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Benefiċċju msaħħaħ għal djar affordabbli
Kif imwiegħed f’Baġit 2019, mil-lum daħal fis-seħħ benefiċċju ġdid tal-kera ta’ residenzi privati li se jieħu post is-sussidju eżistenti. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI U MIS-SEGRETARJAT PARLAMENTARI GĦALL-AKKOMODAZZJONI SOĊJALI B’kuntrast mas-sussidju li kien jingħata sal-lum, il-benefiċċju l-ġdid se jirrifletti aktar il-prezzijiet reali tal-kera, se jkollu rekwiżiti aktar ġusti ma’ każijiet ġenwini u se jinħadem mhux biss fuq…
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Development Banks and Private Public Partnerships relate together, as they lead to investment which in turn leads to economic growth
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna stated this while addressing two seminars organised by the Ministry for Finance, which discussed investment through development banks and Public Private Partnerships, on Monday 28th January 2019. “There is no such thing as too much investment” – Minister Scicluna In his speech Minister Scicluna said that the Government is seeking to…
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Eurogroup and ECOFIN Meetings – 21st and 22nd January 2019
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna participated in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings which were held in Brussels, on the 21st and 22nd January. The Eurogroup meeting has on its agenda the deepening of the European Monetary Union as a follow-up to the last December Euro Summit. Progress on the new budgetary instrument for competition and convergence can only…
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Malta records the largest surplus and highest decrease in debt in the EU
The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest public finance statistics published by Eurostat which show that in the third quarter of 2018, Malta recorded the highest fiscalsurplus (3.8%), and the largest decrease in its debt-to-GDP ratio (-3.1 p.p.) amongst the 28 EU member states. Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna said that such records continue to “keep Malta at the…
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Finance Minister Edward Scicluna in London for meetings
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna was in London for talks with senior officials from the financial services industry, potential investors, and the media representatives. The minister was accompanied by the special envoy of the Prime Minister for investment and promotion Joe Zammit Tabona, Chairman of the Malta Stock Exchange Joseph Portelli, Chief Executive Officer of…
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Training towards a continuously changing landscape
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia addressed a conference on Wednesday morning held at the National Statistics Offices in Valletta. This conference launched a three-year specialised training programme designed for national statisticians and other statistical officers, with the intension of increasing efficiency and providing a better service…
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Atlantic Dialogues in Marrakech
“The International Financial Crisis of 2008 was a perfect storm where millions lost their jobs, lost their homes and lost their savings – it was a catastrophic international crisis. There are many dark clouds ahead today which may lead to economic downturns in some parts of the globe, but it would be farfetched to expect that…
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Proġett li se jibdel radikalment il-produzzjoni u d-distribuzzjoni tal-ilma
Il-Ministru għall-Enerġija u l-Immaniġġjar tal-Ilma Joe Mizzi qal li l-Korporazzjoni għas-Servizzi tal-Ilma laħqet stadju kruċjali fil-proġett ta’ 130 miljun ewro li se jibdel radikalment il-produzzjoni u d-distribuzzjoni tal-ilma f’pajjiżna. Ħabbar dan waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet fil-pumping station f’Ta’ Kandja, li kienet indirizzata wkoll mill-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna u mis-Segretarju Parlamentari Aaron Farruiga. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-ENERĠIJA U L-IMMANIĠĠJAR…
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Assoċjazzjoni Maltija tal-Azzjonisti ż-Żgħar
“Bit-teknoloġija moderna li qed tiġi żviluppata b’mod speċjali dik tal-blockchain, qed naslu f’punt fejn l-iskrutinju fuq l-operat tal-kumpaniji se jibda jkun aċċessibbli f’termini reali u tkun qed tiżdied it-trasparenza. Dan kollu għandu jgħin biex iserraħ moħħ l-investituri u jitħajru jinvestu iktar fi prodotti elenkati fuq il-Borża ta’ Malta”, qal il-Ministru Edward Scicluna waqt li indirizza…
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Accelerated rates of economic growth
Malta has once again recorded the highest economic growth in the EU with a real GDP growth rate of 7.5 per cent in the third quarter of this year. The growth rate compares remarkably well with the average growth rate of 1.7 and 1.9 per cent recorded in the Euro Area and the EU28 respectively.…