Malta: Article archive
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Malta's commercial climate warms up to foreign investment
Robert McLaughlinMalta's new Nationalist Government is courting foreign investors with a package of incentives that will enhance the attractive investment features already in place. The country, a six-island archipelago that includes the larger islands of Malta, Gozo, and Comino, already boasts of 134 foreign manufacturing plants operating there. ...
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U.S. mission to Malta next month will open investment door wider
Already boasting more than 150 foreign-owned manufacturing plants and numerous other service operations on the islands, the government of Malta is actively seeking and encouraging additional foreign direct investment.The major source of foreign investment in Malta has been the United Kingdom, but the largest private employer is an American firm. ...
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Economy turns upward; sales prospects are good - Malta
Economy Turns Upward; Sales Prospects Are GoodLacking natural resources and a solid agricultural base, Malta's economy is heavily dependent on its neighbors. During the early 1980s, the effects of the economic slowdown in Europe, which buys three-quarters of Malta's exports and furnishes about 90 percent of the tourists coming to Malta, were...
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- Malta: foreign trade promotion
Lawrence FarrugiaThe rate of progress in Malta's manufacturing industry is evidenced by a 40 percent increase in the industrial labor force and by a ten-fold increase in the export of manufactured goods over a period of 15 years.Well-planned preparations and intensive development programs have been the major formula contributing to the achievement...
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Capital flows into captive havens: Caribbean jurisdictions do not necessarily see themselves in competition with Bermuda but with the United States and
Roger CrombieIn the world of captive insurance, a number of jurisdictions use the Bermuda model. Now, as captive insurance again bubbles to the top of the corporate agenda, Bermuda should feel flattered as other players are actively growing their captive franchises. More than 70 national and state jurisdictions now offer captive services or plan to...
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