News - News Releases 2021
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21 April 2021
The CBM Directive No. 2 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems seeks to reduce the legal and systemic risks associated with participation in payment systems and securities settlement systems; and aims to minimise the disruption to a system caused by insolvency proceedings against a participant in that system.
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21 April 2021
Most of the data reported in this issue of the Economic Update refer to February 2021 and thus do not reflect the escalation of containment measures in March.
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14 April 2021
The Central Bank of Malta has launched its Annual Report 2020 during a webinar held on Tuesday, 13 April 2021. The event was addressed by Governor Edward Scicluna, Deputy Governors Alexander Demarco and Oliver Bonello, and Chief Economist Aaron Grech.
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14 April 2021
A European Commission survey of SME financing, reported in the 2020 Annual Report of the Central Bank of Malta, shows that turnover and profits of SMEs in Malta and in the EU were “severely impacted by adverse economic activity, even though financing conditions were generally accommodative”.
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13 April 2021
The Central Bank of Malta has released its Annual Report for 2020, including its detailed financial statements, an opening statement by the Governor, an analysis of economic and financial developments in Malta and abroad, and a review of the Bank’s policies and operations.