Month: December 2014

  • Looking back to 2014 – Videoblog 74

    Looking back to 2014 – Videoblog 74

    The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna looks back over 2014 and discusses a few of the most important developments that unfolded during the year. He notes that throughout the European Union, economic growth remained very modest, noting that previously large and well-performing economies such as Germany began experiencing a gradually-diminishing drop in economic growth…

  • Żjara lill-ħaddiema tad-dwana stazzjonati fl-ajruport internazzjonali f’jum il-Milied

    Żjara lill-ħaddiema tad-dwana stazzjonati fl-ajruport internazzjonali f’jum il-Milied

    F’jum il-Milied, il-Ministru għall-Finanzi, il-Professur Edward Scicluna żar lill-ħaddiema tad-dwana stazzjonati fl-ajruport internazzjonali u li kienu skedati sabiex jaħdmu f’dak il-jum.   Stqarrija Maħruġa Mill-Ministeru Għall-Finanzi Il-Ministru Scicluna rringrazzja u rrikonoxxa lill-ħaddiema kollha, li filwaqt li f’dawn il-jiem ta’ festi kulħadd ikun magħqud jiċċelebra mal-għeżież tiegħu, dawn il-ħaddiema, fost oħrajn, ikomplu jipprovdu s-servizzi tagħhom lill-poplu…

  • More about Credit Rating Agencies – Videoblog 73

        During his weekly video blog, the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna explores the nature and function of the oft-mentioned Credit Rating Agencies, such as Standard & Poor’s, Fitch IBCA, Moody’s and others such as DBRS. Prof. Scicluna explains that the function of these agencies, despite how they are invariably mentioned within the…

  • Meeting with World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director

    Meeting with World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director

    The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna met with Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) European Region Office Ms Zsuzsanna Jakab, and discussed the priorities of the local health sector.     Prof. Scicluna’s meeting with Ms Zsuzsanna took place as part of a number of consultative meetings with various Government ministries and…

  • Malta fil-Quċċata tat-Tkabbir Ekonomiku

    Malta fil-Quċċata tat-Tkabbir Ekonomiku

    Din il-ġimgħa l-aġenzija tal-istatistika Ewropea Eurostat ippubblikat r-rata ta’ tkabbir ekonomiku għal pajjiżna għat-tielet kwart ta’ din is-sena. Din ir-rata kienet waħda kbira ta’ 3.8 fil-mija. Xi tfisser din għalina? L-ewwelnett, biex wieħed jara l-kobor tagħha, jew iqis kemm hija b’saħħitha din ir-rata, wieħed għandu jikkomparaha mar-rati tas-seba’ u għoxrin pajjiż ieħor fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Nistgħu…

  • Sound Banking Sector Paramount to Malta’s Economic Success

    Sound Banking Sector Paramount to Malta’s Economic Success

    A sound banking sector is paramount to Malta’s economic success and therefore the Government is fully committed towards strengthening and supporting financial institutions with the view of encouraging further growth in the economy, said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna He was speaking during the official inauguration of Mediterranean Corporate Bank in Sliema on…

  • IMF report reconfirms strength of Malta’s economy

    IMF report reconfirms strength of Malta’s economy

    The Country Report on Malta published by the International Monetary Fund is further reconfirmation that the Maltese economy is strong, and that Malta continues to lead on economic growth within the EU. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The Ministry for Finance notes that the IMF’s report joins other published reports by other international…

  • Government supporting SMEs by providing more options for Capital and Financing

    Government supporting SMEs by providing more options for Capital and Financing

    Edward Scicluna was speaking during the Institute of Financial Services-Malta (IFS) Annual Dinner, held at the Hilton on Monday 15th December 2014. “The Government is seeking to strengthen the sustainability of the country’s capital markets, in particular to improve access to a wider and more competitive source of capital options for SMEs,”     He…

  • Pulse Economic Affairs Review Board delivers reaction on Budget 2015

    Pulse Economic Affairs Review Board delivers reaction on Budget 2015

    Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna met with student organization Pulse Economic Affairs Review Board on Wednesday 17th December to discuss the Budget 2015 and the measures presented therein. During the meeting, the Pulse Economic Affairs Review Board representatives welcomed the opportunity to discuss the budget directly with the Finance Minister.     The representatives…

  • What is contributing to Malta’s economic growth? – Videoblog 72

    What is contributing to Malta’s economic growth? – Videoblog 72

      The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the recently published NSO figures on economic growth, which confirm Malta’s place as the leading economy on growth in the Eurogroup. The figures show that during the third quarter of 2014 real GDP increased by 3.8% from 3.4% registered in the previous quarter, while for the…