Unemployment dropped by 0.2% when compared with the same period last year.

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Financial Crime Conference, which will be held on Thursday 13th February 2020 between 8.30hrs and 17.30hrs at the Westin Dragonara in St Julians.

Economist Gordon Cordina cautions about the way forward, and stresses the need for quality to outshine quantity.

The European Commission’s Green Deal proposal seeks to tackle climate change and outlines the EU’s roadmap towards a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.

Malta government securities and debt instruments with a maturity of more than one year are not expected to exceed €450 million for the financial year 2020, according to the Treasury.

The annual inflation rate in December stood at 1.18 per cent, down from 1.36 the previous month, according to official figures.

Last year, large corporations such as Paypal and Mastercard quit the Libra Association following regulatory scrutiny.

Overall cruise passenger traffic between in 2019 increased by 21% when compared with 2018.

Anton Refalo appointed Minister for Agriculture, Fishing and Animal Rights.

Dr Caruana had been reappointed Gozo Minister just last week.

She will be leaving her job as Pharmacy Of Your Choice CEO to take on the new role in February.

This is the second study of its kind carried out by the Malta Gaming Authority.

Several changes have been made from his predecessor’s Cabinet, most notable of which is the merging of the environment and planning ministries.

This translates into an increase of 2.6% when compared to the corresponding time period in 2018.

As a result, Dr Busuttil will be resigning from his role as MP in local Parliament.

Inbound visitors for the period under review are estimated to reach 191,698.

The third quarter of 2019 saw a government surplus of €57.4m, the NSO said on Monday, translating to half the surplus that was reached in the same period in 2018.

It stressed that the company behind the advertisements is not registered in Malta, neither is it licensed by the MFSA to provide banking services or other financial services.

He is the son of President Emeritus George Abela and is the eighth Prime Minister of Malta since the island achieved independence.

The central theme of the event will be the findings of and follow up to the recent MONEYVAL report on Malta, together with other topical subjects such as banking relationships, transaction monitoring, terrorism financing and public-private partnerships.

Both imports and exports increased by €1,008.1 million and €194.4 million respectively.

Transport and infrastructure minister Ian Borg stressed that the criteria are stringent, and the concessionaire would need to inspire confidence that the project is being managed in a sustainable manner.

Translating into an increase of 7.4 per cent over 2018, the achievement of this full-year result marks the tenth year of traffic growth for the airport, the company said in a statement.

During her tenure in New York, Ambassador Frazier will be tasked to lead Malta’s bid for election in the UN Security Council.

While December ended with particularly cold weather, the month was generally warmer, sunnier and drier than the climate norm.

The Malta Police Force issued the warning to protect individuals against tampering of official documents.

A number of British businesses have also made the switch, such as Elektra Lighting, Think Productive and Portcullis Legals.

The measure was announced in the 2020 Budget speech last October.

The statements seek to ensure the better identification, evaluation, management, and communication of the MFSA’s approach to risk.