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Aktar tnaqqis fin-numru ta’ nies qegħda
L-aħħar figuri li ġew ippubblikati mill-NSO għax-xahar ta’ Diċembru li għadda jikkonfermaw l-andament b’saħħtu tal-ekonomija Maltija fil-ħolqien tal-impjiegi u t-tnaqqis tal-qgħad. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Il-figuri juru kif l-ammont ta’ persuni li jirreġistraw naqas b’1,114 meta mqabbel mal-istess perjodu tas-sena l-oħra. Dan huwa l-ikbar tnaqqis li ġie reġistrat fix-xahar ta’ Diċembru għal dawn l-aħħar seba’ snin.…
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Implementing Government’s strategic direction through public procurement
“The Government is determined to strengthen public procurement in a manner that will reinforce the Government’s strategic direction in the environmental, social, and labour law sectors,” said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Prof. Scicluna was speaking during an information seminar on EU Public…
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Malta fuq quddiem fl-Unjoni Ewropea fit-tnaqqis tad-dejn
Hu inkredibbli kif l-Oppożizzjoni qed toħorġ tikkritika lill-Gvern li qed jgħabbi ġenerazzjonijiet futuri bid-dejn meta figuri uffiċjali tal-Eurostat ikkonfermaw preċiżament il-kontra, li Malta qiegħda fuq quddiem fl-Unjoni Ewropea fit-tnaqqis tad-dejn. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Ta’ min ifakkar lix-Shadow Minister għall-Finanzi li, taħt amministrazzjonijiet preċedenti Nazzjonalisti, il-pajjiż tgħabba b’dejn nazzjonali ta’ xejn inqas minn €5,000 miljun,…
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Courtesy Call from the Ambassador of Switzerland H.E Giancarlo Kessler
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from H.E. the Swiss Ambassador Mr. Giancarlo Kessler on Friday 16th January 2015. During the visit, Minister Scicluna and H.E. Kessler discuss several issues of mutual interest to both Malta and Switzerland. These included the economic similarities between Malta and Switzerland, and the…
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S&P Reaffirms BBB+ Rating for Malta with Stable Outlook [WATCH]
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Standard and Poor’s credit rating report confirms Malta’s BBB+/A-2 long- and short-term rating and reaffirms the outlook of the Maltese economy as stable. This positive assessment that Malta will continue to grow more quickly than the eurozone is being attributed to investments in the energy sector. These investments are the direct results of government’s economic…
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€455.8 million assets are regularised under 2014 investment registration scheme (Watch)
The Ministry of Finance would like to announce that the 2014 Investment Registration Scheme, which expired on 30 November 2014, attracted a total of 1469 valid registrations covering an aggregate of €455.8 million worth of eligible assets. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Of the total amount registered, €69.8 million or 15%…
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Żjara lill-ħaddiema tad-dwana stazzjonati fl-ajruport internazzjonali f’jum il-Milied
F’jum il-Milied, il-Ministru għall-Finanzi, il-Professur Edward Scicluna żar lill-ħaddiema tad-dwana stazzjonati fl-ajruport internazzjonali u li kienu skedati sabiex jaħdmu f’dak il-jum. Stqarrija Maħruġa Mill-Ministeru Għall-Finanzi Il-Ministru Scicluna rringrazzja u rrikonoxxa lill-ħaddiema kollha, li filwaqt li f’dawn il-jiem ta’ festi kulħadd ikun magħqud jiċċelebra mal-għeżież tiegħu, dawn il-ħaddiema, fost oħrajn, ikomplu jipprovdu s-servizzi tagħhom lill-poplu…
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Meeting with World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna met with Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) European Region Office Ms Zsuzsanna Jakab, and discussed the priorities of the local health sector. Prof. Scicluna’s meeting with Ms Zsuzsanna took place as part of a number of consultative meetings with various Government ministries and…
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Sound Banking Sector Paramount to Malta’s Economic Success
A sound banking sector is paramount to Malta’s economic success and therefore the Government is fully committed towards strengthening and supporting financial institutions with the view of encouraging further growth in the economy, said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna He was speaking during the official inauguration of Mediterranean Corporate Bank in Sliema on…
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IMF report reconfirms strength of Malta’s economy
The Country Report on Malta published by the International Monetary Fund is further reconfirmation that the Maltese economy is strong, and that Malta continues to lead on economic growth within the EU. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The Ministry for Finance notes that the IMF’s report joins other published reports by other international…