Opportunities for investing in Malta in diverse areas ranging from financial services to logistics and from manufacturing to tourism were showcased by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech to British entrepreneurs in London recently.

The business breakfast organised in the City in collaboration with the Maltese High Commission also attracted several entrepreneurs of Maltese origin who are members of the Malta Business Network, set up earlier this year on the initiative of Malta’s High Commissioner Joseph Zammit Tabona.

The MBN promotes business and professional opportunities in Malta by cultivating the already good relations between members of the business and professional communities in Malta and the UK. Attendees included representatives from major financial services institutions, legal offices and service-based companies.

Mr Fenech described Malta as “a growing economy which can offer excellent growth potential for companies’ seeking to expand their business”, highlighting Malta’s important role as a hub in the Mediterranean which is ideally suited for trade with the Middle East and North Africa.

Mr Fenech highlighted the contribution of Malta’s human capital to its economic success, a factor highlighted by regular research, including Ernst & Young’s Attractiveness Survey. Investors cite the quality, adaptability and loyalty of human resources as one of the reasons behind their decision to invest in Malta.

Details about opportunities in various sectors, particularly those resulting from the government’s Vision for 2015 and beyond – financial services, health, education, high value added manufacturing, ICT and education, as well as the ecological vision for Gozo were shared with the audience. Some time was also allocated to information about the newly launched high net worth individual schemes.

The ability of Malta’s diversified and innovative financial sector to offer cross-linkage opportunities between banking, investment and trust services, insurance and pensions was also highlighted.