Category: Financial News

13 Apr, 2009

Pig stock down by 14.6% in Gozo and Comino, 14.8% in Malta

The pig stock declined by 14.8 per cent in 2008 compared to 2007, while the number of pigs slaughtered increased by 8.3 per cent.

In December 2008, the pig population amounted to 65,511 heads, representing a decline of

38th Edition of the Bank of Valletta Review

Financial News

11 Apr, 2009

38th Edition of the Bank of Valletta Review

Bank of Valletta plc has published its thirty-eighth edition of the Bank of Valletta Review, featuring four informative papers. The first paper, titled ‘Skilled Migration and Brain Drain’, is authored by Satish Chand. This paper discusses

The Central Bank of Malta’s Annual Report 2008

Financial News

10 Apr, 2009

The Central Bank of Malta’s Annual Report 2008

The Central Bank of Malta Annual Report 2008, released today, includes an analysis of economic and financial developments in Malta and abroad, a review of the Bank’s policies and operations and the financial statements

Positive response to BOV Term Deposit Account

Financial News

10 Apr, 2009

Positive response to BOV Term Deposit Account

Bank of Valletta have announced that the 30 Month Term Deposit Account denominated in euro recently issued by Bank of Valletta received a positive response from depositors. The attractive feature of the account is that interest

Visible Trade Gap shrank by €14.7 million in February

Financial News

9 Apr, 2009

Visible Trade Gap shrank by €14.7 million in February

Preliminary figures show that the visible trade gap shrank by €14.7 million in February 2009 when compared to February 2008.

Provisional data for international trade show that the visible trade gap in February 2009 stood at €87.2 million,

Pension liabilities amounted to €14.3 billion or 264.2 per cent of GDP at the end of 2007

Financial News

8 Apr, 2009

Pension liabilities amounted to €14.3 billion or 264.2 per cent of GDP at the end of 2007

At the end of 2007 accumulated pension liabilities amounted to €14.3 billion or 264.2 per cent of GDP. The Committee for Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics (CMFB) in June