Place

* The ideal cosmopolitan location for efficient international business contacts.  Lying at a strategic crossroads between Europe and Africa, Malta is a meeting point of cultures and languages at the heart of the Mediterranean.

* Malta has excellent flight connections.  The national carrier Air Malta operates to numerous European and a number of North African destinations, with regular flights. There are also a large number of international carriers operating to and from Malta.

* Sophisticated ITC infrastructure well connected to the international backbone.  High broadband penetration and a competitive market with the latest technologies like VoIP. 

* Major transshipment hub in the region.  Malta Freeport is one of the most efficient and successful Freeport operations in the Mediterranean. Almost all goods being shipped through the port or being re-packaged for onward shipment do so tax-free.

* Malta has friendly relationships with Mediterranean rim countries and with the countries representing the major investment markets worldwide. Through the bilateral agreements between Malta and the EU with third countries, and through Malta’s traditional economic links, the country strengthens its position as a business location and financial centre in the wider Mediterranean region.

* Malta has high standards of living as well as comparatively low daily running costs, both for business and for personnel.  It offers a refreshing change from other busy, chaotic and high-cost, business centres. It offers a diverse range of shopping, cultural events and leisure activities and provides well-equipped public and private hospital and clinics.

* High quality homes and apartments to satisfy the most demanding requirements.  It offers excellent office space at reasonable rents.

* Maltese standard time is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and six hours ahead of US Eastern Standard Time (EST).  Business runs smoothly with the international community.