The European Business Handbook for Young ... - MCAST
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Opportunities in FDI<br />
• Malta’s optimal geographic location between the southern and northern<br />
shores of the Mediterranean, offers good potential to serve as a<br />
Hub.<br />
• Through its Freeport - a customs-free zone located around a development<br />
harbour in the southern part of the island, Malta serves as a convenient<br />
and cost-effective plat<strong>for</strong>m <strong>for</strong> <strong>European</strong>, Asian and North<br />
American companies to penetrate North African markets.<br />
(c) Oliver Pace<br />
• <strong>The</strong> following is a list of special sectors targeted by Malta and some<br />
of the benefits attainable through Malta:<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation/Communication Technology: Proximity to mainland Europe and<br />
equivalent time zone and an ideal test bed <strong>for</strong> new technologies.<br />
Training and Education: Malta is an Ideal base <strong>for</strong> a Regional training centre<br />
targeting students from North Africa, Europe and the Middle East.<br />
Electronics: Reputation <strong>for</strong> quality and reliability and proven success in<br />
custom-manufacturing (most locally established companies are large<br />
enough to cope with substantial orders, yet small and flexible enough to<br />
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Culture