07

Jan

Malta: Labour supply surpassed 235,000 by mid-2020

Labour supply stood at 235,309 in May 2020, up by 7.9 percent compared to the same month the previous year. Data by the National Statistics Office shows that registered full-time…

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06

Jan

Malta registers highest producer price increase in EU

Industrial producer prices in Malta rose by 1.8 percent year-on-year in November 2020, bucking the trend across the European Union. Figures by Eurostat shows that Hungary and Slovenia were the…

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22

Dec

Malta: Total employment at a stable 59 percent rate

The rate of employment among people aged 15 and over stood at 59.4 percent between July and September, up by 0.2 percent from the previous quarter. The rate was 59.3…

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21

Dec

Malta to suspend flights from the UK

Malta said Monday it was joining other countries in suspending all flights to and from Britain after the emergence of a new and more infectious strain of coronavirus. The Maltese…

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21

Dec

Mandatory quarantine for passengers from the UK arriving in Malta

Passengers arriving from the UK will as of Tuesday have to quarantine for 14 days once they reach Malta, as concerns mount about the spread of an infectious COVID-19 strain. …

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10

Dec

Malta: Trade balance at its narrowest this year

Balance of trade registered a deficit of €84.2 million in October, narrowing the gap from the same month in 2019 when the trade deficit stood at €311.1 million. Provisional data…

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07

Dec

Malta: More domestic violence cases reported since 2016

The number of persons using domestic violence services increased by 26 percent between 2016 and 2018. Figures by the National Statistics Office show that there were a total 2,285 service…

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05

Dec

Fitch Affirms Malta at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable but warns on unfolding corruption allegations

 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A+' with a Stable Outlook. International credit agency Fitch reported that Malta's rating is supported by high per…

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04

Dec

Malta: Almost 700 kilograms of waste per capita in 2019

Municipal waste generation per capita rose to around 680 kilograms in 2019, up from 650 kilograms a year earlier. Figures by the National Statistics Office show a total increase of…

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02

Dec

Afriqiyah Airways hijacker sentenced to 25 years in prison by Maltese court

One of the men in the hijacking of an Afriqiyah Airways in 2016, a 29-year-old Libyan man, Shah Soko Moussa, was sentenced by the Maltese courts to 25 years in…

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01

Dec

Malta: Sharpest drop in monthly inflation rate in the eurozone

Malta registered the lowest monthly inflation rate in the euro area, according to a new flash estimate by Eurostat. The rate of inflation from October to November dipped by an…

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30

Nov

Malta: Youth unemployment rate reaches 10% in October

The rate of unemployment in October stood at 3.9 percent, the same as that in the previous month. According to figures by the National Statistics Office, the rate decreased to…

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27

Nov

Malta: Services sector weighs GDP down in Q3

The Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter stood at €3.2 billion, a decrease of 8.8 percent from the same period last year. Provisional estimates by the National Statistics Office…

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25

Nov

Malta: Public spending jumps by €394M in H1 2020

The Government total expenditure rose to €2.7 billion in the first half of 2020, an increase of 16.9 percent compared with the same period last year. Figures by the National…

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24

Nov

Malta: Inflation rises from record low in September

The Retail Price Index in October registered the second-lowest annual inflation rate since January 2018, but it was an increase from the previous month. According to figures by the National…

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24

Nov

Malta: Hotel nights down by two-thirds from last year

Hotels saw a dip of 55.5 percent in guests in the third quarter this year compared with the same period in 2019. Figures by the National Statistics Office show a…

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16

Nov

‘McHappy Day 2020’ in aid of RMHC at McDonald’s

McDonald’s holds this year’s McHappy Day fund-raising campaign, themed ‘Smiles Come from Within’, between November 16 and 22 in aid of the Ronald McDonald House Charities and its Learning Centre…

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15

Nov

GO’s TV APP wins ‘Best App’ in the eBusiness awards

2020 has been the year for TV for GO and a year that completely changed the TV landscape for Maltese customers and the way they enjoy their TV content. Earlier…

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13

Nov

The Law In The Age of COVID-19

What is the role of the law in the age of Covid-19? How should the law respond to the various difficulties, issues and challenges created by the ongoing pandemic? What solutions…

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05

Nov

Long-lost paintings rediscovered from a 1515 altarpiece in Malta

The Observant Franciscan church of Santa Maria di Gesù or Ta’ Ġieżu in Rabat, Malta, houses within it some remarkable Renaissance artefacts that are remnants from the original church built…

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03

Nov

Malta: Social Benefits bill up by €63 million this year

Government expenditure on Social Security Benefits rose by 8.4 percent between January and September compared to the same period in 2019. Figures by the National Statistics Office show an increase…

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02

Nov

Malta: Seven cruise liner calls all summer

There were seven port of calls by cruise ships during the third quarter this year, down sharply from 122 in the same period last year. Figures by the National Statistics…

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28

Oct

Malta: Intermediate goods push annual Producer Price Index down

The annual variation in the producer prices of intermediate goods dropped by 3.06 percent in September, pulling the Producer Price Index down by 0.99 percent. Data by the National Statistics…

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27

Oct

Malta: Youth unemployment rate lowest in a year

The rate of unemployment among the 15-24 age group stood at 8.8 percent in September, the lowest in the twelve months under review by the National Statistics Office. Before the…

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26

Oct

Malta: Unemployment register sheds 600 people in September

Registered unemployment stood at 3,385 in September, down from 3,672 the month before. Figures by the National Statistics Office show a decrease in people registering for employment across all age…

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22

Oct

FELTOM Welcomes Budgetary Measures

The Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations of Malta (FELTOM) welcomes the Budget 2021 measures announced this week by Government as a step in the right direction that will help…

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14

Oct

Malta: Women record highest increase in employment rate over 10 years

The employment rate in the 20 to 64 age group stood at 76.8 percent in 2019, higher than the national European 2020 target of 70.0 percent. The latest Labour Force…

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14

Oct

Gozo Now IoT Ready With First Smart Parking Project

A year after the inauguration of the Gozo Innovation Hub, the first project involving a new smart parking system installed in Victoria Gozo is now operating. This is the first…

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09

Oct

Malta – 150 deaths each year linked to mental health concerns – Mental Health Commissioner

Over 100 deaths each year are linked to mental health concerns, with two to three deaths each month attributed to suicide, the Mental Health Commissioner John Cachia said. He insisted…

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05

Oct

Malta: Retail trade registers second-biggest annual drop among EU27

Total retail trade volume in Malta fell by 7.5 percent in August, compared with the same month last year. Data by Eurostat shows that this was the one of the…

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05

Oct

Malta: Finance and insurance dominate FDI in 2019

Foreign Direct Investment flows in Malta stood at €3.275 billion in December 2019, down from €3.362 from December 2018. Figures by the National Statistics Office, however, show that the stock…

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01

Oct

Malta: A third of enterprises invest €175M in innovation

Enterprises employing 10 people or more invested a total €175 million in innovation activities in 2018, according to data published by the National Statistics Office. Just over 70 percent of…

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30

Sep

Malta: Unemployment rate goes up between April and June

The unemployment rate increased by 1.2 percent in the second quarter, compared with the same period last year. Figures by the National Statistics Office show that total employment, meanwhile, rose…

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30

Sep

Malta rattled by earthquake

In the early hours of Wednesday morning Malta was rattled by a moderate earthquake. According to the United States Geological Survey the earthquake struck at around 3am and had an…

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29

Sep

Malta: Producer prices slip in August

The Industrial Producer Price Index in August fell by 1.00 percent, following an increase of 0.93 percent in July. Figures by the National Statistics Office indicate a drop across all…

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29

Sep

Malta: Most employees are never contacted after work

Around four in every ten workers in the EU say they have received work-related calls or messages in their leisure time. Eurostat findings from a 2019 survey show that 10…

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28

Sep

Chamber of Advocates Resumes Quarterly Law Seminars

The role, jurisdiction and practical functioning of the European Court of Human Rights is still not entirely clear and many believe that this Court has the same function as a final…

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28

Sep

Scenes from Italian film about Caravaggio to be shot in Malta

The shooting of the film "L'Ombra di Caravaggio" written, directed and starring Michele Placido has begun on the 21 September in Naples, after four years of work on the project.…

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25

Sep

Malta: Income Tax revenues fall by a fifth this year

Government revenue for the first eight months dropped by more than 20 percent compared to the same period last year. Figures by the National Statistics Office show that between January…

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24

Sep

Malta: Joblessness slows down in August

Registered unemployment fell by 309 people from July to August but it more than doubled from August last year. Data by the National Statistics Office shows that the total number…

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17

Sep

Malta: Index of Consumer Prices holds steady in August

The annual rate of inflation stood a t 0.7 percent for the second consecutive month in August, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices. Figures by the National…

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16

Sep

Malta: Statement by the Chamber of Advocates

The Chamber of Advocates notes with disappointment certain reports in sections of the media, as well as on “social media”, which unfortunately provide a misguided impression of how judicial procedures…

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15

Sep

Malta: Wage costs drop for the first time in a year

Hourly labour costs grew by 0.8 percent in the second quarter this year in relation to the same period in 2019. The increase was the smallest compared with the previous…

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15

Sep

Malta: Largest vacancy rate decrease in the EU

Malta registered the sharpest drop in job vacancy posts among the EU27 when comparing the second quarter this year with the same period in 2019. Data by Eurostat shows that…

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14

Sep

Malta: Industrial production climbs for second month in a row

Industrial production in Malta increased by 1.5 percent in July, compared to the previous month, registering the second consecutive rise. The average increase in the EU reached 4.1 percent, with…

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14

Sep

Malta: Agri industry reaps surplus in 2019

The agricultural industry registered an increase in net operating surplus of 1.1 percent in 2019, compared to the year before, reaching a total of €74.6 million. Data by the National…

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11

Sep

Malta: Fewer tourists but longer stays in July

The number of inbound visitors in July stood at 47,743, a decline of 84 percent compared to the same month in 2019. Figures by the National Statistics Office shows that…

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09

Sep

Malta: Trade deficit cut by two-fifths in July

Malta reported a trade deficit of €231 million in July 2020, narrowing the gap by 43 percent compared to the same month last year. Provisional data by the National Statistics…

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07

Sep

Malta: Industrial Production Index up for second month

The Index of Industrial Production rose by 1.3 percent in July from the month before, driven mainly by an increase in capital goods which soared by 11.1 percent in the…

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02

Sep

Malta: Highest increase in industrial prices in the EU

Industrial producer prices in the EU fell by 3.0 percent in July, compared with the same month last year. Decreases were observed in every member state except for Slovenia and…

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31

Aug

Malta: Unemployment levels down for fourth month in a row

The unemployment levels for July stood at 11,195, a decrease of nearly 300 from the month before. Data by the National Statistics Office shows that seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment…

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28

Aug

Malta: Government expenditure rises by €390M this year

The total government expenditure between January and July was €3.158 billion, an increase of 14.2 percent compared with the same period last year. Figures by the National Statistics Office show…

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26

Aug

Malta: Industrial prices highest in five months

Industrial production prices rose by 1.16 percent in July compared with the same month in 2019. Data released by the National Statistics Office shows that this was the highest monthly…

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24

Aug

Malta: Retail Index makes modest rise in July

The annual Retail Price Index in July stood at 0.62 percent, the lowest increase in the 31 months under review in data published by the National Statistics Office. In June,…

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21

Aug

Malta: Occupational accidents fall by a third this year

There were 1,108 reports of non-fatal accidents at work between January and June, 471 less than in the same period last year. Data published by the National Statistics Office shows…

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21

Aug

The MSC Grandiosa docks in Valletta Harbour

The MSC Grandiosa, arrived in Valletta on Friday morning - the first cruise ship to enter Valletta since March after the coronavirus shutdown. It departed from Genoa on Sunday for…

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20

Aug

Malta: Income rises but so does the poverty rate

Average household gross income grew by more than €1,050 in 2019 from the year before while the increase in average household disposable income was of €675. Data published by the…

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