en: In the conduct of financial operations the Bank shall have recourse to the national central bank of the Member State concerned or to other financial institutions approved by that State.  
mt: Fit-twettiq ta' l-operazzjonijiet finanzjarji l-Bank għandu jirrikorri għand il-bank ċentrali nazzjonali ta' l-Istat Membru kkonċernat jew għand kull istituzzjoni finanzjarja oħra approvata minn dak l-Istat.

en: Article 14  
mt: Artikolu 14

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The Bank shall cooperate with all international organisations active in fields similar to its own.2.  
mt: Il-Bank għandu jikkopera ma' l-organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali kollha li joperaw f'oqsma bħal tiegħu.2.

en: The Bank shall seek to establish all appropriate contacts in the interests of cooperation with banking and financial institutions in the countries to which its operations extend.  
mt: Il-Bank għandu jfittex li jistabbilixxi kuntatti xierqa fl-interessi tal-koperazzjoni ma' istituzzjonijiet bankarji u finanzjarji fil-pajjiżi li fihom jopera.

en: Article 15  
mt: Artikolu 15

en: At the request of a Member State or of the Commission, or on its own initiative, the Board of Governors shall, in accordance with the same provisions as governed their adoption, interpret or supplement the directives laid down by it under Article 7.  
mt: Fuq talba ta' Stat Membru jew tal-Kummissjoni, jew fuq inizjattiva tiegħu stess, il-Bord tal-Gvernaturi għandu, skond l-istess disposizzjonijiet li rregolaw l-adozzjoni tad-direttivi li stabbilixxa skond l-Artikolu 7, jinterpretahom jew jissupplimentahom.

en: Article 16  
mt: Artikolu 16

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Within the framework of the task set out in Article III-394 of the Constitution, the Bank shall grant finance, in particular in the form of loans and guarantees to its members or to private or public undertakings for investments to be carried out in the territories of Member States, to the extent that funds are not available from other sources on reasonable terms.  
mt: Fil-qafas tal-kompitu previst fl-Artikolu III-394 tal-Kostituzzjoni, l-Bank għandu jagħti finanzjament, speċjalment fil-forma ta' self u garanziji lill-membri tiegħu jew lil intrapriżi privati jew pubbliċi għal investimenti li għandhom jitwettqu fit-territorji ta' l-Istati Membri, sakemm ma jkunx hemm fondi disponibbli minn riżorsi oħra, b'kondizzjonijiet raġonevoli.

en: However, by decision of the Board of Governors, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Board of Directors, the Bank may grant financing for investment to be carried out, in whole or in part, outside the territories of Member States.  
mt: Madankollu, b'deċiżjoni tal-Bord tal-Gvernaturi, li jaġixxi b'maġġoranza kwalifikata fuq proposta tal-Bord tad-Diretturi, l-Bank jista' jagħti finanzjament għal investimenti li għandhom jitwettqu, għal kollox jew parzjalment, barra t-territorji ta' l-Istati Membri.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: As far as possible, loans shall be granted only on condition that other sources of finance are also used.  
mt: Kemm jista' jkun, self għandu jingħata biss bil-kundizzjoni li jintużaw ukoll riżorsi oħra ta' finanzjament.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: When granting a loan to an undertaking or to a body other than a Member State, the Bank shall make the loan conditional either on a guarantee from the Member State in whose territory the investment will be carried out, on adequate guarantees, or on the financial strength of the debtor.  
mt: Meta jingħata self lil intrapriżi jew xi korp minbarra Stati Membri, l-Bank għandu jagħti s-self bil-kondizzjoni jew li jkun hemm garanzija minn Stat Membru li fit-territorju tiegħu jkun ser isir l-investiment, jew b'garanzija xierqa, jew abbażi tal-posizzjoni finanzjarja soda tad-debitur.

en: Furthermore, in accordance with the principles established by the Board of Governors pursuant to Article 7(3)(b), and where the implementation of projects provided for in Article III-394 of the Constitution so requires, the Board of Directors shall, acting by a qualified majority, lay down the terms and conditions of any financing operation presenting a specific risk profile and thus considered to be a special activity.  
mt: Barra minn hekk, skond il-prinċipji stabbiliti mill-Bord tal-Gvernaturi skond l-Artikolu 7(3)(b), u meta l-implimentazzjoni ta' l-operazzjonijiet prevista fl-Artikolu III-394 tal-Kostituzzjoni hekk titlob, il-Bord tad-Diretturi għandu, b'maġġoranza kwalifikata, jistabbilixxi l-modalitajiet u l-kondizzjonijiet ta' kull operazzjoni finanzjarja li fiha riskju speċifiku li b'hekk tkun ikkunsidrata bħala attività speċjali.

en: 4.  
mt: 4.

en: The Bank may guarantee loans contracted by public or private undertakings or other bodies for the purpose of carrying out projects provided for in Article III-394 of the Constitution.  
mt: Il-Bank jista' jiggarantixxi self meħud minn intrapriżi pubbliċi jew privati jew korpi oħra biex iwettqu proġetti previsti fl-Artikolu III-394 tal-Kostituzzjoni.

en: 5.  
mt: 5.

en: The aggregate amount outstanding at any time of loans and guarantees granted by the Bank shall not exceed 250 % of its subscribed capital, reserves, non-allocated provisions and profit and loss account surplus.  
mt: Fi kwalunkwe żmien, l-ammont totali ta' self u garanziji mogħtija mill-Bank m'għandux jaqbeż il-250 % tal-kapital sottoskritt, tar-riservi, ta' l-ammonti mhux allokati u ta' l-ammonti li jkunu in eċċess fil-kont ta' qligħ u telf tiegħu.

en: The latter aggregate amount shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount subscribed (whether or not paid in) for any equity participation of the Bank.  
mt: Dan l-ammont totali għandu jitnaqqas b'ammont daqs l-ammont sottoskritt (imħallas jew mhux) ta' kull parteċipazzjoni fil-kapital mill-Bank.

en: The amount of the Bank's disbursed equity participations shall not exceed at any time an amount corresponding to the total of its paid-in subscribed capital, reserves, non-allocated provisions and profit and loss account surplus.  
mt: L-ammont tal-parteċipazzjonijiet fil-kapital mill-Bank imħallsa m'għandu qatt jaqbeż l-ammont imħallas tal-kapital sottoskritt, tar-riservi tiegħu, ta' l-ammonti mhux allokati u ta' l-ammonti li jkunu in eċċess fil-kont ta' qligħ u telf.

en: By way of exception, the special activities of the Bank, as decided by the Board of Governors and the Board of Directors in accordance with paragraph 3, will have a specific allocation of reserve.  
mt: B'eċċezzjoni, għall-attivitajiet speċjali tal-Bank, kif deċiżi mill-Bord tal-Gvernaturi u l-Bord tad-Diretturi skond il-paragrafu 3 għandu jkun hemm allokazzjoni speċifika ta' riserva.

en: This paragraph shall also apply to the consolidated accounts of the Bank.  
mt: Dan il-paragrafu japplika wkoll għall-kontijiet konsolidati tal-Bank.

en: 6.  
mt: 6.

en: The Bank shall protect itself against exchange risks by including in contracts for loans and guarantees such clauses as it considers appropriate.  
mt: Il-Bank għandu jipproteġi ruħu kontra riskji ta' kambju billi jinkludi l-klawżoli li jidhirlu xierqa fil-kuntratti ta' self u garanzija.

en: Article 17  
mt: Artikolu 17

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Interest rates on loans to be granted by the Bank and commission and other charges shall be adjusted to conditions prevailing on the capital market and shall be calculated in such a way that the income therefrom shall enable the Bank to meet its obligations, to cover its expenses and risks and to build up a reserve fund as provided for in Article 22.2.  
mt: Rati ta' imgħax fuq self li jingħata mill-Bank u kummissjoni u piżijiet oħra għandhom jiġu aġġustati skond il-kondizzjonijiet kurrenti fis-suq kapitali u għandhom jiġu kkalkolati b'mod li d-dħul minnhom jippermetti lill-Bank li jaqdi l-obbligi tiegħu, biex ikopri l-ispejjeż u r-riskji tiegħu u biex jibni fond ta' riserva kif provdut fl-Artikolu 22.2.

en: The Bank shall not grant any reduction in interest rates.  
mt: Il-Bank m'għandux jippermetti tnaqqis fir-rata ta' imgħax.