Webinar - Launch of the Fifth Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) Report

The Central Bank of Malta will host a webinar on 6 March 2026 to launch the fifth wave of the HFCS for Malta. The webinar will take place online via Microsoft Teams.

The HFCS is conducted every three years across euro area countries and provides detailed insights into household wealth, debt, income, and consumption. The 2023 wave includes an ad-hoc module on household energy expenditure and planned energy-efficiency investments.

The webinar is free and open to the public, however, advance registration is required via the online  form.

A Microsoft Teams webinar link will be sent to the email address you provide, closer to the event date. Registration will remain open until Thursday, 5 March 2026.

Agenda

1. Opening Remarks by Governor Alexander Demarco, Central Bank of Malta 

2. Main Findings of the HFCS Report
Valentina Antonaroli, Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Malta

• Developments in household wealth, assets and liabilities
• Inequality and indebtedness indicators
• Income, consumption and saving patterns

3. Accessing and Using the HFCS Dashboard
Valerio Sergio Castaldo, Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Malta

• Overview of the online dashboard
• Key features and navigation
• How to extract tables and charts

4. Q&A Session