OSLO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Sweden’s economic growth is projected to remain subdued in 2024 following a mild recession last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a regular review of the country’s economy on Monday.
“Ensuring that inflation durably returns to target while maintaining financial stability remains the most immediate policy priority,” the IMF said.
“For this, the monetary-fiscal policy mix should continue to be restrictive with macroprudential settings remaining tight to mitigate systemic risks,” it added.
Strong public investment and structural reforms are key to strengthen medium-term growth and support social inclusion and the green transition, the IMF said.
The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur signed a long-delayed free trade agreement on Saturday in Asuncion, Paraguay, creating one of the world's lar...
European leaders have pledged to maintain unity in response to an unprecedented development: President Trump has threatened new tariffs unless Denmark agrees to sell Greenland to the Uni...
Morning Briefing
PM says fiscal deficit to fall below EU threshold ahead of schedule
Prime Minister Robert Abela has said Malta’s fiscal deficit is expected to fall below the EU’s ...
Morning Briefing
President urges diplomats to stand firm on peace and international law
President Myriam Spiteri Debono has called on diplomats to intensify efforts towards peace a...
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has voiced strong support for protesters in Iran as nationwide demonstrations continue to spread and authorities intensify their crackdown, ...
President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, has set out two key priorities for Cyprus’ upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union: strengthening the EU’s st...
U.S. President Donald Trump is a "liar" who is "historically wrong" on many of the major geopolitical issues facing the world in 2026, fumed Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary in an interview...
Just over half of the world’s top economists think global economic conditions will weaken this year, a report by the World Economic Forum has found.
Its survey found that 53% of chief...
Two local analysts have cautioned that any attempt by EU Member States to block or restrict the passporting of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorised under the Markets in...
Marina Grech, Partner, Ganado Advocates
As a Partner within Ganado Advocates’ investment services and funds department, Marina Grech has built a career advising clients across Malta’s...
Focal Logistics Group has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification, marking an important milestone following the recent consolidation of the group and reaffirming its commitment to consi...
Malta Public Transport will hold the ninth edition of Tallinja għal L-istrina on Saturday, 20 December 2025, once again supporting L-istrina through its long-standing collaboration with ...
The United States is moving at least one aircraft carrier and additional military assets toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify, according to U.S. officials cited by Amer...
The United States stands by the “brave people of Iran,” and President Donald Trump "has made it clear all options are on the table to stop the slaughter," U.S. Ambassador to the United N...
Venezuela transported gold worth almost 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.20 billion) to Switzerland during the early years of the leadership of ousted President Nicolas Maduro, customs data...
More than a dozen journalists were detained on Monday while covering political events in Venezuela’s capital Caracas, including a pro-government march and the swearing-in of a new legisl...
2025 was the deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022, according to the United Nations (UN).
Conflict-related violence killed at least 2,514 civilians last year, the UN's Hu...
Russian forces launched the year’s most intense wave of missile attacks on Ukraine’s two largest cities early on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials and media said, killing four people in the n...
