FOI administration manager John Scicluna and executive Kevin Caruana welcomed to the FOI premises two officials from Fitch Ratings Ltd on July 6.
Among the points discussed were issues relating to Malta's competitiveness and economic performance, public finances and government debt, inflation and the risks of not adopting the euro, local competitive markets, the role of regulators and regulatory burden, the risks and opportunities of globalisation, labour market developments, local policy-making and implementation, and the situation of the local manufacturing and tourism sectors.