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Trends in Malta’s current account and their underlying causes

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  • Aaron G Grech
  • Noel Rapa

    (Central Bank of Malta)

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Malta’s current account has improved substantially since 2009, by about four times the change seen in the euro area. The note establishes that Malta’s current account is stationary, a necessary condition for avoiding sustainability problems in external accounts. This reflects a recovery in the national saving rate. Conversely investment has declined.

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  • Aaron G Grech & Noel Rapa, "undated". "Trends in Malta’s current account and their underlying causes," CBM Policy Papers PP/03/2016, Central Bank of Malta.
    • Handle: RePEc:mlt:ppaper:0316
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    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements

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