Malta’s public debt ‘very much in line’ with Eurozone rules – BOV Chair
The chairperson of Malta’s largest bank shrugged off the doubling in Maltese Government debt since 2019
MBR introduced new ‘rigorous’ procedures to improve governance & compliance in 2020 – annual report
During 2020, the Malta Business Registry sent 56,000 notifications as legal letters
Financial services practitioners join growing chorus of Maltese calling for fair FATF assessment
‘The IFSP expects the demonstrable improvements made to form the basis for any decisions taken by the FATF’
Price of Government stock for retail and wholesale investors announced
The two stock options mature in 2026 or 2051
MFSA Financial Crime Compliance Head toasts improvements in AML/CFT control framework
AML/CFT full-scope examination capacity increased from 25 in 2019 to 81 in 2020
Barclays to repay millions to victims of Malta high interest time-share
Victims saw their credit rating destroyed as they paid exorbitant interest rates
Malta financial services sector value-added surmounts €1 billion in 2020 as MFSA reports €975k in fines
Supervisory inspections totalled 419 in the year, marking an 84% increase from 2019
MFSA invites finance and tech stakeholders to submit feedback for EU rules on digital finance
EU Digital Finance Strategy aims to protect consumers, safeguard financial stability, and ensure level playing field for digital finance developments
Plan for global corporate tax rate unlikely to affect Malta ‘for now’, say economists
‘When you lose tax sovereignty, you lose an important lever with which to govern’
COVID-19 fiscal measures estimated to account for nearly half GDP growth in 2021
The Central Bank’s outlook for the Maltese economy for 2021-2023 details several uncertainties that could affect the economy
Malta Development Bank ‘shifting gears’ to become EU funding partner
Chairman Prof. Josef Bonnici explains how the MDB is adapting to aid in Malta's economic transformation
‘New online tech makes buying crypto and stocks very easy, but that doesn’t mean you’re investing’
Crypto and online trading platforms democratise investment, but at what cost?
Malta’s foreign-owned Government debt almost doubles in three years
Almost a fifth of Government debt is owned by external agents
Banking sector must support innovation, not shore up inefficiencies, says BOV’s Chief Business Banking Officer
‘We are working hard to understand the situation on the ground to present better banking solutions’
By April 2021, Government registered a deficit of €614 million, GDP down by 0.5%
Both recurrent revenue and expenditure were found to be on the rise
WATCH: ‘Moneyval reform will continue to be strengthened in the coming weeks, months & years’
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana breaks his silence on Malta’s positive Moneyval assessment