Day: November 18, 2017

  • Prudent policies and advanced structural reforms contribute to higher wealth

    Prudent policies and advanced structural reforms contribute to higher wealth

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna welcomes the IMF 2017 Article IV Mission Concluding Statement, stating that prudent policies and advanced structural reforms contributed to the strengthening of private and public-sector balance sheets, whilst steady job creation drove unemployment to historically low levels.   “I am also pleased to note that the IMF recommendations on building…

  • MONEYVAL preparatory training programme

    MONEYVAL preparatory training programme

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna addressed a two-day training programme organised by MONEYVAL as part of the Country Preparation Programme. The Minister stated that, “Malta has the ability to close any lingering gaps, if any are found, within its coordination mechanism and the respective institutions to ensure that it remains fully compliant to the principal…