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

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

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

This week, the Nationalist Party (PN) unveiled an ambitious €1 billion investment proposal aimed at reinventing the Maltese economy.