Economy

Malta remains on a growth path withstanding current headwinds

This title is taken verbatim from the latest forecasts made by the economists of the European Commission. These experts are claiming that “the economy of Malta is set to continue expanding, by 4.2% in 2022 and by 4% in 2023 while withstanding the impact of the...

theJournal.mt | posted today

Economy

Fitch notes Government actions to safeguard families’ purchasing power

In their most recent report on Malta, international credit agency Fitch note that the impact on Malta’s economy from the war in the Ukraine should be limited. It is, in fact, predicting that our country’s economy will grow by more than 4% this year. This while...

theJournal.mt | posted yesterday

Economy

Central Bank: Malta’s economic recovery far stronger than euro area

The Central Bank of Malta’s annual report confirmed that last year, the Maltese economy recovered at a much stronger rate than that observed for the rest of the euro area. While our country experienced a growth rate of 9.4%, or more than a percentage point...

theJournal.mt | 15/05/2022

Economy

Malta’s Consolidated Fund deficit improves by 30%

Many remember the Nationalist Party spokespersons shaking their heads when Government announced that it was going to pay stimulus and tax refund cheques to the tune of €70 million. They had said that our country could not afford this overspending and warned the...

theJournal.mt | 14/05/2022

Economy

Unemployment reaches new historic minimum

Last March the number of people registering for employment reached a new historical minimum, as there were only 1,008 people on the Jobsplus register. This means a decrease of 1,379 persons compared to the same month a year earlier. When Robert Abela became Prime...

theJournal.mt | 10/05/2022

Economy

Malta with the lowest rate of inflation in Europe, again

According to Eurostat in March, Malta remained the country with the lowest rate of inflation among all European Union countries. Compared to the European average our country is seeing the cost of living rising by about half the median rate. The country with the...

theJournal.mt | 01/05/2022

Economy

S&P Global Ratings gives Enemalta a positive outlook

While globally energy utility companies are facing an uncertain future, the credit agency S&P Global Ratings has just announced a positive outlook for Enemalta. This while affirming the company’s B+ rating. All this happened despite a sharp increase in the...

theJournal.mt | 25/04/2022

Economy

Malta: 34 new jobs created per day

Last November the number of people working full-time rose to 234,171. This means that since March 2013 there has been an increase of 87,184 full-time jobs. In addition, since 2013 there has been an increase of 21,298 part-time jobs. Since the change in Government in...

theJournal.mt | 23/04/2022

Economy

Best first quarter in property sales in history

The first quarter of 2022 was the best first quarter of the year in history when it comes to residential property sales. In just three months, one of which was taken up by an electoral campaign, contracts amounting to a total value of €736 million were signed. This...

theJournal.mt | 20/04/2022

Economy

Airport passenger movements almost 10 times more than a year ago

Last month almost 317,000 passengers used Malta International Airport. This was almost ten times the passenger traffic observed a year ago in the same month. Compared to the pre-pandemic level of passenger traffic, activity was at 66%. This when in March last year...

theJournal.mt | 16/04/2022

Economy

Scope Ratings reaffirms its best rating for Malta: A+

German rating agency, Scope Ratings, has reaffirmed its best rating for Malta: A+. This decision was based on three factors, namely our country’s strong growth potential, our record of prudent fiscal management and our strong external position. The German experts note...

theJournal.mt | 12/04/2022

Economy

60% fewer people registering for work in February

Last February there were only 1,125 people registering for work. This was among the lowest number of people on the unemployment register since it began to be maintained in the 1960s. Compared to a year ago, there was a decrease of 1,460 persons, meaning that in a year...

theJournal.mt | 09/04/2022

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Malta remains on a growth path withstanding current headwinds

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