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It-tieni l-ogħla rata ta’ tkabbir ekonomiku fi tliet snin
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi l-Prof. Edward Scicluna laqa’ l-figuri uffiċjali tal-Uffiċċju tal-Istatistika Nazzjonali (NSO) li kkonfermaw li l-Gvern irnexxielu jikseb tkabbir ekonomiku impressjonanti fl-ewwel kwart ta’ 2014. Skont il-figuri uffiċjali ppublikati t-Tnejn 9 ta’ Ġunju 2014, l-ekonomija ta’ Malta rreġistrat tkabbir ekonomiku ta’ 3.5%, rata ta’ tkabbir impressjonanti hekk kif hi t-tieni l-ogħla li kienet f’dawn l-aħħar…
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Malta in favour of closing hybrid loan mismatch loophole
Malta agrees on closing a tax loophole referred to as hybrid loan mismatch. At the last ECOFIN Meeting which took place on 6th May 2014, Malta only disagreed with the wording of the amending directive, but not the object of the Parent Subsidiary Directive. As explained by the Minister for Finance in his intervention in…
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New Banif Bank (Malta) plc. branch in Paola
The Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna inaugurated a new Banif Bank (Malta) plc. branch in Pjazze de Paule, Paola, on Friday 30th May 2014. Speaking during the inauguration, Prof. Scicluna said that the Government continues to consider the Maltese banking sector as a sound and solid sector which has managed to weather the financial…
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Government committed to enhancing Malta’s business competitiveness
The Government is looking towards the introduction of competitiveness indicators aimed at monitoring the competitiveness of our business sector. “We are to make sure that we improve our competitiveness, this is in view that those European countries which went through the economic and financial turmoil, will emerge much stronger after the crises,” said the Minister for Finance…
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Courtesy visit from Vice President of the Europe-US Chamber of Commerce Mr. Peter Chase
[nggallery id=196] “The Minister for Finance received a courtesy call from the Vice president of the Europe-US Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Peter Chase in the last weeks of May 2014. During the meeting, Minister Scicluna and Mr Peter Chase had occasion to discuss various issues related to both the European and the US financial and…
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Fondi Ewropej għall-Għawdex mitlufin minħabba Rapport Superfiċjali
Fondi Ewropej immirati speċifikament lejn Għawdex għal dawn is-seba snin li ġejjin intilfu minħabba kif l-amministrazzjoni preċedenti ma kinitx kapaċi tikkonvinċi lill-Kummissjoni Ewropeja. Dan ġara għaliex il-Gvern kien ippreżenta rapport superfiċjali dwar Għawdex. Il-Ministru Għall-Finanzi l-Prof. Edward Scicluna kien qed jitkellem f’okkażjoni meta hu u l-Ministru għall-Għawdex Anton Refalo flimkien inawguraw ktieb bl-istatistika u figuri…
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Attivita Politika – Rabat – Malta Enerġija Pożittiva
– Rabat : It-Tnejn, 19 ta’ Mejju, 2014
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Industrial Confidence is Rising and not Falling
Claims by the Opposition that industrial confidence is falling are completely unfounded and are not supported by data. The survey carried that out by the European Commission among industrial firms on a monthly basis indicates that trend of industrial confidence in Malta has been positive, and improving steadily over the last three years. Furthermore, there…
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Malta supports EBRD Operations in Libya and Cyprus
“My Government fully supports the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) operations in these countries, and feels confident that any investment made by the Bank in the SEMED area will yield positive results within a realistic timeframe,” said Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna. Prof. Scicluna was speaking during an intervention which he made…
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Courtesy call from EP S&D Group President Hannes Swoboda
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy call from Mr. Hannes Swoboda, a Member of the European Parliament and the President of the EP Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), on Monday 12th May 2014. [nggallery id=193] During the meeting, Prof. Scicluna gave Mr. Swoboda an overview…