedura tad-Defiċit Eċċessiv fil-konfront ta’ Malta l-ġimgħa l-oħra, iċ-ċifri ppubblikati llum ikomplu jikkonfermaw id-determinazzjoni…