Today the Government adopted guidelines for the management of the central government debt. The maturity of the debt is extended slightly, which reduces the risk at a low cost. The steering of the composition of the debt is left unchanged.

"The cost advantage of short-term borrowing has continued to decrease. This is the reason why we are extended the maturity of the central government debt further;" says Minister for Financial Markets and Consumer Affairs Per Bolund.

 "Tourism today has a huge weight in our economic activity, but there is still a lot to give", representing 7% of GDP and 18% of exports, "which means that there is still potential to strengthen the weight of this sector", said First -Minister António Costa, at the inauguration of the cruise terminal in Lisbon, where the Minister of the Sea , Ana Paula Vitorino , was also present . 

 Brussels, 9 November 2017

The European Parliament and Council have today reached a provisional agreement to revise the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for the period after 2020. This revision will contribute to put the EU on track to achieving a significant part of its commitment under the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030.

The country's ranking of 93 out of 144 countries compares favourably with last year's 108, but all other European Union countries except Hungary, at 103rd, managed to do better.

While progress in narrowing attainment gaps between men and women in Malta has been made, it remains the EU's second-worst performer in terms of gender equality, particularly when it comes to economic participation and opportunity, according to the 2017 Global Gender Gap Report.

 Tallinn, Stenbock House, 7 November 2017 - Today Prime Minister Jüri Ratas is heading to Lisbon, where he will attend the Web Summit of one of the world's largest technology conferences and will meet with Portuguese colleague António Costaga.

 The country's ranking of 93 out of 144 countries compares favourably with last year's 108, but all other European Union countries except Hungary, at 103rd, managed to do better.

While progress in narrowing attainment gaps between men and women in Malta has been made, it remains the EU's second-worst performer in terms of gender equality, particularly when it comes to economic participation and opportunity, according to the 2017 Global Gender Gap Report.

 The Reformation proved to be a world-shaping force within just a few lifetimes, and has changed human civilisation once and for all, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday in Makó, taking the view that faith and tradition can be the solution to today’s challenges as well.

 Significant investment is needed in the energy sector to help the EU achieve its ambitious climate change targets, which were agreed as part of the Paris Agreement. The EU has committed to cut CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030 while modernising its economy and creating jobs and economic growth for all European citizens. The European Commission wants to keep the European Union competitive as the clean energy transition is changing the global energy markets.

 The Business Perceptions Survey for the period December 2016 – March 2017 showed that respondents generally showed a lack of awareness as to their monthly expenditures on the products and services purchased from local service providers.

Most local business owners lack awareness of how much they’re spending on electronic communications services, according to a survey carried out by the Malta Communications Authority (MCA).

 Over the period of 20 years, the contribution of current taxes in Malta on income and wealth towards tax revenues increased substantially from 8.2 per cent of GDP in 1995 to 13.9 per cent of GDP in 2016, according to figures released by the National Statistics Office (NSO).

This increase surpassed the proportion of taxes on production and imports by a margin of 0.6 percentage points in 2013.

 On 1 November, the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Union and its Member States and Mongolia will enter into force.

The Agreement, which was signed on 30 April 2013, replaces the 1993 Agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the European Economic Community and Mongolia.