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Central Bank of Malta leaves the central intervention rate unchanged - The Central Bank of Malta left the central intervention rate unchanged at 3.25%. The decision was taken by the Governor at the end of the Monetary Policy Advisory Council meeting on 29 December 2005. The Governor considered that against a background of continued stability in the financial markets and in the absence of material changes in the relevant indicators, the current monetary policy stance remained appropriate. After the small, largely seasonal drop in November, the Bank’s external reserves were broadly stable through December to date. Click here for more...

Monetary Statistical Release 12/2005 -Broad money (M3) declined by Lm6.4 million, or 0.2% in October after having risen during the previous two months. Monetary contraction was driven entirely by a rise in the other counterparts of M3, as both domestic credit and the net foreign assets of the banking system increased. The annual growth rate of M3 remained unchanged at 1.5%. Click here for more...

Central Bank of Malta Quarterly Review – Third Issue 2005 - The Central Bank of Malta has published the third issue of its Quarterly Review for 2005, which analyses economic and financial developments in Malta and abroad during the second quarter of 2005. The Review also includes the results of the Bank’s latest business perceptions survey and an analysis of financial stability developments over the first half of the year. Click here for more...

Governor's Speech at the Annual IFS Dinner - In his annual address to the Institute of Financial Services, the Governor of the Central Bank of Malta identified the need to return the economy to a path of faster and sustainable growth as the country’s priority objective. Three major challenges have to be faced in the meantime: globalization, the sharp increase in fuel prices and changes in Malta’s demographic profile. Click here for more...

Exhibition of Antique Coins used in Malta Inaugurated -The Governor of the Central Bank of Malta, Michael C Bonello, inaugurated a permanent exhibition of antique coins used in Malta between 350 BC and AD 1855. The exhibition, which is located in the foyer of the Bank’s main premises, contains a representative selection of coins used in Malta from the Punic-Roman period to the early British era. Click here for more...		New Set of Current Maltese Decimal Coins - The Central Bank of Malta is pleased to announce the issue of a new decimal coin set dated 2005. The set consists of the seven current Maltese coins of the Second Series (Lm1, 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c, 2c and 1c) and a 2mils coin of the First Series. Click here for more...