https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/16730 2026-04-05T01:22:45Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33250 Title: Malta’s economy on the path to the Euro Abstract: With a GDP of around €5.1 billion and a population of 400,000 living in an area of 316 km2, Malta is the smallest and most densely populated EU Member State. In 2006 it had the fifth most open economy in the EU, and its average trade-to-GDP ratio hovered around 81% in recent years. These characteristics constitute a challenge for both policymakers and analysts in that key economic variables are prone to volatility, being highly sensitive to external events and to shocks in specific sectors or individual enterprises which, though small in absolute terms, can have a disproportionately large impact in a small country context. Such an economy clearly stands to benefit from closer economic and monetary integration with the euro area, particularly in terms of greater stability and policy credibility. The Maltese economy, moreover, is well suited to participate in the EU single currency area: it is already closely integrated with the EU through trade and finance; it has close similarities with the euro area in the sectoral composition of output and employment, as well as in terms of business cycle synchronisation; it enjoys a relatively high level of development (per capita GDP in PPS stands at around 74% and 70% of the EU25 and Euro area averages, respectively); and the currency has a long history of stability, with a strong peg to the euro in recent years. 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/17089 Title: Central Bank of Malta Forthieth Annual Report and Statement of Accounts : 2007 Abstract: In line with the provisions of the Central Bank of Malta Act, the Bank publishes an Annual Report. This includes the Bank's certified annual accounts, a statement of its investments and a report on its operations during the previous year. The Annual Report also includes an introductory statement by the Governor, an analysis of economic and financial developments in Malta and abroad and an assessment of the economic outlook. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/16905 Title: Central Bank of Malta Quarterly Review : 2007 : 1 Abstract: The Central Bank of Malta regularly analyses domestic and international economic and financial developments in its Quarterly Review, which is published four times a year. The Review often carries policy speeches by the Governor and topical articles written by the Bank's staff. It also contains a series of statistical tables and a summary of domestic and foreign news items of interest. The Quarterly Review is prepared and issued by the Economics Department of the Central Bank of Malta. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/16891 Title: Central Bank of Malta Quarterly Review : 2007 : 4 Abstract: The Central Bank of Malta regularly analyses domestic and international economic and financial developments in its Quarterly Review, which is published four times a year. The Review often carries policy speeches by the Governor and topical articles written by the Bank's staff. It also contains a series of statistical tables and a summary of domestic and foreign news items of interest. The Quarterly Review is prepared and issued by the Economics Department of the Central Bank of Malta. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z