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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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L-Istorja tal-Milied u l-Immigranti Irregolari
Għaddew il-festi u bdiet is-sena l-ġdida. Nistgħu ngħidu li kellna festi tajba bħala pajjiż b’konsum ferm ikbar mis-soltu. Madankollu ħaġa morra kellna wkoll matul dawn il-festi. Din kienet il-kwistjoni tal-immigranti fuq żewġ vapuri li daħħalnihom jistkennu fl-ibħra Maltin. Aħna l-Maltin tgħajnihom il-protezzjoni. Madankollu xorta waħda hi ironija kbira li fil-Milied fejn nirrakontaw l-istorja ta’ Ġesu…
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X’LAQATNI L-IŻJED MATUL DIN IS-SENA
Huwa naturali li meta tasal fl-aħħar tas-sena tħares waħda lura u tara minn xiex tkun għaddejt matulha. Dan ix-xogħol jagħmluh b’mod dettaljat il-ġurnali fejn jagħtu ħarsa lejn l-aħbarijiet kollha tas-sena f’ġabra waħda. Iżda llum nixtieq nelabora aktar fuq xejra milli xi ġrajja partikolari. Jista’ jkun li għalkemm qed tiġri madwarna ftit huma li taw kasha…
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RESQIN LEJN KRIŻI FINANZJARJA INTERNAZZJONALI OHRA?
Meta nitkellmu fuq il-qaghda ekonomika ħafna persuni jimpurtahom biss kif sejra l-familja tagħhom. Ma tgħatihomx tort għaliex hija l-familja li hi l-aktar qrib tagħhom. Pero’ hemm parti sostanzjali ta’ Maltin oħra li jimpurtahom kif sejjer pajjiżhom. Dawn huma nies li jinteressahom kif qed tkun ir-rata tat-tkabbir ekonomiku; l-inflazzjoni u kemm huma fis-sod il-finanzi tal-gvern. Issib…
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Il-Burokrazija – ma noħlqux problemi fejn ma hemmx
Hawn ħafna li l-burokrazija jassoċċjawha biss max-xogħol tal-Gvern. Il-parti negattiva fl-amministrazzjoni tal-Gvern. Filfatt il-kelma burokrazija ġejja mill-kelma “bureau”, u li tfisser dipartiment. Jista’ jkun dipartiment sew pubbliku kif ukoll f’kumpanija privata. Iżda l-mod ta’ kif jitkellmu fuq ix-xogħol tal-Gvern mhux l-ewwel darba li nies fin-negozju, nies li jridu jinqdew jgħidulek li hemm is-settur pubbliku ghandu…
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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…