Figures published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on general government expenditure confirm that the Government is successfully containing public expenditure, while at the same time sustaining crucial education, health, and social protection programmes. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The figures published on Wednesday 28th January 2015 show that the General Government Expenditure…

In all 102 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) warrants and Practising Certificates in Auditing (PCA) were presented by Finance Minister, Prof. Edward Scicluna during a ceremony held at Ministry for Finance in Valletta. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Prof. Scicluna congratulated the accountants and auditors who received their warrants or certificates for their achievement,…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Edward Scicluna was speaking during the Institute of Financial Services-Malta (IFS) Annual Dinner, held at the Hilton on Monday 15th December 2014. “The Government is seeking to strengthen the sustainability of the country’s capital markets, in particular to improve access to a wider and more competitive source of capital options for SMEs,”     He…

Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna met with student organization Pulse Economic Affairs Review Board on Wednesday 17th December to discuss the Budget 2015 and the measures presented therein. During the meeting, the Pulse Economic Affairs Review Board representatives welcomed the opportunity to discuss the budget directly with the Finance Minister.     The representatives…

The latest published figure of 3.8% real growth by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Eurostat confirm, yet again, the robustness of the Maltese economy. The figures confirm that the economy is benefitting from the various measures undertaken by the Government to create an environment which encourages effort and investment. Similar views were also…