EU ANTI-TAX AVOIDANCE DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTED IN MALTA On 11th December 2018, Legal Notice 411 was published in the Malta Government Gazette, titled, ‘European Union Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives Implementation Regulations,’falling under the Income Tax Act. These regulations, which shall come into force on 1st January 2019, implement the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016/1164 of 12 July 2016 adopted…

MOONTEC2018 — COLD BUT FRIENDLY The Nordic Blockchain Conference Moontec 2018 took place in the Estonian capital on 26–27th of November. This year the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel) hosted the event, which attracted about 400 participants from the Baltic States, Russia, Central Europe and the US. Moontec 2018 was made remarkable thanks to the high-quality…

G20 TO REGULATE “CRYPTO-ASSETS” World leaders concluded the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires with a pledge to regulate “crypto-assets”. Representatives of the G20 member countries published the declaration entitled “Building consensus for fair and sustainable development” on the development of a unified legal system of a digital market regulation. …

Pursuant to the 2018 Government Budget Speech and the introduction of Subsidiary Legislation 406.21 Value Added Tax (Registration as a Single Taxable Person) Regulations, eligible entities are now able to register for VAT Grouping in Malta through the online application form issued by the Office of the Commissioner on 30th…

SIGNING OF THE MED7 DECLARATION ON BLOCKCHAIN It was Malta who initiated the signing of the MED7 declaration on Blockchain and Technology this morning in Brussels, during the Council on Transport, Telecommunications and Energy. Silvio Schembri together with Southern European member states, France, Portugal, Cyprus, Italy, Greece and Spain have taken the first progressive step, committing to a collaboration between the countries in technological projects based on DLT and Blockchain.

BLOCKCHAIN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT — MADE FOR INDUSTRY LEADERS The Blockchain Leadership Summit, organised by InnMind took place in the Congress Centre Basel, Switzerland on 23–24 November 2018. This large-scale event traditionally focuses on bringing the brightest minds within developing industries together with politicians, businessmen and large institutions. The most promising projects are selected beforehand by the organising committee…

Blockchain technology has formed a trend among many companies, many of which Fintech and ICOs aspiring to implement such innovative technology within their respective economic sectors. …

E&S GROUP AT THIS YEAR’S SIGMA EXPO CONFERENCE This year, SiGMA Expo is marking its 5th edition of its annual iGaming convention at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali. Dubbed ‘The World’s iGaming Village’, today SiGMA represents Malta’s largest iGaming event, gaining popularity among many foreign gaming companies which have settled in Malta’s booming economy. In fact, the number…

NORDICS BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT RETURNS TO ESTONIA Moontec is an internationally recognised Nordic event, devoted to blockchain technology and its implementation in various industries and is proudly hosted in Tallinn every year. When Estonia started building its information society about two decades ago, there was no digital data being collected about its citizens. The general population did…