Month: February 2020

  • Anti Money Laundering and Financial Crime Conference

    Anti Money Laundering and Financial Crime Conference

    Minister for Finance and Financial Services Edward Scicluna delivered the opening speech at the Anti Money Laundering and Financial Crime Conference, organised jointly by ARQ and MBA and entitled ‘The Road to Meaningful Reform’, which was held at Westin Dragonara in St Julians. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES The Minister…

  • Meeting with the Chamber President and Council Members

    Meeting with the Chamber President and Council Members

    Minister for Finance and Financial Services Edward Scicluna met with the President and Council Members of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry at the Chamber’s premises in Valletta. Minister Scicluna stated that the government and the business community both share common goals and visions, that of maintaining Malta’s continued economic growth and improving…

  • Inflazzjoni jew Deflazzjoni?

    Inflazzjoni jew Deflazzjoni?

    Nitkellmu ta’ spiss fuq kemm xi kultant hemm baħar jaqsam bejn il-perċezzjoni u r-realta’. Dan żgur jgħodd fejn tidħol l-inflazzjoni. U sejjer nispjega għaliex. Hi x’inhi l-opinjoni politika tal-individwu, meta l-individwu jmur jixtri l-prodotti essenzjali li wieħed jgħix bihom, ikun qed imiss b’idejh l-gġoli tsl-prezzijiet tal-prodotti. Din ir-realta’ twassal biex l-individwu jibda jinkwieta li l-introjtu…

  • The European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry 4th International Conference

    The European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry 4th International Conference

    “By sustainable finance, we are asking the financial services sector worldwide to take on a social, environmental and developmental responsibility,” stated Minister for Finance and Financial Services Edward Scicluna in his concluding address during a conference on the sustainability of the financial sector in Malta, organised by the Finance Forum at the Corinthia Hotel in…

  • Is-Sostenibilta’ tal-Penzjonijiet

    Is-Sostenibilta’ tal-Penzjonijiet

    Meta wieħed iqis li terz tal-popolazzjoni hija magħmula minn pensjonanti, jirrejaliżża għaliex tant issir diskussjoni fuq il-pensjonijiet. Sakemm individwu jkun għadu attiv f-impieg, hu jkollu dħul finanzjarju regolari mill-impieg li jkollu u jkun hemm ukoll possibilita’ li jżid id-dħul tiegħu billi jew jagħmel l-overtime jew xi mpjieg part-time, li jkomplu jżidu id-dħul finanzjarju tiegħu. Għalhekk,…

  • DBRS confirms Malta’s rating at ‘A’ (High) with a stable trend

    DBRS confirms Malta’s rating at ‘A’ (High) with a stable trend

    “I am pleased to note the credit rating agency DBRS acknowledging that Malta’s current public finance position and debt dynamics provide the government valuable room to support the economy in the event of a negative shock. Reducing the debt burden and creating a fiscal buffer in case of need has been and will remain the…