Malta for business

Apart from its excellent Mediterranean climate, idyllic way of life and superb geographic location between Italy and North Africa, Malta offers much more for business. Successive Governments have transformed the country into a very attractive financial services centre and remote gaming activities, creative, aviation and other service industries are thriving.

The island’s reputation for stability, predictability and security has made it an exception among other global financial centres. This, together with a fully EU-compliant regulatory framework, diverse ecosystem and deep talent pool also helped financial services companies from around the world find excellent opportunities for doing business in Malta.

Main advantages of doing business in Malta:

• EU member state – providing passporting rights for services and companies.
• Schengen zone – Travel between member states without internal border controls.
• Very competitive tax regime
• Accessibility – Malta is served by several airlines linking it to the main European and North African hubs in 2-3 hours.
• Reliable ICT infrastructure – fibre optic submarine cables and satellite linking Malta with Europe.
• Strong legal system
• CET time zone – one hour ahead of GMT
• Transhipment – Malta Freeport is the main regional hub.
• Cultural diversity – Cultural and historic connections in the region and a growing international workforce.
• Political stability – Malta is a democratic parliamentary republic.
• Diversified economy – Tourism, real estate, manufacture of electronics, pharma, IT and other diverse service industries.
• Relatively low setup and operating costs.

 

 

Some useful links:

Government of Malta – Official website of the Government of Malta

Health Services –  Official page of the National Health Service

Malta Embassies –  Embassies, Consulates and other Malta representations in other countries

Malta Enterprise – the national development agency entrusted with promoting and facilitating international investment in Malta

Trade Malta – public-private partnership formed between the Government of Malta and the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry.

Malta Developers Association – MDA is the highest body and voice of private Real Estate developers in Malta.

Education in Malta – National education and employment website

Malta Chamber of Commerce –  The independent voice of the private sector in Malta.

Malta Tourism Authority –  MTA regulates, develops and promotes Malta’s tourism industry

Finance Malta – FM is the public-private initiative set up to promote Malta as an International Financial Centre

Malta Financial Services Authority – MFSA is the single regulator for financial services activities in Malta

Malta Gaming Authority – MGA is the single regulatory body responsible for the governance of all gaming activities in Malta

Weather in Malta – Malta Airport weather observations and forecast

Television Malta – National TV and radio broadcaster

Times of Malta – English language newspaper

Malta Today – English language newspaper

The Malta Independent – English language newspaper