Why Malta must strengthen education beyond bricks and stipends Education has long been one of Malta’s most important national investments. Our policy discourse on the issue has, for many years, targeted stipends, schools and the physical infrastructure that enables learning. These elements are crucial, stipends widen access, and modern school facilities improve safety and engagement. Yet globally, education systems are undergoing a transformation that demands more than struct

L-Istrina is one of Malta’s key national charity events. Since 2021, donations have stagnated despite strong economic growth, raising concerns about declining generosity. The evidence suggests otherwise. Donations track household sentiment, especially food inflation and consumer confidence. When living costs rise, people still give, but less.

On 4 January 1927, a trademark linked to The Coca-Cola Company was registered in Malta. The mark, later catalogued as TM1915, covered mineral water, aerated water, soft drinks, and ginger beer. Nearly a century later, it remains valid.

Malta is set to triple its nightly eco-contribution for tourists from €0.50 to €1.50 per person. This is the first increase since the tax was introduced in 2016, when it was capped at €5 per stay and expected to raise about €6 million a year.  With tourism now at record levels, government says the higher fee will fund infrastructure and environmental improvements in tourism hotspots. Is this too much? Or perhaps too little?

At midnight on 1 January 2008 , the Maltese lira officially ceased to be the country’s currency, replaced by the euro after more than three decades as the unit of an independent state. The moment was marked by a simple withdrawal of the first euro banknotes from an ATM in Valletta. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech and Central Bank Governor Michael C. Bonello were among those present as Malta crossed the threshold into the euro area. The three were

Malta’s path to Energy Independence depends on offshore wind, solar growth and new interconnectors that shift the system away from costly long term subsidies.

With fertility rates in Malta among the lowest in Europe, the article explains why delayed adulthood is a key driver and suggests reintroducing apprenticeships to give young people earlier stability.

How Energy Subsidies Malta shaped inflation and what ending them would mean for households and the economy.

One morning in Kalkara, a fake Colosseum towers over the harbour. Extras in armour line up for battle scenes. That little corner of Hollywood isn’t there just because Malta is sunny. It exists because the state chose to throw serious incentives at foreign productions, including a cash rebate that can refund up to 40% of eligible local spending, and to market Malta as a prime filming location. Those rebates are what turn warehouses into studios and dockyards into film sets. Zo

With more than 9,000 active listings and an estimated national stock of about 300,000 dwellings, the assumed share of units that could return to long-term use is just over 3 percent. Using the Central Bank’s own ratio between changes in stock and changes in price, this larger share translates into a long-run impact in the region of 3 to 5 percent.

The Shift in Policy For decades, land reclamation sat on the fringes of Maltese policy. It surfaced in pre-election chatter, appeared in speculative renders, and occasionally in talk-show bravado, but never in concrete economic planning. Budget 2026 changes that. For the first time, the government has identified a specific site for large-scale reclamation tied to industrial and maritime use rather than real estate. This proposal raises a simple economic question: can creating

Online debate this week revolved around the topic of whether Malta’s accession to the EU is causing a population boom is being driven by Brussels or by choices made at home. The truth is more nuanced than either side claims.

Malta Budget 2026 tackles housing affordability with expanded deposit aid, buyer grants, and social leasing, but limited supply reforms risk fuelling prices instead of fixing the crisis.

Framed against a backdrop of slowing European growth, Malta’s budget for 2026 combined fiscal prudence with an unmistakable push towards helping families’ disposable incomes, pensioners, and small businesses. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana opened with confidence that Malta remains an “exceptional” case in Europe, maintaining growth and stability while still offering tangible relief to households. Malta’s 2026 Budget cuts family taxes, lifts pensions, and backs a €100m digital

Malta’s Budget 2026 goes all in on families, overhauling tax bands for parents and married couples. The reform leaves €160 million in households’ pockets and marks the government’s boldest bet yet to reverse the country’s record-low birth rate.

Malta’s 2026 Budget puts productivity at its core, shifting from labour-driven growth to a digital strategy built on skills, innovation, and efficiency.

Malta’s COLA for next year is projected at €4.66 per week. Based on a 2.03% moving inflation rate

Over the past 15 years Malta’s population has grown at an outstanding rate. Adjusting for the pandemic years, net migration has averaged...

Introduction Malta’s post-independence economic history (1960s–1990s) is a remarkable case of successful structural transition in the...

Malta’s geostrategic location in the Mediterranean makes it ideal for transhipping. At the Malta Freeport in Birżebbuġa, roughly 96% of...