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MALTA Futureproofing the islands’ economic boom

The small Mediterranean archipelago is one of Europe’s best performing economies — the EU estimates that its gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.2% in 2018 and a further increase of 5.3% is expected in 2019.

“Malta’s success came because we identified the main drags on the economy and confronted them,” says Minister for

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