The importance of giving due recognition to inspirational business leaders cannot be stressed enough,” Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said today.

“Rewarding the ‘best-in-business’ is recognising and celebrating the right entrepreneurial culture which stimulates innovation, drive and commitment of a variety of corporate business clusters, including small and medium enterprises, ranging from iGaming to finance to fashion.”

Prof  Scicluna was delivering the opening speech at the Malta’s Best-in-Business Awards 2015, an independent business awards programme judged by qualified members of the business community and industry analysts.

Noting Malta’s bright economic outcomes, as attested by various credit rating agencies, Prof Scicluna remarked that strong economic growth does not simply happen.

 “It is the result of hard work, sound policies, a far-reaching strategy and, above all, a clear vision,” he said. “Most important of all, it is due to companies which make a difference because they care. They are ambitious and give the needed thrust forward for our economy to grow.”