{"id":3737,"date":"2021-02-18T09:19:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T09:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/national-productivity-board-annual-conference\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T09:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T09:19:58","slug":"national-productivity-board-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/mt\/national-productivity-board-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"National Productivity Board annual conference held"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-content-header\">\n<h3>Prime Minister asks Minister Abela to raise report&#8217;s\u00a0 recommendations during the next Cabinet meeting<\/h3>\n<h1 class=\"post-title entry-title \"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The National Productivity Board annual conference organised by MCESD took place at The Excelsior Hotel today.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This year\u2019s conference tackles the report on competitiveness covering 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Mr James Pearsall, chairperson of the National Productivity Board spoke about the importance of the report \u2013 a report assigned to MCESD by means of a legal notice.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked former Minister of Finance Prof Edward Scicluna who supported the report and also through the support shown from the Economic Policy Division along with the Central Bank of Malta.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-1500x1001.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0726-705x471.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He expressed his appreciation towards the board members specifically his predecessor chairperson, who, through his constructive contribution, board members managed to give their full potential, amid the Covid restrictions, to enable the specialist consultants in their endeavour to deliver to the European Commission a high level technical report that shows how Malta is fairing, while\u00a0 looking towards a Sustainable Development Strategy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-1500x1001.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0657-705x471.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He also thanked the three consultants namely Dr Philip von Brockdorf, Dr Stephanie Fabri, and Dr Ian Cassar.<\/p>\n<p>He said Malta has been praised by the National Productivity Boards and the Economic Committee. Malta is one of 14 countries in the EU particpating in this important assignment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-1500x1001.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/nationalproductivityboard.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LOR_0602-705x471.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minister for Finance Clyde Caruana, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela and Prime Minister Robert Abela closed the conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister said that he will ask Minister Abela to raise the recommendations of the report during the next Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch: https:\/\/we.tl\/t-1RHDSO8zKe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister asks Minister Abela to raise report&#8217;s\u00a0 recommendations during the next Cabinet meeting The National Productivity Board annual conference organised by MCESD took place at The Excelsior Hotel today. 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