Day: January 21, 2019

  • Malta records the largest surplus and highest decrease in debt in the EU

    Malta records the largest surplus and highest decrease in debt in the EU

    The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest public finance statistics published by Eurostat which show that in the third quarter of 2018, Malta recorded the highest fiscalsurplus (3.8%), and the largest decrease in its debt-to-GDP ratio (-3.1 p.p.) amongst the 28 EU member states.   Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna said that such records continue to “keep Malta at the…