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Results of the sixth Investment Sentiment Index, which was conducted by Misco International, were presented by BOV Asset Management at a business breakfast earlier this week.

In this article, you can find more information about one of the most highlighted events of the month, the elections in Malta.

This is Malta - Ever-evolving and offering a first-class experience to its visitors who are inevitably enthralled by its charm.

Malta's Department of Contracts has issued Circular 07/2026, introducing foreign direct investment screening as a mandatory step in public procurement procedures involving critical activities and third-country investors. This development requires contracting authorities and economic operators to navigate new compliance obligations that bridge investment regulation and procurement law, potentially affecting contract award timelines and bidder eligibility assessments.

Pursuant to Act LX of 2020, Malta has enacted the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office Act, 2020 (the "Act"). This Act implements Regulation (EU)...

On 14 October 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its 5th Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investment into the Union (the "Report").

The global nature of many corporate transactions involving subsidiaries and affiliates located all around the world has spurred the need for the enactment of Regulation (EU) 2019/452 (the "Regulation").

Malta's finance and insurance sector, while smaller in absolute size, has a notable impact on the European Union (EU) landscape. The sector directly generated 19% of the total value-added to the Maltese economy in 2019.

In this year’s Budget Speech, delivered on 9th November 2009, the Minister of Finance announced a number of fiscal measures aiming at incentivising investment and businesses, the main thrust of which was the promotion of investment, R&D and environmental protection, on the one hand, and the tightening of anti-abuse provisions aimed at attacking certain aggressive tax planning schemes, compliance and a process of consolidation of the Inland Revenue, VAT and Customs Departments on the other hand.

As at December 2015, the position of foreign direct investment in Malta was estimated at €152.3 billion, an increase of €9.2 billion over the corresponding month in 2014.

The European Commission has proposed the Industrial Accelerator Act, introducing a new foreign direct investment framework for strategic manufacturing sectors including batteries, electric vehicles...

On the 3rd of July, Mr Alex Muscat, Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities, confirmed that from September 2020 onwards, a new programme will be in place once new regulations take over.

During a press conference held at the University of Malta theatre on 21st January 2022 the Minister for Equality, Research and Innovation Dr Owen Bonnici launched a one-month consultation period on the 2022 Malta National Space Strategy.

The National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office ("NFDI Office") was set up in Malta, in order to implement the provisions of EU Regulation 2019/452.

In recent weeks, the Dutch government announced that it had taken temporary control of a Dutch-based semiconductor manufacturer by invoking a domestic legislation called...

Practitioners working on M&A deals have now become accustomed to dealing with a wide variety of regulatory rules through which they regularly advise their clients to navigate...

Usually experienced entrepreneurs invest in Malta because they understand the numerous benefits that Malta offers to develop the foreign investments, but it is not a general rule.