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Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna on Sibt il-Punt – ONE radio – 04.01.2014
On ONE Radio explaining that as economy grows, an increase in registered unemployment is inevitable. This does not mean unemployment is growing. In fact Eurostat data shows the opposite: unemployment is dropping gradually. [nggallery id=165] — Waqt intervista fuq ONE Radio aktar kmieni illum, il-Ministru għall-Finananzi Edward Scicluna spjega kif l-ekonomija Maltija qed tieħu…
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Scicluna promises a ‘Realistic’ Budget tomorrow
The budget that will be presented tomorrow is a realistic one, which is conscious of the financial situation the country is in but which seeks to make the best of it nevertheless, according to Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. In an interview with this newspaper, Prof. Scicluna emphasises that the budget will be doing so “by…
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Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna fuq Sibt il-Punt – ONE radio – 26.10.2013
Fil-budget li gej, il-gvern jehtieg li jibdel id-direzzjoni sabiex l-ekonomija ta’ pajjizna tkompli tikber u d-deficit jinzel ghal taht it- tlieta fil-mija. Dan intqal mill-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna waqt li kien qed jiehu sehem fil-programm Sibt-il Punt fuq radju ONE. – Saturday, 26th October, 2013
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His hands on the cash register – Interview – maltatoday
The new finance ministry is cut out for Prof. Edward Scicluna. The economist seems unencumbered with the kind of nasty political swashbuckling that the larger finance and economic affairs ministry of the past 30 years had to endure. Complaints about privatisation projects, sale of government land, tendering procedures. All controversial privatisation and economic affairs are…
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Interview – Money Magazine
Malta’s banking system is sound, solvent and resilient, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna reassures me. But what makes Malta’s economy more resilient than say, Cyprus? Professor Scicluna explains that although total assets of Maltese banks amount to what appears to be a very high percentage of the GDP – that’s approximately 800 per cent – the…
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“Unemployment still threatens eurozone’s recovery”
No matter how quick or slow the eurozone’s recovery is, unacceptably high unemployment will remain as a “pall hanging over the eurozone’s economic medium-term future”, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has told Times of Malta Business. The eurozone unemployment rate is currently 12.1 per cent. Prof. Scicluna was asked for his reaction to the fact that…
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Why VAT penalties need to be changed – Interview with the Times of Malta
A Bill has been drafted changing a number of fundamental aspects of the penalties for VAT defaulters. The changes were announced in early June by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna, who said that an enabling law would be drafted allowing changes to be made through legal notices rather than through new legislation. The way in which…
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‘Time of selling off the family silver now over’ – Interview with the Times of Malta
After presenting his pre-Budget document, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna speaks to Vanessa Macdonald about the deficit and pension reform. The European Commission is telling us the deficit and debt problems are not the result of economic downturn in general, that the Greek loans that we gave contributed, but that even without them there would…
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Finance Minister Edward Scicluna on Folji – ONE
Finance Minister Professor Edward Scicluna together with the other guests went through the articles on all the Sunday newspapers. The main story was Standard and Poor’s decision to affirm Malta’s stable credit rating. Other issues that were analysed were those related to political governance, the economics.. – Sunday, 21st July, 2013
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Il-Gvern determinat li jilħaq il-miri finanzjarji – Sibt il-Punt – ONE radio
Il-gvern huwa determinat li jilħaq il-miri finanzjarji u ekonomiċi biex jassigura li pajjiżna jibqa’ jgawdi minn stabbilita’ finanzjarja u tkabbir ekonomiku. Filwaqt li l-gvern irid jindirizza l-problemi li wiret, fl-istess nifs irid jieħu inizzjattivi ġodda biex jassigura sistema finanzjarja soda u fl-istess ħin ġusta. Qal dan il-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna waqt il-programm Sibt-il…