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  • 22 May 2020

    Economic Update: Issue 5/2020

    Most of the data reported in this issue of the Economic Update refers to March 2020, which coincides with the first phase of COVID-19 cases in Malta and the intensification of the related containment measures.

  • 24 April 2020

    Economic Update: Issue 4/2020

    This issue of the Economic Update was largely compiled on the basis of information for February, and therefore this does not yet reflect activity following the first cases of COVID-19 in Malta.

  • 23 March 2020

    Economic Update: Issue 3/2020

    This issue of the Economic Update was compiled on the basis of information for the first two months of 2020, which precedes the reporting of COVID-19 cases in Malta.

  • 21 February 2020

    Economic Update: Issue 2/2020

    In January the Central Bank of Malta’s Business Conditions Index (BCI) was unchanged when compared with the previous month and continued to suggest that economic conditions remained close to their long-term average.

  • 17 January 2020

    Economic Update: Issue 1/2020

    The December level of the Central Bank of Malta’s Business Conditions Index suggests that in recent months, activity continued to expand, but at a slower pace compared with the historical average.