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Finance Minister meets with stakeholders during Pre Budget Consultation Business Breakfast
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed the feedback given by the various stakeholders who attended the Pre Budget 2015 Consultation Business Breakfast. The Pre Budget Business Breakfast, held at the Intercontinental, welcomed numerous stakeholders from various sectors, ranging from the private sector to civil society, and also…
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EY Quarterly Update
EY Malta, supported by the Ministry for Finance and the University of Malta, launched its first in a series of events related to EY’s Forecasts on the Eurozone and the Maltese Economy. [nggallery id=214] – Friday, 26th September, 2014
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Is-Semestru Ewropew: Lejn Finanzi Pubbliċi Sodi, Tkabbir Ekonomiku u Impjiegi
L-istat tad-defiċit u d-dejn nazzjonali, ir-rakkomandazzjonijiet speċifiċi għal Malta, u l-futur tal-ekonomija Maltija, kienu t-temi ewlenin diskussi mill-imsieħba soċjali, rappreżentanti tas-soċjetà ċivili u tan-negozju, u l-pubbliku ġenerali, mal-Ministru għall-Finanzi, il-Prof. Edward Scicluna, waqt laqgħa pubblika organizzata mill-MEUSAC. Din il-laqgħa, kif spjega Dott. Vanni Xuereb, Kap tal-MEUSAC, kienet it-tielet waħda minn sensiela ta’ laqgħat pubbliċi organizzati…
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DHL Life Science Dialogue in Malta, Xara Lodge
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna delivers the opening speech at the 3rd DHL Life Science Dialogue in Malta, Xara Lodge, Limits of Rabat [nggallery id=212] – Wednseday, 24th September, 2014
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Malta set to establish itself as leading financial services jurisdiction
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE While addressing the 4th Annual Malta Fund Two-Day Conference 2014, AIFMD One Year After: Implications for Funds, Managers & Service Providers, held at St Julians on Thursday 18th September 2014, the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna said, “I see the next ten years as the pivotal…
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Opposition attempting to muddle official statistics for political mileage
STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna is disappointed to note the Opposition’s attempts to muddle official statistics for political mileage. The Minister for Finance refers to the News Release on the Gainfully-Occupied Population for April 2014 published by the NSO on Thursday 11th August 2014. On the…
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“Fiscal consolidation must be accompanied by productive investment”
Speaking at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in Milan, the Minister for Finance Professor Edward Scicluna stated that “while lack of investment is an EU wide problem, there are big EU firms awash with money but with little appetite for investment. At the same time one finds small firms having lots…
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Fitch Rating affirmation of the Country’s Economic Direction
“Fitch’s country rating for Malta, wherein it reaffirmed Malta at ‘A’ with a stable outlook, confirms the country’s economic growth as sustainable and geared to keep outperforming other EU states on GDP growth and employment,” said the Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna Welcoming Fitch’s country rating published on Friday 11th September, Prof. Edward Scicluna…
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Government as a Responsible Leader in Green Procurement
The Government is duty bound to act as a responsible leader in the area of green procurement given the millions of euros purchased annually, said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna during a Green Public Procurement and Smart City Support in the Energy Sector (GRASP) Seminar in Valletta. GRASP is a Med programme funded…
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Consumer expenditure on upward trend in line with the economy
STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Consumer expenditure by Maltese and Gozitan families measured in volume terms has been increasing strongly at an average rate of 5.1 per cent per annum for the last fifteen months. This is a far higher rate than that observed during the previous fifteen months where it averaged 1.7 per…