Former Italian prime minister and European Commissioner Mario Monti (centre) with, from left, Nathalie Camilleri Sultana, Franco Aloisio, Kevin Rapinett, HSBC Malta chairman Sonny Portelli, Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech, Michel Cordina, James Woodeson and Peter Calleya at the Business Roundtable with Government, organised by The Economist and sponsored by HSBC Malta. During the event, the bank provided a showcase for its Malta Trade for Growth initiative and the €50 million Trade Fund launched last December.