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ANALYSIS: A right prelude to another positive budget

The pre-budget document issued by Government is a right prelude to what promises to be another positive budget from the Labour administration. This is the first budgetary exercise of the new Minister for Finance, and one cannot but notice a much more pronounced...

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Business conditions in Malta: Best observed since 2017

With so many of us now back from enjoying our annual post-Santa Marija break, it is not surprising that the latest Economic Update issued by the Central Bank of Malta passed relatively unnoticed. And yet, this technical report had a very important piece of news within...

TheJournal.mt | posted yesterday

Economy

S&P confirms Malta’s rating with stable outlook

In the aftermath of the FATF decision, the Opposition had declared the end of Malta’s economic prosperity. Yet since then, three major institutions, namely the IMF, the European Commission and the Central Bank revised upwards their already rosy economic projections,...

TheJournal.mt | 14/09/2021

Economy

Malta’s economy gets 3 upward revisions from 3 institutions

While many of us have been enjoying a well-needed summer break, in just over forty days, three important institutions have chosen to revise upwards and publish their economic forecasts for our country. The first upward revision was announced by the European Commission...

TheJournal.mt | 11/09/2021

Economy

Equal in name, unequal in income

Income inequality has risen sharply since the 1970s in most advanced economies around the world and has been blamed for increasingly polarised politics. While growth powered ahead in the second half of the 20th century, and resumed more fitfully after the 2008-09...

Frans Camilleri | 11/09/2021

Economy

Record €15 billion in household bank deposits

For the first time in history, Maltese families hold nearly €15 billion in bank deposits. This, despite the veritable frontal attack on Malta’s society and economy caused by the pandemic, which analysts had predicted will lead to 50,000 unemployed Maltese and the...

TheJournal.mt | 10/09/2021

Economy

Reasons for Optimism

Economic sentiment in the Eurozone is reaching new heights, suggesting the long-awaited recovery is finally gathering speed. However, risks remain due to the spread of COVID-19 variants leading to new restrictions and scarcity of input factors for the European...

Frans Camilleri | 06/09/2021

Economy

Maltese households with highest economic confidence in the EU

The European Commission’s monthly survey of households and businesses showed that in August Malta’s economic sentiment index reached 116. This is 16% better than the historical average and 41% better than the level observed in August of last year....

TheJournal.mt | 05/09/2021

Economy

Domestic tourism to the rescue

In the second quarter of this year there were almost 50,000 local residents who chose to spend a night in hotels in Malta or Gozo. This was three and a half times the amount in the second quarter of 2020. More important is the fact that domestic tourism in the second...

TheJournal.mt | 04/09/2021

Economy

ANALYSIS: Progressive policies drive Government revenue up by half a billion

Despite the pandemic and the restrictions introduced to control its spread, Government revenue was more than half a billion Euros better than the same months of 2020. In particular, tax revenues have grown sharply. VAT revenue increased by €125 million, income tax...

TheJournal.mt | 31/08/2021

Economy

Malta’s recovery gathering steam!

Between April and June this year economic activity was 13.4% higher than in the same months a year earlier. This was the highest growth rate ever observed in GDP since quarterly statistics started to be compiled. The previous highest growth rate had been recorded in...

TheJournal.mt | 29/08/2021

Economy

Another economic record: Lowest number of persons registering for work

In July there were 1,542 persons registering for work. This was the lowest number of jobless persons ever recorded in our nation’s history. The previous minimum had been that recorded in June 2019, when there were 1,616 persons on the unemployment register....

TheJournal.mt | 28/08/2021

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