Jinhatar Gvernatur tal-Bank Centrali

Is-Sur Emanuel Ellul ser jinóatar Gvernatur tal-Bank Ðentrali ta' Malta b'effett mill-1 ta' Ottubru, 1997. Bóalissa s-Sur Ellul qiegóed jokkupa l-kariga ta' Deputat Gvernatur. Iú-úmien tal-óatra tal-Gvernatur preúenti, is-Sur Francis J. Vassallo, tintemm fit-30 ta' Settembru, 1997.

Is-Sur Ellul ilu jaódem mal-Bank góal dawn l-aóóar 29 sena. Hu daóal il-Bank f'Lulju ta' l-1968 u góen biex jitwaqqaf id-Dipartiment tar-Riðerka. Hu okkupa diversi karigi f'dan id-Dipartiment u fl-1975, inóatar Kap tad-Dipartiment. Fl-1982, is-Sur Ellul kien ingóata l-appuntament ta' aíent General Manager u wara kien ikkonfermat bóala General Manager. Is-Sur Ellul dam f'din il-kariga sa Awissu ta' l-1996. Fl-4 ta' Novembru, 1996, hu nóatar Deputat Gvernatur.

Is-Sur Ellul hu Ekonomista u bejn l-1961 u l-1963 studja fi Plater College, Oxford, minn fejn kiseb diploma fix-xjenza fil-Politika u Ekonomija. Wara góamel sena taórií mad-dipartimenti tar-Riðerka ta' l-Amalgamated Engineering Union u Trade Union Congress ta' l-Ingilterra. Meta íie lura Malta, fl-1964, hu daóal mal-General Workers' Union fejn kien waqqaf id-Dipartiment tar-Riðerka. Fl-1967 kien attenda kors ta' studju ta' erba' xhur fil-Labour College of Canada. Minn dan il-kors kien óa diploma b'distinzjoni. Mill-Kanada kien mar l-Amerika biex jieóu sehem fi programm ta' taórií góall-mexxejja tal-óaddiema. Dan it-taórií kien sponsorjat mill-Gvern Amerikan.

Sentejn wara li daóal il-Bank, is-Sur Ellul kien íie sponsorjat mill-Bank biex jattendi kors fl-Universita' ta' Malta. Hu kien óa grad bl-unuri fl-Ekonomija fl-1972. Fl-1976, kien óa sehem f'kors ta' taórií fl-istitut tal-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali. Il-kors kien fuq Financial Analysis and Policy.

Fiú-úmien li ilu mal-Bank, is-Sur Ellul, ipparteðipa f'numru ta' seminars internazzjonali u attenda sezzjonijiet ta' studju fuq Banking, Politika Monetarja, Maniííjar ta' Riúervi u tóaddim ta' muniti barranin. Hu stabbilixxa óafna kuntatti ma' bankiera barranin. Is-Sur Ellul óa sehem ukoll f'óafna laqgóat u konferenzi internazzjonali, li jinkludu dawk organiúúati mill-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali, il-Bank Dinji, il-Bank for International Settlements u l-Bank Ewropej góar-Rikostruzzjoni u Úvilupp. Hu attenda wkoll numru ta' konferenzi tal-ministri tal-Finanzi tal-Commonwealth u l-konferenza annwali organiúúata mill-Bank of England góall-Gvernaturi tal-Bank Ðentrali tal-Pajjiúi tal-Commonwealth.

Is-Sur Ellul irrappreúenta lill-Bank Ðentrali ta' Malta u l-Gvern f'numru ta' konferenzi u laqgóat internazzjonali. Kien ukoll appuntat Direttur f'numru ta' aújendi u korpi tal-Gvern inkluúa l-Korporazzjoni Maltija æall-Iúvilupp.

Is-Sur Ellul hu miúúewweí lil rose nee' Agius u góandhom úewít itfal.

New Governor for Central Bank of Malta

Mr Emanuel Ellul, the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malta is to be appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Malta as from 1st October 1997. The term of appointment of the incumbent Mr Francis J. Vassallo will come to an end on 30th September, 1997.

Mr Ellul has twenty nine years experience at the Central Bank. He joined the Bank in July 1968 and was instrumental in the setting up of the Research Department. He occupied various positions within this Department and became Head in 1975. In 1983 Mr Ellul was appointed acting General Manager and subsequently was confirmed as General Manager. He held this position until August 1996. He was appointed Deputy Governor with effect from 4th November 1996.

Mr Ellul is an Economist and had studied at Plater College, Oxford, from 1961 to 1963 from where he obtained a Diploma in Politics and Economics. He subsequently undertook one year training with the Research Departments of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Trade Union Congress in the United Kingdom. When he returned to Malta in 1964 he joined the General Workers' Union where he set up the Research Department.

In 1967 he attended a four-month course on labour studies at the Labour College of Canada from where he obtained a diploma, with distinction, in labour leadership. From Canada Mr Ellul proceeded to the United States of America under a United States Government programme for labour leaders.

Two years after joining the Central Bank of Malta, Mr Ellul was sponsored by the Bank to proceed to the University of Malta to read for an Honours Degree in Economics. He graduated in 1972. In 1976 he participated in a four-month course on Financial Analysis and Policy at the Institute of the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C.

During his long years of service with the Bank, Mr E. Ellul participated in a large number of international seminars and courses of studies on Banking, Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange, Reserves' Management and many other related subjects. He also established contacts with many central bankers and commercial bankers. He participated in many international meetings and conferences including those organised by the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Bank for International Settlements and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He also attended many Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meetings and the annual conference organised by the Bank of England for Commonwealth Central Bank Governors.

He represented the Central Bank and the Malta Government in many international meetings and conferences and was also appointed director on various Government Boards including the Malta Development Corporation.

Mr Ellul is married to Rose nee' Aguis and has two children.