Josef Bonnici
Mario Vella ‘expected’ to be new Maltese governor
Economist ‘expected’ to be in post on July 1, with president expected to approve choice
Bonnici says Malta's economy weathering European storm
Central Bank of Malta governor says economy has been performing well despite the difficulties posed by eurozone weakness, with a strong banking sector and above-average profit for the central bank
Maltese governor says ECB’s policy will ‘take a while’ to hit periphery
Josef Bonnici attributes the drop in loans to the private sector in the eurozone’s stressed countries to the ‘weak and uneven’ monetary policy transmission mechanism
Maltese governor paves way for co-operative banking
Josef Bonnici underlines value of competition in the banking sector; encourages change in legislation to permit the formation of co-operative financial institutions
Maltese governor involved in ‘minor incident’ in Libya
Governor of the Central Bank of Malta pays visit to Central Bank of Libya; involved in a “minor incident” while travelling from the airport into Tripoli