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In many contemporary societies, everyday and routine instances of positive intercultural relations abound. These include, but are not limited to, cultural exchange programmes, international trade, globalization, as well as the geopolitical organization of nation-states such as the European Union. Few contemporary public spheres around the world remain uncontaminated by the ways of life of different others (Giddens, 1991). Whilst the positive consequences of intercultural contact are seemingly obvious to many, the most recent Eurobarometer (EB83, 2015) shows that migration has risen to being the primary concern amongst European citizens. This is specifically the case in Malta, in which the present study is conducted. ; N/A

Cover -- CONTENTS -- CONTEXT AND OUTLOOK: RESILIENT ECONOMY -- POLICY DISCUSSIONS: SUSTAINING GROWTH AND REDUCING VULNERABILITIES -- A. Strengthening Fiscal Sustainability -- B. Financial Sector Policies -- C. Structural Policies -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOXES -- 1. Exchange Rate Assessment -- 2. Overview of the Financial Sector -- 3. Bank Regulatory and Supervisory Frameworks -- FIGURES -- 1. Non-Performing Exposures, 2014 -- 2. Economic Indicators, 2003-2016 -- 3. Short-Term Indicators, 2008-2014 -- 4. Fiscal Developments, 2005-2014 -- 5. External Sector, 2001-2014 -- 6. Financial Soundness Indicators -- TABLES -- 1. Selected Economic Indicators, 2010-16 -- 2. Fiscal Developments and Projections, 2010-16 -- 3. Balance of Payments, 2010-16 -- 4. General Government Financial Balance Sheet -- 5. Financial Soundness Indicators, 2010-13 -- ANNEXES -- I. Implementation of IMF Recommendations -- II. Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) -- APPENDICES -- I. Developments in Malta's Competitiveness in Goods Sector -- II. Interest Rate Pass-Through in Malta -- III. Small and Medium Enterprises in Malta -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Cover -- CONTENTS -- GLOSSARY -- PREFACE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- I. FISCAL REPORTING -- 1.1. Coverage of Fiscal Reports -- 1.2. Frequency and Timeliness of Fiscal Reporting -- 1.3. Quality of Fiscal Reports -- 1.4. Integrity of Fiscal Reports -- 1.5 Recommendations -- II. FISCAL FORECASTING AND BUDGETING -- 2.1. Comprehensiveness of Budget Documentation -- 2.2. Orderliness -- 2.3. Policy Orientation -- 2.4. Credibility -- 2.5. Recommendations -- III. FISCAL RISK ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT -- 3.1. Disclosure and Analysis -- 3.2. Fiscal Risk Management -- 3.3. Fiscal Coordination -- 3.4 Recommendations -- BOX -- 1.1. The Individual Investor Program and the National Development and Social Fund -- FIGURES -- 1.1. Public Sector Expenditure and Coverage in Fiscal Reports, 2016 -- 1.2. Coverage of Public Sector Balance Sheet in Fiscal Reports, 2016 -- 1.3. Public Sector Net Worth in Selected Countries -- 1.4. General Government Assets in Selected European Countries, 2016 -- 1.5. Public Sector Gross Liabilities in Selected European Countries -- 1.6. Other Economic Flows of General Government Financial Assets -- 1.7. Annual Revenue Loss from Tax Expenditures in Selected European Countries -- 1.8. Stock-Flow Adjustments of General Government -- 1.9. Historical Revisions between April 2013 and April 2018 EDP Notifications -- 1.10. Reconciliation of Budget Accounts with General Government Net Lending, 2016 -- 2.1. Medium-Term Macroeconomic Forecast Error for Real GDP Growth (2005-17) -- 2.2. Average Medium-Term Fiscal Forecast Error, 2005-17 -- 2.3. Medium-term Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts, 2014-18 -- 2.4. General Government Investment, 2006-17 -- 2.5. Supplementary Budgets and Outturns Relative to Approved Budget (2008-16) -- 2.6. Successive Medium-Term Budget Deficit Forecasts (2003-17) -- 3.1. Fan Charts for GDP Growth and Budget Balance.

This record reviews the main industrial relations developments in Malta during 2006. ; peer-reviewed

The music rapport between Malta and Bulgaria go back to the 1970s following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Various published literature and official documents relate to this theme. The main research to date was undertaken at the National Academy of Music Prof. Pancho Vladigerov, Sofia. ; peer-reviewed

This record reviews the main industrial relations developments in Malta during 2007. ; peer-reviewed

This publication contains six papers on Malta's role and initiatives on the international scene. Having been written and presented a handful of years ago, i.e. between 1990 and 1995, the papers might seem quite outdated to a 1996 reader. Nevertheless, they do provide a clear testimony to the fact that during the five years in question the political structures in Europe underwent a complete overhaul: the Warsaw Pact was disbanded; the Partnership for Peace Programme came into being; the Rome Treaty was updated by means of the Maastricht Treaty; the European Community became the European Union; the Maastricht Treaty is, at the moment, going through a thorough revision process at the Intergovernmental Conference (IOC). The stress in this publication lies on an alternative approach to politics. The alternative approach to Maltese international politics I have in mind, is one that privileges the search for peaceful solutions to military intervention; one that gives resonance to the social and ecological dimension; one that insists on cooperation and solidarity amongst all peoples; one that gives great relevance to the respect of minorities and the tolerance of divergent views; one that attributes a leading role in politics to culture and language; one that promotes policies based on reciprocal understanding amongst different races, peoples and creeds. By harbouring this vision of politics I might be described as being more of an idealist dreamer than a pragmatic politician. My answer is simple: history has proven that the traditional way of handling political issues has not led to everlasting peace. Maybe, a fair dose of fantasy and visionary dreams might simply do the trick and thus translate the idea of unity in diversity into a reality. This is something which all true democrats should aspire to achieve. ; peer-reviewed

The paper presents the results of a complex study of the collection of zoomorphic figurines from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Malta in the Angara region of Eastern Siberia. The materials described and analyzed in the paper were obtained during the excavations by M. M. Gerasimov in 1928—1958 and are currently divided between four museums in Saint Petersburg, Moscow and Irkutsk. Based on morphometric, stylistic, technological and use wear analyses in combination with zoological, archaeozoological and ethnographic evidence, the authors propose new classification and interpretation of the zoomorphic figurines they studied. The Malta zoomorphic sculpture is notable for its realism, attention to details and sophisticated techniques of manufacture and decoration. The proposed classification forms the basis of the information system "Art of Malta culture".