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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 />

14<br />

Culture

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