01799cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005304 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451826647 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Malta : 2008 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malta. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (51 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Malta has experienced a three-year-long expansion reflecting strong foreign direct investment, export diversification, and value-added upgrading. Financial soundness indicators held up in 2007 despite unfavorable international developments. The banking sector's liquidity and funding profile are healthy, and banks have remained profitable despite markdowns in security portfolios. Nonperforming loans fell further but are still comparatively high and thinly provisioned. The authorities are unbundling and opening to private participation the fuel and gas operations of the public energy company. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/276 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/276/002.2008.issue-276-en.xml IMF e-Library