Tourist spending hits €1.21 billion in Malta in second quarter of 2026
The average length of stay per tourist dropped from six nights in 2025 to 5.5 nights this year
‘Artificial’ low unemployment could make inflation worse, say business leaders
Central Bank of Malta governor Edward Scicluna meanwhile argues that higher yet limited inflation is not necessarily harmful
CONFIRMED: COVID wage supplement extended through May
The scheme has been running since March 2020, shortly after the pandemic hit Maltese shores
Unemployment rate drops below pre-pandemic levels to reach 3%
Good news for Government coffers, bad news for employers
Social media overtakes TV as preferred medium for Maltese to receive advertising
A new survey by misco lays bare Maltese social media habits and preferences
Rent prices in Malta are on the rise, but advertised rates remain lower than peak 2019 prices
Rent prices were decimated by the pandemic
The long road to electrification – just 1.7% of Malta’s vehicles are electric or hybrid
There were a total of 7,122 electrified vehicles on Maltese roads by the end of March
Central Bank governor Edward Scicluna warns against full subsidisation of rising energy costs
Maltese GDP expected to grow by 6% in 2022, 5.3% in 2023 and 3.8% in 2024
Malta Public Transport adds two electric zero-emission buses to fleet
The buses are the result of a €1 million investment
EXCLUSIVE: COVID wage supplement set to be extended for another month
The scheme had initially seemed set to expire this week
Government wage bill up by 36% in five years
The ballooning costs of the public sector come amid warnings that Government is ‘starving’ the private sector of much-needed labour
Malta and China celebrate 50 years of diplomacy in 2022
To mark the occasion, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in the Chinese Garden of Serenity
Organic waste as a source of clean energy: Pilot project targets catering establishments
The pilot project will help decrease mixed waste, whilst organic waste will be used to generate clean energy
‘It sends the message Malta is not open for business’: Chamber laments ‘draconian’ travel measures
It welcomed the lifting of most COVID restrictions on 2nd May
Businesses will still be empowered to enforce their own mask rules after 2nd May, Chris Fearne confirms
So long as restrictions placed are greater than the minimum, there will be no challenge by the health authorities
WATCH: Quarantine to only apply for positive cases from 2nd May for both vaccinated & unvaccinated
Government will also drop the need for a Passenger Locator Form when entering the country