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Assoċjazzjoni Maltija tal-Azzjonisti ż-Żgħar
“Bit-teknoloġija moderna li qed tiġi żviluppata b’mod speċjali dik tal-blockchain, qed naslu f’punt fejn l-iskrutinju fuq l-operat tal-kumpaniji se jibda jkun aċċessibbli f’termini reali u tkun qed tiżdied it-trasparenza. Dan kollu għandu jgħin biex iserraħ moħħ l-investituri u jitħajru jinvestu iktar fi prodotti elenkati fuq il-Borża ta’ Malta”, qal il-Ministru Edward Scicluna waqt li indirizza…
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Accelerated rates of economic growth
Malta has once again recorded the highest economic growth in the EU with a real GDP growth rate of 7.5 per cent in the third quarter of this year. The growth rate compares remarkably well with the average growth rate of 1.7 and 1.9 per cent recorded in the Euro Area and the EU28 respectively.…
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The 6th Master in Accountancy Annual Conference
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna addressed the 6th Master in Accountancy Annual Conference held at the Intercontinental Malta, St George’s Bay, St Julian’s, which also marked the 40th anniversary of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy within the University of Malta. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE When addressing the Master in Accountancy students,…
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L-GĦOXRIN ANNIVERSARJU TAL-MUNITA EWRO
Din il-ġimgħa l-Unjoni Ewropeja ċċelebrat l-għoxrin sena mit-twaqqif tal-munita Ewro, li jużawha dsatax -il pajjiż ewropew inkluż Malta. Sadanittant, f’pajjiżna din is-sena ċċelebrajna l-għaxar anniversarju minn meta daħħalna din il-munita, lura fl-2008. F’dawn l-għoxrin sena ma kienx kollox ward u żahar għal fatt li kien hemm fejn l-munita għaddiet minn kriżijiet. Dan għall-fatt li wieħed…
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At the 20th Anniversary Eurogroup Meeting
“While we contend that the OECD is the appropriate institution where global tax matters should be discussed and agreed, we will still evaluate objectively the latest tax proposal by Germany and France on digital advertising by big international compnanies.” This was stated by Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna during the ECOFIN meeting which was held in Brussels.…
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Institute of Financial Services during its annual dinner
When addressing the Institute of Financial Services’ annual dinner, Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna recounted how the financial crisis of 2008 and the slow economic growth resulted in the country’s deficit running at 3.5% and the national debt hovering close to 70% by 2012. “The turnaround we have achieved since then has a lot to do with…
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Another positive rating for Malta
The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest credit rating by Creditreform, another renowned German credit rating agency which affirmed Malta’s sovereign rating at ‘A+’ with a stable outlook. The positive rating reflects Malta’s very strong economic expansion, which over the past five years has outpaced growth levels seen in the EU by a…
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Il-Futur tal-UE Marbut mal-Elezzjonijiet li Ġejjin
Kulħadd qed iħoss it-taqlib politiku li għaddej fl-Ewropa, fejn kull ma jmur qed jinbtu partiti ġodda u li eventwalment qed jitilgħu fil-gvern ukoll. Hawn min qed isejjaħ lil dawn il-partiti popolisti. Il-popoliżmu qed jintroduċi ruħu b’mod differenti ħafna. Hawn minn dawn il-gvernijiet fejn meta tidħol l-immigrazzjoni huma iebsin, iżda mbagħad meta jidħlu regolamenti ekonomiċi ma…
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Madwar €12-il miljun għall-inġustizzji tal-passat għal din is-sena
F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna u l-Ministru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjetà Soċjali Michael Falzon ħabbru li aktar minn 6,000 persuna jew inkella l-werrieta tagħhom se jirċievu kważi €12-il miljun bejniethom fil-jiem li ġejjin biex jikkumpensaw għal xi anomaliji jew inġustizzji li soffrew fil-passat. Il-Ministru Scicluna qal li fost dawn hemm l-eks…
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5+5 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Algiers
Minister Scicluna attended the third 5+5 Ministerial Conference (Finance and Investment) at the International Conference Centre of Algiers. Present for the meeting – among others – were the ministers of France (Bruno Le Marie); Italy (Giovanni Tria) and of the host country, Algeria (Abderrahmane Raouya). PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE …