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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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Public Consultation Meeting at Grand Hotel – Mgarr, Gozo – 19th September 2014
Pre Budget 2015 Consultation Meeting at the Grand Hotel Mgarr Gozo [nggallery id=211] – Friday, 19th September, 2014
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Is-Settur Privat hu l-Mutur tal-Ekonomija u tal-Ħolqien tax-Xogħol
Jekk intohom bħali kontu qed issegwu l-aħbarjiet dawn l-aħħar jiem, kontu tisimgħu ta’ spiss il-kliem ‘settur privat’ u ‘settur pubbliku’, l-iżjed fejn jirrigwarda il-qasam tax-xogħol. Dan għaliex, naturalment, kul min qed jaħdem u għandu xogħol, jew qiegħed impjegat ma xi intrapriża privata, jew jaħdem mal-Gvern. Iżda minkejja li dawn iż-żewġ oqsma huma simili hekk kif…
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Private sector driving Malta’s growth – Videoblog 61
In this video blog, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the role of the private sector when it comes to the generation of employment, as this sector is the driving force behind the creation of quality employment and economic growth. Minister Scicluna underlines that the Labour Government is a pro-business government which believes in…
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Private sector is driving force
I would be a very worried minister and member of this government if the surge in Malta’s economic growth was solely, or primarily, due to uncontrolled government employment. But this is the picture which the Opposition is trying to depict. It is building its case through anecdotal evidence and questionable use of statistics. The Opposition…
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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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Public Consultation Meeting at Grand Hotel Excelsior – Floriana – 15th September 2014
Addressing a pre-budget public consultation meeting, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna this evening said that social protection systems promote an equitable and inclusive society, however they may give rise to dependency and passivity, and are prone to fraud and other abuse. [nggallery id=210] He said that over the past 15 months, the government had…
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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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Jury still out on pensions – Videoblog 60
During his weekly video blog, the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the issue of sustainable pensions and how these can be achieved and safeguarded in the long-term so as to assure peace of mind now and in the future. Prof. Scicluna explains that this can be done in various ways according to various…