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    Trust and confidence: Malta’s international trademark

    Financial services have become a major pillar of Malta’s economy, averaging an impressive 30 per cent annual growth over the last three years and employing over 7,000 people, Prime Minister, Lawrence Gonzi, said in his speech marking the opening of the FinanceMalta Second Annual Conference held May 29th.
    The conference, with the theme Financial Services in [...]

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Trust and confidence: Malta’s international trademark

Financial services have become a major pillar of Malta's economy, averaging an impressive 30 per cent annual growth over the ...

Bright future for Malta’s finance sector

  Malta's financial sector is weathering the current financial storm and future prospects are encouraging, the Malta Financial Services Authority chairman, ...

KPMG Malta’s income doubled since 2005

KPMG Malta has doubled its fee income to €10.63 since 2005, according to the firm's transparency report for 2008. This ...

Tonio Fenech says Malta’s credible financial regulation “reaps dividends”

Finance Minister Tonio Fenech has welcomed the G20 agreement on financial regulation and tax havens saying that Malta's transparent and ...

PwC advisory services grows by 40%

PricewaterhouseCoopers' advisory services in Malta grew by 40 per cent in 2008, John Bonello, chairman and territory senior partner of ...

Credinvest appointed adviser on €200m Latvia energy park

Malta-based emerging markets finance specialist Credinvest International Corporate Finance has been appointed to advise on capital raising for a €200 ...

HSBC confirmed partner in future trade missions

HSBC Bank Malta will have an active role in future trade missions to new and emerging markets which are being ...

featuredimage March 26th - Malta seminar at London Stock Exchange

Places at an afternoon seminar showcasing Malta's financial business attractiveness at the London Stock Exchange on March 26 have been snapped ...

Private equity-backed firms post higher growth rates

Private equity-backed companies have shown significantly faster growth rates than other companies, Malta Enterprise chairman Alan Camilleri said.  Malta Enterprise ...

Malta and the U.S. : State of Affairs

Last December 22 relations between Malta and the United States of America were further strengthened as a result of the ...

featuredimage Islamic Finance Seminar

From: Malta Business Weekly, 2 December 2008  The Malta Institute of Management (MIM), the Malta Union of Bank Employees (MUBE) and ...

HSBC best for internet banking

From: Malta Business Weekly, 2 December 2008  HSBC won the Best Consumer Internet Bank award at the recent World's Best Internet ...

Actavis wants Malta to become regional hub

From: Times of Malta, 2 December 2008 Actavis, a pharmaceutical company with a plant in Malta, wants to make the island ...

E-commerce

Interview: Transforming Malta into a quality e-commerce destination

From: Malta Business Weekly, 2 December 2008

Although Malta is keen to become an important e-commerce hub in Europe, and the world, there remains a lot which needs to be done to shore up our product and bring it up to scratch.  The Malta Business Weekly spoke to Ronald Attard, senior Partner at Ernst & Young [...]

Maritime

GHM plc registers 27 per cent growth

Grand Harbour Marina plc posted an operating profit of €93,241, comprising earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
At its annual general meeting on Friday, the company announced it had register 27.5 per cent growth in its operational income in 2008. At the end of the last financial year this stood at €1,478,512, compared to €1,159,493 [...]

Malta to serve as North African off-shore launch pad

From:  Malta Business Weekly, 5 June 2008 
Rimorchiatori Riuniti, the Italian company which last year bought Tug Malta from government, intends to use its base in Malta to penetrate North Africa, The Malta Business Weekly has learned.  The company’s chief executive, Gregorio Gavarone, sees the Mediterranean as a potential growth area following their long standing presence [...]

The Malta Freeport

Hanjin starts calling at Malta Freeport

From: JCTrans, 24 June 2008
Malta Freeport welcomed Hanjin Shipping’s 5,618 TEU vessel Hanjin Brussels on its first call as part of the Mediterranean-Asia-America Pendulum Service. Hanjin Shipping will also be incorporating Malta Freeport as part of their MEX service, which will also be calling at the Freeport on a weekly basis. These two services will [...]

French shipper CMA CGM to invest 130 mn euros in Malta Freeport

From:  EU Business, 04 February 2008
The French shipping company CMA CGM will invest 130 million euros (220 million dollars) in a project to expand the Malta Freeport under an accord with the Maltese government signed Monday.  “This agreement marks the beginning of an ambitious expansion and modernisation programme targeting the port’s infrastructure and equipment,” the [...]

Back Office Services

CBPO Services celebrates operations in Malta

From: Times of Malta, 20 November 2008 
BPO Services Ltd., an accounting and back office service provider, celebrates its first year of operations in Malta.   BPO Services’ core operations focus on revenue accounting and other back office services, including transaction processing, billing and collection.
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