Publications & Research

Economy

Staff Insights on the economy provide commentary and analysis on macroeconomic developments, fiscal and labour market trends, structural change, and international economic relations, offering perspectives on current economic issues.

Staff Insights from previous years may be accessed in the archive.

2026
  Title Authors Date
13/26 EU trade with India Lorraine Bonavia 18/06/2026
12/26 EU petroleum and gas imports: Main developments Kalina Koleva, Matthew Zammit, Lorraine Bonavia 18/06/2026
9/26 Introduction of ECOICOP Version 2 in the HICP Maria Christine SalibaEliza Farrugia 04/05/2026
8/26 The contribution of the early pension deferral scheme to lower early retirement in Malta Aaron G. Grech 04/05/2026
7/26 The sustainability of Maltese
government debt
Ian DebattistaJessica Pace 24/04/2026
6/26 Recent dynamics in food inflation Maria Christine Saliba 25/02/2026
5/26 Real wage developments in Malta in the
most recent years
Abigail Marie Rapa 25/02/2026
4/26 Fiscal drag in theory and in practice:
A European perspective
Glenn AbelaIan Debattista 02/02/2026
2/26 Recent developments in poverty and social exclusion indicators for Malta Aaron G. Grech 02/02/2026
1/26 Cost pressures in Malta since 2023: From global shocks to a new normal Warren DeguaraEliza FarrugiaAngelica GennaroLiam Micallef 22/01/2026