The third quarter of 2024 saw Malta's economy continue its upward trajectory, with preliminary estimates revealing a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of €5.9 billion, up €435 million from the same period...

A major change is coming for consumers and businesses within the EU who buy goods from China. From 1 July 2026, the European Union will introduce new customs rules affecting low-value imports, meaning many small parcels arriving from outside the EU will no longer benefit from the previous customs duty exemption.

Malta is ranked as the fourth most favourable destination for innovative startups by the Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA) report, which is based on a poll that was performed across 21 EU nations.

Malta has made a remarkable jump in the 2025 Greenfield FDI Performance Index, climbing 50 places to 33rd globally, the largest leap of any country this year.

Following successful negotiations, Malta and Romania signed a protocol in Bucharest strengthening the two countries' 1995 Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Avoidance.

Transport Malta's Merchant Shipping Directorate has published the revised Commercial Yacht Code (CYC) 2025, marking a significant update to the regulatory framework governing...

The Malta Business Registry (MBR) has published its annual report for 2024, reflecting a year characterised by significant advancements in company registrations, digital transformation...

The transfer of marketable securities, such as shares in Maltese companies, is generally subject to a stamp duty of 2% of their ‘real value', as outlined in the Duty on Documents...

On July 29th, 2024, the Malta Business Registry (MBR) published a notice of amendment to the general proviso in the Memorandum and Articles of Association to read as follows:

On June 19, 2024, Malta became a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships.

L.N. 229 of 2024, published on September 13th, 2024, has revised the Malta Income Tax (Deductions) Rules (S.L. 123.07) concerning deductions for capital expenditure on intellectual property and rights.

The European Commission Council unanimously agreed on December 12, 2024, to remove the internal land border controls with Romania and Bulgaria starting from January 1, 2025. This significant move marks.

Transport Malta enacted the Small Commercial Yacht Code (sCYC) on March 20, 2024, through a Commercial Yachting Notice (CY12).

On 11 July 2025, Legal Notice 133/2025 came into force, introducing important amendments to the Trusts and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners).

Based on the report from Eurostat, the unemployment rate in Malta as of July 2024 was 3.0%, registered as the third lowest unemployment rate in the euro area following Czechia and Poland, each registering 2.7%...

The agency's projections for Malta's GDP growth have an upward trend from the previous projections in March 2024, when it said it expected 4.1% for 2024.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has taken a significant step towards modernising Malta's investment fund industry with the publication of a detailed position paper on the tokenisation of fund units or shares...

The European Commission's latest macroeconomic forecast for Malta's economy projects to maintain strong growth through 2025 and 2026, following a robust 6.0% increase in GDP in 2024.

The Malta Commercial Yacht Code (CYC) 2025 (the "Code"), which supersedes its predecessor, the CYC 2020, entered into force on 1 July 2025 and constitutes...

Malta has introduced amendments to its Double Taxation Relief agreements with Romania and San Marino, specifically targeting the mutual agreement procedure provisions within both treaties. These changes aim to enhance the operational framework for resolving tax disputes between the contracting states, with Romania's amendment adding stipulations for competent authority resolution and San Marino's removing time limitations on MAP procedures.