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Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna leads the discussion on the boosting of more private investment in neighbouring regions
The informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) resumed on 8 April with discussions on the role of EU institutions in boosting private investment in North Africa, as well as the issue of tax certainty in a changing environment. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The ECOFIN President – the…
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Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna heads the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) Informal Meeting in Valletta
The first session of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) informal meeting was held on 7 April in Valletta under the Maltese Presidency represented by Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna. [nggallery id=311] During the first day of the meeting, the ECOFIN council discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by the Economic and Monetary…
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Statement of the 5+5 Finance Dialogue Meeting in Malta on 6 April 2017
A 5+5 Finance Dialogue meeting was held yesterday in Malta, on the fringes of the Informal Finance Ministers of the European Union Meeting taking place during the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This follows the first 5+5 Finance Dialogue meeting held in Paris on 24 January 2017 which marked the start…
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Il-Laqgħa Informali Tal-Ecofin F’Malta
Wieħed beda jinnota, sew mit-televiżjoni, sew meta jkun dieħel il-Belt, li hawn aktar attività minn tas-soltu. Dan mhux biss minħabba t-turisti, iżda minħabba l-ammont ta’ konferenzi, ministri, delegati karozzi uffiċċjali u pulizija li narawhom għaddejjin mit-toroq tal-Belt Kapitali tagħna. Din l-attività kollha hi marbuta mal-fatt li, kif jaf kulħadd, fl-ewwel sitt xhur ta’ din…
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Mhix manna li se tieħu xi ħaġa minnha imma ħelsien ekonomiku
Wara 34 sena pajjiżna reġa’ kellu surplus fil-finanzi tal-Gvern. Kien fis-sena 1981 li kien seħħ dan. Aħbar pożittiva li ftit wara li tħabbret tkellimna dwarha mal-Ministru Scicluna. Mistoqsi dwar il-fatt li quddiem aħbar bħal din se tikber l-istennija tan-nies, ilMinistru Scicluna qalilna li, “is-surplus mhu xejn ħlief li ttaxxi tagħhom mhux intefqu kollha u b’hekk…
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Minister Edward Scicluna visits the European Court of Auditors
Minister for Finance Prof Edward Scicluna visited the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in Luxembourg, at the invitation of its President, Mr Klaus-Heiner Lehne. He had meetings with the President and Members of the Court including Maltese member Leo Brincat. He also delivered a presentation to the Court’s staff on Malta’s EU programme and list…
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Il-Programm Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma ppreżentat lill-membri tal-Core Group tal-MEUSAC u l-MCESD
F’laqgħa konġunta tal-Core Group tal-MEUSAC u tal-MCESD, kien ippreżentat il-Programm Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma bħala parti mill-proċess ta’ konsultazzjoni mal-imsieħba soċjali u s-soċjetà ċivili. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦAD-DJALOGU SOĊJALI, AFFARIJIET TAL-KONSUMATUR U LIBERTAJIET ĊIVILI U MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Fil-ftuħ tal-laqgħa, il-Ministru għad-Djalogu Soċjali, Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur u Libertajiet Ċivili Helena Dalli, tkellmet dwar l-importanza li r-rappreżentanti ta’…
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Malta enjoying one of the strongest macroeconomic expansions in the eurozone
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomes the latest credit rating report by Standard and Poor’s affirming Malta’s rating at ‘A-/A-2’ with a stable outlook supported by the country’s strong growth performance coupled with consistent current account surpluses, as well as by narrowing general Government deficits and improved fiscal management. Standard and Poor’s…