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Meeting with Hans-Joachim Otto, German Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna met with Hans-Joachim Otto, German Parliamentary Under Secretary Of State at the Federal Ministry Of Economics and Technology, on Thursday 2nd May 2013. The two held a positive and cordial meeting at the Finance Ministry, which touched upon several topics. Among them were Malta’s encouraging economic performance and its commitment…
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Government remains committed to 2.7% deficit for 2013
Government remains committed to keep its deficit below the 3% threshold, and honouring its pledge to end 2013 with a deficit of 2.7%, as announced last month in the 2013 Budget. Government notes the European Commission’s concern that the approved 2013 Budget “is expansionary” and as a consequence, “the deficit in 2013 is expected…
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Deficit aim ‘credible’
The Government decided to raise the target deficit for 2013 from 1.7 to 2.7 per cent to be more credible and realistic in its projections and would now have to face the European Commissioner to give him a detailed explanation of the €70 million increase in expenditure, which inevitably affected the deficit. “The Government…
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From ‘good performer’ to laggard
Only four years ago an EU official had gone on record saying that Malta had managed to learn the ropes of a complicated and highly bureaucratic system very well and was performing much above its weight. He was referring to the absorption of funds under the 2000-2006 financial programme. It was a nice compliment that…
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Il-Gvern m’hu qed jipproponi l-ebda bidla fil-COLA
Il-Ministeru għall-Finanzi għamel ir-rappreżentazzjonijiet tiegħu dwar il-fatt li m’għandux ħsieb li fuq l-aġenda tiegħu jagħmel xi tibdil fil-COLA mal-Kummissjoni Ewropea wara li l-Kummissjoni ilha tagħmel pressjoni fuq dan għall-aħħar snin. Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi kien qed jirreferi għal studju li għamel l-MCESD stess dwar dan is-suġġett fejn kien qed ikun propost tibdiliet li sal-lum m’hemm l-ebda…
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Finance Malta 6th Annual Conference 2013
“GOVERNMENT TO SEEK PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL FOR RATIFICATION OF FISCAL COMPACT IN COMING WEEKS” – FINANCE MINISTER PROF. EDWARD SCICLUNA Government will seek Parliamentary approval for the ratification of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union – also known as the Fiscal Compact – in the coming weeks. Finance Minister…
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Finance Minister Edward Scicluna, receives a courtesy by H.E. Gina Abercrombie-Wistanley, American Ambassador to Malta
During the meeting, Prof. Scicluna and the Ambassador discussed several issues. Chief among them were the greater economic and financial cooperation between Malta and the United States for mutual benefit of the two countries, Malta’s economic performance in the light of recent credit rating agency reports (Bloomberg, Fitch, Standard & Poor’s) that endorsed the robustness…
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Finance Minister Scicluna in High Level talks in Washington
Finance Minister Professor Edward Scicluna has held high-level talks with officials from the International Monetary Fund and the rating agency Standard and Poors while in Washington for the IMF/World Bank 2013 Spring Meetings. Also participating in the delegation and the respective meetings was the Governor of the Central Bank Professor Josef Bonnici. The…
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Finance Minister Edward Scicluna at ECOFIN meeting in Dublin
On 12 and 13 April 2013, the Minister of Finance, Professor Edward Scicluna, attended an informal EU Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) meeting in Dublin, Ireland. He was accompanied by Professor Josef Bonnici, Governor Central Bank of Malta and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance, Mr. Alfred Camilleri. Ministers of Finance discussed topics…
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“Niftakarni nsaqsi lil ommi dwar it-tifsira tal-flus”
Din il-gimgha l-Ministru tal-Finanzi l-Prof. Edward Scicluna pprezenta fil-Parlament il-Bagit ghal din is-sena. Fi tlett ijiem dan il-bagit kien approvat, u f’dik li hija sitwazzjoni ghal kollox rari, il-Bagit gie approvat ukoll mill-Oppozizzjoni. RITIANNE AGIUS iltaqghet ma’ Prof. EDWARD SCICLUNA fl-ufficcju tieghu fil-Belt. Minbarra li rrakkonta memorji minn tfulitu u sitwazzjonijiet umoristici li sab ruhu…