This evening the Prime Minister Robert Abela announced a third set of measures applicable retrospectively from 9 March 2020 in order to aid businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Maltese Government is providing businesses operating in certain sectors with a wage supplement for their employees. Applications for businesses to apply for the COVID wage...

Earlier today, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri and the CEO of Malta Enterprise Kurt Farrugia, addressed a press-conference to provide further information ...

The EIOPA Recommendations urge competent authorities to ease reporting and disclosure requirements falling under the Solvency II Directive applicable to the insurance sector.

The deadline for applications for the voluntary repatriation scheme for foreign nationals has been extended until 10 May 2020.

The deadline for the submission of the report of Financial Account Information relating to Reporting Year 2019 has been extended to 30 June 2020.

As the Lex Mundi member firm for Malta, GANADO Advocates prepared a snapshot of the policies implemented and announced for the Lex Mundi's Report on the COVID-19 Government Support Measures.

By means of the Moratorium on Credit Facilities in Exceptional Circumstances Regulations, 2020 (Legal Notice 142 of 2020) (the ‘Regulations'), and with the aim of mitigating the serious disturbance to the Maltese economy.

Further to the lift of the travel ban to/from 22 countries as from 1 July 2020 and to the publication of Legal Notice 255...

The State Aid Temporary Framework was initially adopted by the Commission on the 19 March to ease the difficulties various undertakings were facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 measure aimed at facilitating teleworking activities will not be extended and will be phased out on 8 May 2020.

In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Merchant Shipping Directorate within Transport Malta...

Further to the publication on 10 July 2020 of Legal Notice 290, the travel ban to/from the following countries/states will be removed as from 15 July 2020...

The DIER has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions about the conditions of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic which may answer some queries for both employers and employees alike.

Late last week, the MFSA published a circular to inform the market that in light of the COVID-19 situation, it will be extending (or is willing to extend) a number of reporting deadlines.

EU Commission has approved Malta's guarantee scheme for working capital loans granted by commercial banks to support companies affected by COVID-19.

On 22 April, the European Commission approved a €5.3 million Maltese direct grants scheme to support investment in research and development (R&D) related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Malta Enterprise has launched a scheme entitled ‘Investment Aid for COVID Products'. The aid supports undertakings to carry out investment projects to increase or initiate production of COVID-19

On its website, Malta Enterprise has notified that applicants for the Rent Refund support measure announced as part of Malta's Economic Recovery Plan...

Dr Max Ganado, a Senior Partner at GANADO Advocates participated in FinanceMalta's online series #FMReachout, in which experts from different fields address different topics, ...