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Fitch affirms Malta’s ‘A+’ rating and revises the outlook to ‘stable’
Fitch affirmed Malta’s sovereign credit rating at ‘A+’, though revising Malta’s outlook to ‘stable’ as a result of the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on Malta’s economy and public finances. Fitch forecasts real GDP to contract by 5.9 per cent in 2020 but to revert back to a healthy growth rate of 3.6 per…
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More Financial Assistance To Help Businesses Address Liquidity Difficulties
During a Press Conference, Minister for Finance and Financial Services Prof. Edward Scicluna and Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services and Digital Economy Clayton Bartolo announced more financial assistance to ease businesses’ liquidity constraints due to COVID-19 pandemic. STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Following the launch of the Tax Deferral Scheme and…
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ECOFIN meeting on the stability and economic impact of COVID-19
During a teleconference meeting with the finance ministers of the European Union, held on the 23rd of March 2020, Minister for Finance and Financial Services Edward Scicluna welcomed the proposed financial packages prepared by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank, and the easing of the Stability and Growth Pact…
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L-aspetti ekonomiċi tal-virus Covid-19
Illum, fuq kull midja, sew televiżiva, soċjali jew gazzetti, jfeġġ mal-ewwel l-aħħar aħbarijiet dwar il-Coronavirus. U bir-raġun li l-popolazzjoni qed tithasseb u trid tkun taf aktar dwar l-izviluppi fuq dan il-virus għaliex dan jolqot is-saħħa. Propju għalhekk li l-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa u l-ministri tas-saħħa qed jagħmlu minn kollox biex jikkontrollaw it-tixrid ta’ dan il-virus u…
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F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet fil-Berġa ta’ Kastilja dwar il-kawża tal-pandemija tal-Covid 19.
F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet fil-Berġa ta’ Kastilja, flimkien mal-Prim Ministru Robert Abela, u l-Ministru għall-Ekonomija, Investiment u Negozji ż-Żgħar Silvio Schembri, fejn ħabbarna l-ewwel miżuri msejsa sabiex tkun issavalgwardjata l-ekonomija u protetti n-negozji u l-ħaddiema kawża tal-pandemija tal-Covid 19. Imħabbar pakkett finanzjarju ta’ għajnuna mill-Gvern dwar il-COVID-19 Fl-ewwel miżuri ta’ għajnuna mill-gvern lill-kumpaniji u dawk li jaħdmu…
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Riċetti għal ħajja
Kull min hu dilettant tat-tisjir, jaraw li jkollhom kemm kotba ta’ riċetti, jniżżlu riċetti minn fuq l-internet, kif ukoll iżommu kopji ta’ riċetti li jidhru f’xi ġurnali u magazines. Ipartuhom jaqrahom u isibuhom online. X’inhi l-importanza ta’ riċetta? Ir-riċetti jtuk lista ta’ ngredjenti u deskrizzjoni ta’ proċess biex issajjar platt ta’ ikel partikulari. Dan kollu…
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Biex inħarsu isem pajjiżna
Immaġinaw familja li tkun tgħix ħajja normali, trankwilla u eżemplari. Bħal ma jista’ jiġri f’familja, din il-familja tgħaddi minn xi għawġ. Iżda, għal xi raġuni, xi ilsna ħżiena jibdew jaqilgħu qlajjiet u gideb fuqha li din il-familja tispiċċa tissemma’ fuq il-ġurnali u l-medja. Dan kollu jwassal li l-familja ma tkunx tista’ tmur imkien għax kulħadd…
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Courtesy visit to the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) ?
Minister for Finance and Financial Services Edward Scicluna and Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services and Digital Economy Clayton Bartolo paid a courtesy visit to the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) on 4th March 2019. The Minister and Parliamentary Secretary were welcomed by Prof John Mamo, Chairperson, the CEO, Mr Joseph Cuschieri, and the Executive Board. After…
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Fourth quarter of 2019 outpaces third quarter by 1.4 percentage points
In the last quarter of 2019 covering the period October to December, the Maltese economy continued to record one of the highest economic growth rates in the EU. As a result, latest GDP data showed that in 2019 Malta continued to be one of the fastest growing EU economies, growing at 4.4 per cent. PRESS…
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Visit at the Malta Council for Science and Technology
“The government will continue investing in research and innovation since they are key for the future of our country,” reiterated Minister of Finance and Financial Services Edward Scicluna, accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services and Digital Economy Clayton Bartolo during their visit at the Malta Council of Science and Technology (MCST) and Esplora, located…