Day: August 29, 2014

  • Government Finances remain on track and within 2014 Budget Projections

    Government Finances remain on track and within 2014 Budget Projections

    The Government’s finances are on track and are in line with the projections laid down in the 2014 budget. This was confirmed by Central Government Finance figures (January to July 2014) published by the National Statistics Office on Friday 29th August 2014, which show that aside from outstanding payments due by Enemalta, both government revenue…

  • Foreign Direct Investment picks up – Videoblog 58

    Foreign Direct Investment picks up – Videoblog 58

      In this video blog Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses recently-published NSO figures pertaining to foreign investment, and explains that investment is considered important because investment allows the purchase of capital such as machinery or staffing, which in turn leads to economic growth for the country. Prof. Scicluna explains that foreign investment is also…