EY Malta, supported by the Ministry for Finance and the University of Malta, is launching its first in a series of events relating to EY’s Forecasts on the Eurozone and the Maltese economy. This series, to be held on a quarterly basis, will provide a snapshot of the EY Eurozone and a Malta Forecast, followed by a debate amongst leading economists on a selection of latest local economic issues.
The EY Eurozone Forecast initiative is a quarterly publication on developments across the Eurozone and the 18 individual member states, including Malta. The macro-economic forecasting is undertaken by Oxford Economics, a leading economics consultancy firm specialising in global forecasting and quantitative analysis for business and government. Oxford Economics was founded in 1981 as a commercial venture with Oxford University’s Business College. The Forecasts use the ECB model and governmental statistics to offer insight into the issues that affect the region's governments and businesses.
The first event will take place on Friday, 26 September 2014, at The Westin Dragonara Resort, St. Julian's. The key guest speaker will be Mr. Tom Rogers, Senior Economist at Oxford Economics. The event will be opened by Hon Prof. Edward Scicluna, Minister for Finance. Representatives from the Ministry for Finance, the Central Bank of Malta, University of Malta, Bank of Valletta plc, the Employment and Training Corporation, the Opposition Party, and EY will also participate in the panel discussion.
Chris Meilak, economist and Leader of the EY Malta Economic Advisory sub-service line: “We are very excited about this series of economics-related events which will bring together international speakers and Malta’s leading economists. It will be an additional forum to discuss EY’s long-running forecast initiatives and to debate key national issues on a regular basis.”
Ronald Attard, Country Managing Partner of EY Malta, highlights that “as one of the leading and fastest growing firms in Malta offering assurance, tax and advisory services to local and global clients, EY Malta has a significant role to play in stimulating and contributing to the local debate scenario.”
The event will run from 08:30 till noon. Participation is free of charge and registration is on a first come first served basis. To register interested parties are kindly asked to contact Alison Whitehead on (+356) 2134 2134 or [email protected] by 22 September.