Mario Vella: Leveraging better our current economic success

Address by Dr Mario Vella, Governor of the Central Bank of Malta, at the annual dinner of the Institute of Financial Services, Saint Julian's, Malta, 1 December 2017.

The views expressed in this speech are those of the speaker and not the view of the BIS.

Dear President and Members of the Committee of the Institute of Financial Services (IFS) Malta, distinguished guests, personally and on behalf of the Board of the Central Bank of Malta, I thank you for this annual traditional opportunity to address this distinguished audience and, through it, all stakeholders. 

Also my personal and institutional welcome to the representatives of overseas professional bodies who are with us tonight, the London Institute of Banking and Finance, the Global Association of Risk Professionals, and the European Banking and Financial Services Training Association.  You evidently hold IFS Malta in high esteem.  So do we.