Fishing

Maltese in Libya

Nov 2nd, 2009 | By maltainc | Category: Banking, Fishing, Foreign Investment, Malta's competitive advantage, Scientific projects in Malta, Trade Finance

Representatives from around 30 companies are in Libya, visiting Tripoli, Misurata and Benghazi, to follow up on potential contracts.
The delegation is being led by Malta Enterprise and is supported by the Libyan General Union of Chambers of Commerce and HSBC Bank.
During a courtesy visit to the Libyan Under Secretary for TradeTaher M.Sarkez by Maltese ambassador George Cassar and [...]



Malta downplays calls for bluefin tuna trade ban

Jul 26th, 2009 | By maltainc | Category: Fishing, Trade and trade fairs

26 July 2009
Malta, the world’s largest tuna-penning nation, is resisting the growing international demand for a trade ban on the critically endangered bluefin tuna – a fish described as “too expensive to save,” and which is now threatened with extinction on account of rampant overfishing.  Calls for a global trade ban originated in the principality [...]