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Courtesy visit from British High Commissioner Robert Luke
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from the His Excellency the British High Commissioner Robert Luke on Thursday 23rd May, 2013. The two discussed several issues of common interest between Malta and the United Kingdom. The meeting chiefly concerned itself with Malta’s performance against the backdrop of the recession being…
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Bail-in or Bail-out? – Videoblog 2
During his second weekly blog, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the nuances behind the bail-in and bail-out debate which is currently playing itself out at European Council level. Prof. Scicluna discusses the various approaches being considered, but underscores the need that depositors’ accounts are guaranteed in the interest of banking confidence. – Monday,…
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Meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Doherty – US Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna held a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Doherty, from the U.S. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on Friday 17 May 2013. Ms Doherty was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley. During the meeting, Prof. Scicluna and Ms Doherty discussed the current European economic climate within the context of…
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Finance Minister Scicluna receives courtesy visit from General Workers’ Union Officials
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy call from General Workers’ Union officials, led by Union General Secretary Tony Zarb, on Wednesday 15 May, 2013. During the visit, Prof. Scicluna and the GWU delegation had occasion to discuss several points of common interest between the Union and the Government, with a particular emphasis on…
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Finance Minister Scicluna welcomes IMF 2013 conclusions
The Ministry for Finance welcomes the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2013 Mission’s Concluding Statement regarding Malta (published Wednesday 15 May 2013), which confirms the soundness of Malta’s financial sector, further dispelling speculation regarding alleged similarities between Malta’s banking sector and those of ailing member states. The IMF’s conclusions join other positive appraisals published in…
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Finance Minister Scicluna takes the rotating Chair of the EIB’s Board of Governors
EU Finance Ministers in their capacity as Governors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) endorsed Malta’s chairmanship of the EIB Board of Governors for the next 12 months during the annual EIB Governors’ meeting on Tuesday 14 May 2013. Malta’s Finance Minister will be succeeding outgoing Hungarian Minister Mihály Varga. The Annual Meeting was…
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Finance Minister Edward Scicluna: the 2013 Deficit – Videoblog 1
Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the 2013 budget, the deficit, and the manner in which the Government revised the deficit for 2013 upwards by 1% – to 2.7%. This, he explains, is due to unrealistically low revenue projections coupled with added expenditure undertaken during the first two months of 2013 prior to the General Election. …
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Il-Gvern Laburista fiducjuz li se jkun jista’ jzomm il-miri tad-deficit
L-Amministrazzjoni Nazzjonalista kienet dahlet ghal impenji finanzjarji minghajr ma ghamlet allokazzjoni ghalihom fil-Bagit. Izda minkejja dan il-Gvern prezenti se jibqa’ kommess li jzomm mal-miri tieghu ghat-tnaqqis tad-deficit tal-bagit. Hekk qal il-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna meta kien mitlub ghar-reazzjoni tieghu rigward it-tbassir tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea li d-deficit ta’ pajjizna mistenni jitla’ ghal 3.7% sa tmiem l-2013. …
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Finance Minister meeting with ministry officials
On Wednesday 8th May 2013, Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna toured several offices within the Finance Ministry and met with several ministry officials responsible for various areas of the ministry’s work, ranging from calculating and preparing budget estimates, to administration of revenue [nggallery id=130] – Wednesday, 8th May, 2013
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American Chamber of Commerce in Malta
On Wednesday 8th May 2013, Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna met with representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce in Malta (AmCham) to discuss several topics of interest to both the Government of Malta and American businesses and entrepreneurs operating within Maltese industries. – Wednesday, 8th May, 2013