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Edward Scicluna’s appointment as Central Bank governor reflects the government’s lack of interest in safeguarding Malta’s credibility and reputation as a financial services jurisdiction, the Nationalist Party has said.
The former finance minister, who is facing a criminal inquiry over his handling of a hospital privatisation deal, took up position with the Central Bank last month.
It means he is automatically a board member of the Malta Financial Services Authority.
Nationalist Party MP Therese Comodini Cachia and candidate Graham Bencini raised a number of concerns.
They said that Scicluna is a person of interest in a magisterial inquiry and while the presumption of innocence is sacrosanct, it makes his appointment inopportune especially due to the ever-increasing pressure on Malta to clean up .