Evidence of Malta’s growth as a domicile of choice for the incorporation of companies is the number of companies being registered with the Registry of Companies in recent years. The number of companies registered in Malta has now topped the 70,000 mark, the Minister for Finance said during a half-day conference organised by the Malta Law...
David Zahra has been invited to be part of the panel discussion on “Islamic Finance: How plausible is it for Malta?” as part of FinanceMalta’s programme for its 8th Annual Conference to be held on 21 May 2015 at the Grand Master Suite, Hilton Malta. The panel discussion will be moderated by Reuben Buttigieg (President, World Islamic...
Europe’s ambitious infrastructure targets are only one of the many opportunities that exist for the development of an Islamic finance industry in Europe. The required investment is so massive (estimated at €2 trillion) that governments and the private sector necessarily need to look for and tap into alternatives sources of funding. Islamic financial structures can...
The factors contributing to Malta’s excellent offering as a luxury expat location of choice were highlighted in an article David Zahra wrote for ‘The Telegraph, the e-letter of the Swiss-Maltese Chamber of Commerce which was published on 28 November 2014. The article describes the recently unveiled “The Residence Programme” (for EU/EEA nationals), the “Global Residence Programme” (for non-EU/EEA...
Fitch has reaffirmed Malta’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) rating at ‘A’ with a stable outlook. The country rating was published on 11 September 2014. The issue ratings on Malta’s unsecured foreign and local currency bonds were also affirmed at ‘A’. The agency affirmed Malta’s short-term foreign-currency IDR at ‘F1’ and the...
The double tax treaty between Malta and the United Mexican States came into force on 9 August 2014. This treaty affords double taxation relief in relation to (i) the federal income tax and (ii) the business flat rate tax, as imposed by the laws of the United Mexican States and income tax, as imposed by the...
his article is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. BY FRANCESCA FERRANDO (Francesca is currently in traineeship with David Zahra & Associates Advocates. She is currently reading law at the University of Malta and her main interests are corporate and commercial law, with a special interest in consumer law). A recent...
The right to equal pay between men and women for equal work or work of equal value has been a founding principle of the European Union since the Treaty of Rome in 1957. Despite the legal On the 8 August, 2014, the Minister for Finance issued The Residence Programme Rules, 2014 which replace The High Net...
The UCITS V Directive was published in the European Union’s Official Journal on 28 August 2014. The Directive addresses three main areas: (i) the duties, delegation, eligibility and liability of the depositary (bringing the UCITS framework in synch with the certain aspects of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive); (ii) remuneration policies and practices of...
The Maltese Government is currently considering whether it should issue a sukuk (also known as an Islamic bond) to see what the reaction of the markets would be and to give a political message that this is the sort of instrument Malta is in favour of. This was confirmed in a recent interview with the Prime Minister of...
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