Month: April 2017

  • Il-Borża ta’ Malta ssir aktar aċċessibbli għan-negozji ż-żgħar

    Il-Borża ta’ Malta ssir aktar aċċessibbli għan-negozji ż-żgħar

    Il-Borża ta’ Malta għalqet 25 sena imwaqqfa. Il-Borża hija suq fejn wieħed ibiegħ jew jixtri bonds tal-gvern jew shares ta’ kumpaniji. Meta kumpanija tixtieq tissellef xi flus, ngħidu aħna €50 miljun minn fuq il-Borża, tagħmel dak li ngħidulu Initial Public Offer jew IPO jiġifieri hi tħabbar li ser toffri ishmba jew bonds lis-suq, u dan…

  • A strong economy is made up of strong sectors – Finance Minister Edward Scicluna

    A strong economy is made up of strong sectors – Finance Minister Edward Scicluna

    Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna praised the financial and igaming sectors which are two strong components of the strong Maltese economy, as he addressed a half-day seminar entitled iGaming Meets the Maltese Capital Market.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The seminar, organised by the Malta Stock Exchange, served as a platform…

  • Il-Gvern jiftaħ l-iskemi biex jindirizza inġustizzji marbuta max-xogħol

    Il-Gvern jiftaħ l-iskemi biex jindirizza inġustizzji marbuta max-xogħol

    Il-Gvern ħabbar il-ftuħ tal-iskemi mħabbra fil-budget 2017 li permezz tagħhom persuni li jħossuhom li sofrew inġustizzja marbuta max-xogħol tagħhom fil-passat jistgħu japplikaw għal fond ta’ €8 miljun imwaqqaf għal dan il-għan għal din is-sena.   Dan tħabbar mill-Ministru għall-Finanzi, Edward Scicluna u mill-Ministru għall-Familja u s-Solidarjetà Soċjali, Michael Farrugia waqt konferenza stampa.   STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU…

  • Moody’s ifaħħru r-riżultati fiskali miksuba mill-Gvern

    Moody’s ifaħħru r-riżultati fiskali miksuba mill-Gvern

    L-aġenzija internazzjonali Moody’s iddedikat rapport speċjali fuq is-surplus li pajjiżna kiseb fil-finanzi pubbliċi.     L-artiklu miktub minn tliet ekonomisti tal-Moodys jismu “Malta’s surprise 2016 budget surplus is credit positive”. Fil-fatt, qabel ħarġet il-konferma mill-Eurostat tar-riżultat ta’ 1% surplus, Moody’s kienet qed tbassar defiċit ta’ 0.8% għal pajjiżna. Skont Moody’s, ir-riżultat tas-surplus isaħħaħ ħafna lil…

  • Reduction in rate of duty for inter-generation family business transfers

    Reduction in rate of duty for inter-generation family business transfers

    A reduction in transfer duties on family businesses has been announced by the Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna and Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business Chris Cardona.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE AND THE MINISTRY FOR THE ECONOMY, INVESTMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS Addressing a press conference on the subject, both…

  • Malta Surplus: easy for some, impossible for others

    Malta Surplus: easy for some, impossible for others

    I must admit that the sudden news of a fiscal surplus on the government’s accounts after 35 years of successive deficits has stunned in a big way a small section of the people who still live in the past pre-election foolish illusion that a Labour government would be unable to deliver its promise of good…

  • Minister Edward Scicluna leads delegation to G20 and IMF/WBG meetings in Washington DC

    Minister Edward Scicluna leads delegation to G20 and IMF/WBG meetings in Washington DC

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna left Malta to attend meetings of the G20 and the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington D.C., USA.       PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE   Following the G20 meeting in Baden Baden, Germany, Minister Scicluna will once again represent the Ministers of Finance of…

  • Malta Stock Exchange doubles daily trading hours

    Malta Stock Exchange doubles daily trading hours

    As of Tuesday 18th April, the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) will be doubling its daily trading, from three hours to six hours. This was announced by Minister for Finance, Prof Edward Scicluna and Malta Stock Exchange Chairman, Mr Joseph Portelli as they spoke to the press to mark the event.     PRESS RELEASE BY…

  • The Minister for Finance discusses budget measures with pensioners

    The Minister for Finance discusses budget measures with pensioners

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna met with the members of the Pensioners’ Association of the General Workers’ Union, where he explained the 20 measures introduced by the Government in aid of pensioners and the elderly.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Minister Scicluna explained in detail such measures, including the increases in the…

  • Minister for Finance inaugurates the first two listings on the MSE Prospects platform

    Minister for Finance inaugurates the first two listings on the MSE Prospects platform

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna participated in the ceremony of the listing of the first two small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on Prospects, a new market platform of the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) designed specifically for SMEs, which was launched last year.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Besides being the first time…