Publications

All Publications & Research 2024

Type Title Authors Date
Economic Update Economic Update 12/2024 Central Bank of Malta 30 December 2024
WP/08/2024 Evaluating the impact of tax rebates and exemptions on the financial well-being of pensioners Kurt Sant 23 December 2024
Policy Note 05/2024 Estimated impacts of the recent supplementary increases to Malta's national minimum wage Glenn Abela 18 December 2024
Outlook 2024:4 - Box 2 The impact of Budget 2025 targets on the Bank's fiscal projections Jessica Pace, John Farrugia 17 December 2024
Outlook 2024:4 - Box 1 The 2024 national accounts benchmark revision and its impact on projections Abigail Marie Rapa 17 December 2024
Outlook for the Maltese Economy Outlook 2024:4 Central Bank of Malta 16 December 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 11/2024 Central Bank of Malta 29 November 2024
Interim FSR 2024 - Box 3 An introduction to pension funds registered in Malta Renan Dos Santos Carinha 28 November 2024
Interim FSR 2024 - Box 2 Reverse stress tests David Stephen Law, Julieth Paola Vasquez Vargas 28 November 2024
Interim FSR 2024 - Box 1 Forecasting some key financial indicators for core domestic banks in Malta Michele Andreani 28 November 2024
Research Bulletin - Article The economic effects of the fixed energy price policy in Malta Noel Rapa 27 November 2024
Research Bulletin - Article Re-estimation of STREAM - The macro-econometric model of the Maltese economy Ian Borg, Lynn Cumbo, Noel Rapa 27 November 2024
Research Bulletin - Article The impact of mitigating climate change on Maltese firms Warren Deguara 27 November 2024
Research Bulletin - Article The extension of the EU emissions trading system to maritime transport: Implications for Maltese imports and wider ramifications Nathaniel Debono, Noel Rapa 27 November 2024
Interim FSR Interim FSR 2024 Central Bank of Malta 27 November 2024
Research Bulletin Research Bulletin 2024 Central Bank of Malta 22 November 2024
QR 2024:4 - Article National Accounts Benchmark revision 2024 NSO 19 November 2024
QR 2024:4 - Box 4 The transmission of monetary policy in Malta: A focus on retail bank interest rates Nathaniel Debono 19 November 2024
QR 2024:4 - Box 3 Malta Government Stocks market: 2023 in review Kimberley C. Agius, Emmanuel Farrugia, Therese Lethridge 19 November 2024
QR 2024:4 - Box 2 The impact of mitigating climate change on Maltese firms' employment plans Warren Deguara 19 November 2024
QR 2024:4 - Box 1 The degree of spillovers from US Treasuries to the euro area government bond yields including the Maltese yield curve Maria Dimech, Audrin Tanti, Maria Micallef 19 November 2024
Quarterly Review QR 2024:4 Central Bank of Malta 19 November 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 10/2024 Central Bank of Malta 30 October 2024
Business Dialogue 2024:4 - Box 1 Developments in Malta's tourism industry and hotel sector Warren Deguara, Martina Cassar, Demi Mock 25 October 2024
Business Dialogue CBM Business Dialogue 2024:4 Central Bank of Malta 25 October 2024
WP/07/2024 Economic policy uncertainty: An index for Malta Kurt Sant, Sarah Spiteri 16 October 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 9/2024 Central Bank of Malta 25 September 2024
Report The Malta Government Stocks Market - 2023 in Review Therese Lethridge, Emmanuel Farrugia, Kimberley C. Agius 19 September 2024
WP/06/2024 Detecting outliers in Malta pension schemes and insurance corporations datasets: A machine learning approach Sarah Axiaq, Kristen Carabott 12 September 2024
WP/05/2024 A forecasting framework for core domestic banks in Malta Michele Andreani 5 September 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 8/2024 Central Bank of Malta 28 August 2024
Policy Note 04/2024 Inflation persistence over time: Developments and contributing factors Germano Ruisi, Ian Borg 20 August 2024
Outlook 2024:3 - Box 2 Developments and dynamics in goods and services inflation Maria Christine Saliba 20 August 2024
Outlook 2024:3 - Box 1 An analysis of food inflation in Malta over the last three years Tiziana Marie Gauci 20 August 2024
Outlook for the Maltese Economy Outlook 2024:3 Central Bank of Malta 20 August 2024
WP/04/2024 A semi-structural credit gap for Malta: A multivariate filter approach William Gatt 6 August 2024
QR 2024:3 - Article Wealth distribution among Maltese households - Evidence from new distributional wealth accounts Warren Deguara, Janica Borg 5 August 2024
QR 2024:3 - Box 4 Liquidity conditions and monetary policy operations from maintenance period 1 to maintenance period 8 of 2023 Ritlen Abela 5 August 2024
QR 2024:3 - Box 3 The impact of mitigating climate change on Maltese firms Warren Deguara 5 August 2024
QR 2024:3 - Box 2 A profile of tenants and landlords, and their experiences in the Maltese rental market Tiziana Marie Gauci, Marie Briguglio, Brian Micallef 5 August 2024
QR 2024:3 - Box 1 An updated analysis of revisions to Maltese national accounts data Demi Mock, Nathaniel Debono 5 August 2024
Quarterly Review QR 2024:3 Central Bank of Malta 5 August 2024
Business Dialogue 2024:3 - Box 1 Teleworking arrangements and its impact on firms' demand for office space Warren Deguara, Martina Cassar, Demi Mock 2 August 2024
Business Dialogue CBM Business Dialogue 2024:3 Central Bank of Malta 1 August 2024
WP/03/2024 The effects of increases in carbon prices in Malta: A study using MEDSEA-NRG Noel Rapa 31 July 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 7/2024 Central Bank of Malta 30 July 2024
FSR 2023 - Box 6 The systemic importance of O-SIIs in Malta Mariah Dimech, Brendon Cassar 16 July 2024
FSR 2023 - Box 5 Revisiting non-bank financial intermediation in Malta: A current financial stability overview Albert Sniec 16 July 2024
FSR 2023 - Box 4 Methodological update on the calculation of the liquid assets ratio for insurances and investment funds Luana Camilleri, Renan Dos Santos Carinha 16 July 2024
FSR 2023 - Box 3 The impact of the ECB's monetary policy tightening on deposits flows and interest margins Shaun Zaffarese, Andrew Spiteri 16 July 2024
FSR 2023 - Box 2 Update on the Bank Lending Survey Shaun Zaffarese 16 July 2024
FSR 2023 - Box 1 Measuring the credit gap for Maltese private corporations using the Hamilton filter Joanne Ciantar 16 July 2024
FSR Financial Stability Report 2023 Central Bank of Malta 16 July 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 6/2024 Central Bank of Malta 28 June 2024
CRFDR Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Report 2024 Central Bank of Malta 25 June 2024
Outlook 2024:2 - Box 2 Composition of government capital expenditure John Farrugia 10 June 2024
Outlook 2024:2 - Box 1 Recent performance of goods exports Lynn Cumbo 10 June 2024
Outlook for the Maltese Economy Outlook 2024:2 Central Bank of Malta 10 June 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 5/2024 Central Bank of Malta 29 May 2024
QR 2024:2 - Article Developments in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector Michaela Ghigo 17 May 2024
QR 2024:2 - Article Access to finance in 2023 Sandra Zerafa 17 May 2024
QR 2024:2 - Box 5 Overview of the financial assets and liabilities of the Maltese economy by institutional sector Kimberly Vatter, Janica Borg 17 May 2024
QR 2024:2 - Box 4 Global oil price swings: Has their effect on Malta changed over time? Germano Ruisi 17 May 2024
QR 2024:2 - Box 3 The impact of the recent rise in inflation on the purchasing power of lower income households in Malta Valentina Antonaroli, Ian Borg, Aaron G. Grech 17 May 2024
QR 2024:2 - Box 2 Beyond the impact on employment: The fiscal implications of Malta’s tapering of benefits scheme Kurt Sant 17 May 2024
QR 2024:2 - Box 1 An introduction to the digital euro Silvio Vella 17 May 2024
Quarterly Review QR 2024:2 Central Bank of Malta 16 May 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 4/2024 Central Bank of Malta 29 April 2024
AR 2023 - Box 4 The sustainability of Maltese government debt John Farrugia 29 April 2024
AR 2023 - Box 3 Sectoral contributions to aggregate labour productivity and ULC growth Martina Cassar 29 April 2024
AR 2023 - Box 2 Economic Projections 29 April 2024
AR 2023 - Box 1 Chronology of ECB Monetary Policy Decisions in 2023
29 April 2024
Annual Report AR 2023 Central Bank of Malta 26 April 2024
Business Dialogue 2024:2 Insights on the potential impact of the inclusion of maritime transport into the European Union's emission trading scheme on firms' operations Warren Deguara, Erica Maria Brincat, Martina Cassar 23 April 2024
Business Dialogue CBM Business Dialogue 2024:2 Central Bank of Malta 23 April 2024
Policy Note 03/2024 The transmission of Monetary Policy in Malta: A Focus on Retail Bank interest rates Nathaniel Debono 2 April 2024
Policy Note 02/2024 The impact of mitigating climate change on Maltese firms Warren Deguara, Erica Maria Brincat, Aleandra Muscat 2 April 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 3/2024 Central Bank of Malta 28 March 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 2/2024 Central Bank of Malta 29 February 2024
Outlook 2024:1 - Box 2 The composition of social benefits John Farrugia 13 February 2024
Outlook 2024:1 - Box 1 Recent developments in private consumption and forecast implications Maria Christine Saliba, Abigail Marie Rapa 13 February 2024
Outlook for the Maltese Economy Outlook 2024:1 Central Bank of Malta 13 February 2024
QR 2024:1 Transactions at point of sale in Malta between 2018 and 2022 Victoria Briffa, Silvienne Cassar, Kirsten Ellul 5 February 2024
QR 2024:1 Analysing post COVID-19 air connectivity and the implications of a new national airline Kurt Sant 5 February 2024
QR 2024:1 HFCS 2021 - Malta vs EA results comparison Valentina Antonaroli, Warren Deguara, Aleandra Muscat 5 February 2024
Quarterly Review QR 2024:1 Central Bank of Malta 2 February 2024
Economic Update Economic Update 1/2024 Central Bank of Malta 29 January 2024
Business Dialogue 2024:1 Expectations vs Reality. How accurate are firms in predicting short term business conditions? Warren Deguara, Erica Maria Brincat 29 January 2024
WP/02/2024 Real-time consideration of systematic patterns in Maltese GDP data and revisions Nathaniel Debono 25 January 2024 
Business Dialogue CBM Business Dialogue 2024:1 Central Bank of Malta 24 January 2024
Report Analysis of cash usage, preferences and perceptions on euro banknotes of the Maltese public Julian Carl Borg, Nicole Buttigieg, Elaine Cynthia Lenzo 23 January 2024
WP/01/2024 Constructing a cyclical Systemic Risk Indicator (cSRI) for Malta Sarah Vella 12 January 2024
Report Bond performance measures and valuations - A primer for the inexperienced investor Kimberley C. Agius, Therese Lethridge, Kane Cortis 9 January 2024
Policy Note 01/2024 The cost of inflation: How has the recent surge in inflation impacted lower-income households in Malta? Aaron G. Grech, Ian Borg, Valentina Antonaroli 8 January 2024