Economic Policy Uncertainty Index
The Central Bank of Malta monitors the level of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) in the Maltese economy using online articles from four local news portals. This methodology is designed to assess the level of EPU at a high frequency and in real-time. The purpose of the index is to inform users about the level of EPU in Malta as perceived by the local population. This web page is updated monthly, with higher frequency versions available on request.
The EPU index is based on a framework described in Sant, K., Spiteri, S., (2024), "Economic Policy Uncertainty: An Index for Malta", Working Paper WP/07/2024, Central Bank of Malta.
The current estimate of the EPU index and an archive of previous vintages can be found below: