Kurt Formosa The arrival of a new European Commission, with an ambitious agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change, is the right moment for a new start. It is urgent to restore...

ElkeKönigtold Maltese MEP Alfred Sant that smaller and less complex banks compared to the big international banks will not be subject to the same plans of a new body which will be responsible for...

Given Malta's strong economic outlook, now is an opportune time for broad based reforms to raise growth in a sustainable manner and reduce vulnerabilities. Policy priorities are: i) reducing public...

The Governor of the Central Bank, Josef Bonnici, was as usual the main speaker at the annual dinner offered by the Institute for Financial Studies held at the Hilton. The following is the full...

In 2012, full-time employees in Malta worked an average 1,961 hours, the highest number of hours worked in the EU, far above the 1,750 hours worked on average in the EU 28 and the 1,661 hours worked...

The aim of the SolAqua project is to study and test the technical and financial feasibility of floating solar panels. This innovative project is led by Prof. Luciano Mule'Stagno of the Institute for...

The Country Report on Malta published by the International Monetary Fund is further reconfirmation that the Maltese economy is strong, and that Malta continues to lead on economic growth within the...

In November, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Price Index stood at 0.84 per cent, the National Statistics Office said today. In November, the annual inflation rate stood at...

Malta has climbed nine places in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report, up to 94th place from 103rd, but it is still in last place among European Union members. Mentioning the report...

Since the Labour government took over the country’s administration in March 2013, the number of full-time jobs created in the private sector amounted to 6,869, or a rise of 6%, and which is also...