Economy

Should we worry about inflation?

After the hard struggle in recent years to push up prices to levels healthy enough to encourage firms to make investments and boost production, the European Central Bank (ECB) is now being forced to allay concerns that inflation could get out of control over the next...

Frans Camilleri | posted today

Economy

Malta registers first signs of economic recovery

Given the large decline in activity during 2020, the interpretation of standard macroeconomic indicators will be somewhat tricky during 2021. The nature of percentages is such that if an economy has fallen by 8% in a year, if the following year it increases by 8% it...

TheJournal.mt | posted yesterday

Economy Social

Embedding social justice in our economic model

Globalisation, digitisation and artificial intelligence have highjacked the debate of the future of work for some time while ladened with fear of mass unemployment and the total takeover of our productive processes by robots. Social democrats who, for decades shaped...

Joe Gerada | 15/06/2021

Economy

A year of economic regeneration – Where do we stand in 2021?

A year has passed since the Prime Minister launched the Economic Regeneration Plan. Thus, on this anniversary it appears appropriate to try to evaluate what exactly did that plan, titled “Għada Aħjar”, bring about. Did it bring about a better tomorrow as was promised?...

TheJournal.mt | 13/06/2021

Economy

No change in taxation without due compensation

States have always jealously guarded their powers of taxing economic activities within their respective jurisdictions, and taxation is almost synonymous with sovereignty. This is particularly important for small states, like Malta, which in a globalised world have...

Dr Brendan Zerafa | 12/06/2021

Economy

A Future-Proof Malta: a progressive Economic Vision

The economic record of the post-2013 Labour administration is very impressive. An economy that had been mired in the bottom-half of the EU league table, ended becoming a dynamo that closed the large gaps in GDP per capita and in employment rates in a matter of a few...

TheJournal.mt | 10/06/2021

Economy

PM Robert Abela to unveil Malta’s economic vision 2031

Prime Minister Robert Abela and Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri are expected to unveil Malta’s economic vision 2031 later today. TheJournal.mt is informed that the theme is “A Future-proof Malta” and is based on 5 main pillars: Sustainable...

TheJournal.mt | 10/06/2021

Economy

How did Maltese households and firms fare during the pandemic?

The fact that Maltese households and firms were well protected by Government financial assistance is already quite known. The number of those registering for unemployment has remained low, while the proportion of the population in severe material deprivation has...

TheJournal.mt | 09/06/2021

Economy

The signs bode well

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose extraordinary challenges. Periodic waves of new infections have afflicted economies everywhere. Vaccination, a game changer, is under way but the pace of progress is still moderate and varies significantly across countries, with...

Frans Camilleri | 05/06/2021

Economy

Assessing the bumps on the road to Malta’s economic recovery

Across the globe, economists are forecasting very substantial rates of GDP growth. However, they are also sounding some important words of warning. If one’s economy dropped sharply in 2020, a high rate of growth in 2021 does not necessarily mean that things are back...

TheJournal.mt | 04/06/2021

Economy

Analysis: The importance of a good summer for tourism

As Malta’s tourism season kicks off today, TheJournal.mt takes a look at how this vital industry has faired in the past years and why a good summer 2021 is a life-saver. In 2019 the tourism sector in Malta broke yet another record, with nearly 2.8 million tourists...

TheJournal.mt | 01/06/2021

Economy

Malta and Brazil: a promising future?

TheJournal.mt reached out to Steve Cachia, a Maltese national who lived in Brazil for over twenty years as he outlines the potential for trade between the two countries. Steve Cachia is a market analyst and business development consultant with over 30 years experience...

TheJournal.mt | 30/05/2021

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