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MALTA BUDGET 2024 –         In 2024, Government will be spending another €350m on energy and fuel subsidies –         Government aims to keep public debt below 60% threshold –         COLA for 2024 will be €12.81 per week In the coming years, the challenges brought about by climate change, energy and inflation will continue to affect global […]

New Bond Issue – 5.8% Unsecured Subordinated Bonds 2028-2033 APS Bank has announced a bond issue of up to €50,000,000 – 5.8% Unsecured Subordinated Bonds 2028-2033. These bonds will be listed on the Official List of the Malta Stock Exchange. The offer period will be open between Monday 30th October 2023 and Friday 17 November 2023, and may close […]

Microsoft publishes 2023 Digital Defence Report Over 750 billion security signals per second, processed by Microsoft 70% of companies affected by cyberattacks in 2023 are small and medium businesses Over 237 billion password theft attempts thwarted by Microsoft Microsoft has released its annual Digital Defence Report with the latest insights on how the threat landscape […]

Fighters killed Israelis and abducted some of them in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday on Saturday. A stunned Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to inflict an “unprecedented price.” In an assault of startling breadth, Hamas gunmen rolled into as many as […]

Issue of €60,000,000 6% International Hotel Investments p.l.c Unsecured Bonds 2033 International Hotel Investments plc published a €60 million 6% unsecured bonds redeemable in 2033. The new bonds are earmarked for subscription by:  Holders of the 2023 Bonds and 2024 Bonds as at close of trading on 19 September 2023 (“Maturing Bondholders”) – up to […]

This budget is Meloni’s first real economic test since she came to power last October. Italy is under growing market scrutiny as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni prepares a difficult 2024 budget, with investors dismayed by government moves affecting sectors from banks to airlines. The task is made all the harder by a weakening growth outlook […]

Finance Minister says it will be a while before inflation rates decrease, as he promises ‘expansive Budget’. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana warned that inflation is here to stay for an indefinite period of time, adding that government aims to deliver an expansive Budget for next year, despite external pressures. Addressing the media and social partners […]

Towards the launch of a new online platform for the Malta Business Registry The Malta Business Registry (MBR) is launching a new online platform. To ensure a smooth transition from the current system to the new one, the new platform is available as from today 31st August 2023 and will include a facility to register […]

Malta’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 3.7% this year, down from just above 7% in 2022 and to edge down to to 3.6% by 2025, the Central Bank said Thursday. This implies a downward revision when compared to the Bank’s previous projections, a CBM statement said.  In 2023, net exports are […]

Italy is the latest European country to hit banks with a windfall tax in a surprise move on their profits, which have been bolstered by interest rate rises, to help mortgage holders. Below is a snapshot of the status of windfall taxes or bank specific duties across European countries. CZECH REPUBLIC The Czech lower house of […]

Everyone acknowledges that the Green sector also creates jobs, makes electric grids more resilient, expands energy access in developing countries and helps lower energy bills. All of these factors have not contributed to a renewable energy dream taking root in Malta. Citizens were given hope as many studies were commissioned over the decade, only to […]

Fitfch Ratings downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA. Rating agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the U.S. government’s top credit rating, a move that drew an angry response from the White House and surprised investors, coming despite the resolution of the debt ceiling crisis two months ago. Traders’ immediate response was to embark on […]