The European Commission has approved a €215 million Maltese wage subsidies scheme to support companies operating in the sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak, the commission said in a statement. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020,...
“We are showing the world that Malta is very serious about addressing issues related to money-laundering and financial crime. It is the duty of financial practitioners to come forward with any suspicious activities.” Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna made this statement whilst addressing the the...
Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation Silvio Schembri awarded the first Blockchain and DLT scholarship grants to 19 students. “These 19 awardees are a symbol of courage to embrace change and we definitely need more like them. I thank the University of Malta...
The Maltese Parliament will be passing the three cryptocurrency and blockchain bills through their second reading later on today, CCN can exclusively reveal. This important development was announced by Parliamentary Secretary for Digital Innovation Silvio Schembri in his opening speech at the Malta Institute of Management...
Following a meeting of the Public Appointments Committee held last Friday, the 6th of April 2018, the same committee—spearheaded by Government MP Edward Zammit Lewis, and in agreement with the Opposition—gave a positive recommendation for the appointment of Professor John Mamo as Chairman of the...
During a visit at the Malta Financial Services Authority, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, Silvio Schembri announced that the Government was publishing a consultation document for the strengthening of the MFSA to take the financial services sector to a new level. Silvio...
Maltese government wants to be pioneer in embracing blockchain and woo companies to the island The Maltese government has started revealing details of an ambitious plan to turn the island into one of the first countries in the world to embrace the blockchain technology. In an interview...