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The New Anti-money Laundering Regulation: The Time To Act Is Now

Malta's anti-money laundering framework faces its most significant transformation as the EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation becomes directly applicable on 10 July 2027, replacing the current directive-based system with a unified Single Rulebook.

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

The Industrial Accelerator Act, A Proposed New FDI Framework For Key Industrial Sectors

The European Commission has proposed the Industrial Accelerator Act, introducing a new foreign direct investment framework for strategic manufacturing sectors including batteries, electric vehicles...

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Revision Of Malta’s FDI Rules: Key Takeaways

Malta's Parliament is considering significant amendments to its foreign direct investment screening framework through Bill No 172. The proposed changes aim to clarify notification requirements, define portfolio investment exclusions, and restructure the institutional framework governing the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office, bringing Malta's regime into closer alignment with EU regulations.

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

The CP Legislative Updates Series – April 2026

Malta's legislative landscape underwent significant transformation in April 2026, with new regulations spanning anti-money laundering, gaming taxation, sports club commercialization, and cancer survivor protections. How will these changes reshape compliance obligations for financial institutions, gaming operators, and employers while advancing individual rights and market competitiveness?

Malta Government

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Preliminary Market Consultation: Regeneration Project In The Grand Harbour Area

Malta Government

WP

WH Partners

Maltese Government Publishes Tender To Build, Operate And Maintain The Sir Temi Zammit Hospital For Older Persons

Malta Government

WP

WH Partners

Malta’s FDI Screening Framework Amendment: Key Changes Under Bill No. 172

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

A New Way Of Settling Regulatory Non-compliance: Highlights Of The Recently Published L.N. 82/2026 And L.N. 83/2026 Amending The PMLFTR And CBAR Regulations

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Easing The Impact Of War On Government Contracts

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Strengthening Malta’s Maritime Infrastructure: Ras Ħanżir Port Expansion Tender

Malta Government

WP

WH Partners

What Repercussions Does AMLA Have For Malta?

Malta Government

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GTG

European Commission Issues Guidelines On Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Malta Government

MT

Mamo TCV Advocates

Public Procurement Laws And Regulations Malta 2026

Malta Government

WP

WH Partners

Department Of Contracts Announces Lowered Procurement Thresholds: Circular 2 Of 2026

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Success Stories At CSB Group | Nicole's Journey (Video)

Malta Law Performance

CG

CSB Group

In Session: Criminal Law Revision – Prof. Stefano Filletti X GħSL (Podcast)

GA

Ganado Advocates

Crypto Tax Reporting: Does DAC8 Have A Wider Reach Than MiCA?

Malta Technology

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MK Fintech Partners

In Session: Succession, Letting & Hiring Revision – Dr. Kurt Xerri X GħSL (Podcast)

Malta Law Performance

GA

Ganado Advocates

Malta Reinforces Its Attractiveness For Foreign Talent

Malta Commercial

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

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Inward/ Foreign Investment

The Industrial Accelerator Act, A Proposed New FDI Framework For Key Industrial Sectors

The European Commission has proposed the Industrial Accelerator Act, introducing a new foreign direct investment framework for strategic manufacturing sectors including batteries, electric vehicles...

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Revision Of Malta’s FDI Rules: Key Takeaways

Malta's Parliament is considering significant amendments to its foreign direct investment screening framework through Bill No 172. The proposed changes aim to clarify notification requirements, define portfolio investment exclusions, and restructure the institutional framework governing the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office, bringing Malta's regime into closer alignment with EU regulations.

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Malta’s FDI Screening Framework Amendment: Key Changes Under Bill No. 172

Bill No. 172 (the “Bill”) has been published to amend the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office Act (Chapter 620 of the Laws of Malta) (the “FDI Act”). The Bill primarily integrates the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office (the “Office”) within the Malta Business Registry and introduces clarifications to the FDI Act.

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Discovering Malta: Residency Opportunities Presented At Malta House, London

Malta Immigration

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Mamo TCV Advocates

Strengthening The EU FDI Screening Framework

European Union Government

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GTG

Annual EY Survey Reports Significant Rebound In Malta's Attractiveness

Malta Government

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Finance Malta

Training Academy Webinar Recap: Key Takeaways & Lawyer Insights

Malta Commercial

MT

Mamo TCV Advocates

Chipmaking In The EU

Malta Commercial

GA

Ganado Advocates

Mapping Out The Trends Of FDI In Europe: A Look At The EU's Fifth FDI Annual Report

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

The CP Legislative Updates Series – April 2026

Malta's legislative landscape underwent significant transformation in April 2026, with new regulations spanning anti-money laundering, gaming taxation, sports club commercialization, and cancer survivor protections. How will these changes reshape compliance obligations for financial institutions, gaming operators, and employers while advancing individual rights and market competitiveness?

Malta Government

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Malta Flag State Endorsement For Yacht Crew: What Malta Now Requires

Transport Malta's Merchant Shipping Directorate has issued Commercial Yachting Notice 15, establishing clear protocols for Certificate of Competency endorsements on Malta-flagged commercial yachts.

Malta Transport

SI

Sentient International Limited

Caravaggio, Contributive Belonging, And The Maltese Citizenship By Merit Framework

This article examines Malta's Citizenship by Merit framework through the historical lens of Caravaggio's admission to the Order of St John, exploring how contribution-based citizenship has evolved from medieval orders to modern legal structures. It analyzes the legal principles underlying merit-based naturalisation and their alignment with EU law following the landmark Commission v Malta judgment.

Malta Immigration

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Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates

Malta Issues Its Intended Transposition Of The Critical Entity Resilience Directive

Malta Technology

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GTG

In Session: Constitutional Law Revision – Prof. Tonio Borg X GħSL (Podcast)

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

The CP Legislative Updates Series – November 2025

Malta Government

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Amendments To The Maltese Citizenship Act – Act XXI Of 2025: Key Changes And Implications

Malta Government

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

The Enforcement Of Fundamental Human Rights: Balancing Property And Privacy

Malta Government

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GTG

Case Note: CJEU's Commission V Malta — Rethinking Citizenship By Investment

Malta Immigration

GA

Ganado Advocates

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

A New Way Of Settling Regulatory Non-compliance: Highlights Of The Recently Published L.N. 82/2026 And L.N. 83/2026 Amending The PMLFTR And CBAR Regulations

On April 1, 2026, two new legal notices were officially published in the Government Gazette, through L.N. 82/2026 and L.N. 83/2026, bringing changes to the Prevention of Money Laundering...

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Balancing Financial Inclusion And AML Compliance: The Right To A Basic Payment Account

In the context of the increasingly complex compliance environment within which financial entities operate today, banks are often faced with a conflict between the need to respect fundamental...

Worldwide Finance

GA

Ganado Advocates

Malta Issues Its Intended Transposition Of The Critical Entity Resilience Directive

On 16 January 2026, Malta has officially issued its intended transposition of the EU's Critical Entities Directive (Directive EU 2022/2557) ("CER") into national legislation through the Resilience of Critical Entities...

Malta Technology

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GTG

FIAU Issues Guidance On AML/CFT Obligations In The Context Of Instant Payments

Malta Government

BD

BDO Malta

The Companies Act (Register Of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025

Malta Commercial

GA

Ganado Advocates

AML Compliance In Malta

Malta Government

BD

BDO Malta

FIAU Publishes 2024 Annual Report: Focus Areas For Subject Persons

Malta Government

BD

BDO Malta

Implementation Of NIS2 Into Maltese Law

Malta Government

GA

GVZH Advocates

FIAU Annual Report 2023: Overview

Malta Government

PS

Papilio Services Limited

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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Preliminary Market Consultation: Regeneration Project In The Grand Harbour Area

Malta's Grand Harbour Revival Plan enters a critical pre-procurement phase, inviting economic operators to shape the delivery strategy for a transformative waterfront regeneration project.

Malta Government

WP

WH Partners

The 2026 Iran Crisis And The Need For Temporary State Aid Measures

Since February 2026, the situation in Iran and the wider region has escalated. The de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already led to significant increases...

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Maltese Government Publishes Tender To Build, Operate And Maintain The Sir Temi Zammit Hospital For Older Persons

The Government of Malta has issued a significant public procurement call (CT2122/2026) for the development of the Sir Temi Zammit Hospital for Older Persons, a large-scale project combining construction, financing...

Malta Government

WP

WH Partners

Strengthening Malta’s Maritime Infrastructure: Ras Ħanżir Port Expansion Tender

Malta Government

WP

WH Partners

Easing The Impact Of War On Government Contracts

Malta Government

GA

Ganado Advocates

Malta’s Renewable Energy Interconnector: Key Procurement Considerations On The Preliminary Market Consultation

WP

WH Partners

Construction In Malta

Malta Real Estate

GA

Ganado Advocates

ESMA Consults On Revised MAR Guidelines Ahead Of Listing Act Disclosure Reforms

European Union Commercial

GA

Ganado Advocates

European Commission Issues Guidelines On Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Malta Government

MT

Mamo TCV Advocates

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Latest Videos

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Maltese Easter Traditions

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Attard Baldacchino

FDI And National Security Reviews (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Competition And Regulated Markets - What's Another Year 2024 (Video)

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Arthur Cox

Explainer Video: The Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment Screening (Video)

LL

Loyens & Loeff

How To Conduct An Internal AML/CFT Audit (Video)

WP

WH Partners

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