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Contents
PORT SERVICES & SHIPPING
90 Minister’s Perspective - Expanding the Port and Increasing Tourist Flow:
Leveraging infrastructure and Gibraltar‘s attractions
Interview with Neil Costa, Minister for Tourism, Public Transport & the
Port
93 Port of Gibraltar - Staying Ahead of the Tide:
A port leveraging its competitive advantages
Interview with Roy Stanbrook, Captain of the Port & CEO of the Gibraltar
Port Authority
98 Expert Analysis - Gibraltar’s Key Position as a Maritime Service Centre
by Torben C. Skaanild, Secretary General, The Baltic and International
Maritime Council (BIMCO)
101 Bland Group - Homegrown and Venturing Out:
Born in Gibraltar but expanding internationally
Interview with James Gaggero, Chairman, Bland Group
102 East Gate Express - Land, Air and Sea: Connecting all the freight shipping dots
Interview with Colin Davis, Operations Director, East Gate Express
TOURISM
106 Tourist Board - Prime Location and Top-notch Attractions:
A tourism sector ready for investment and growth
Interview with Nicky Guerrero, CEO, Gibraltar Tourist Board
110 Expert Analysis - Gibraltar as a Cruise Port: Punching above its weight
by Peter Wild, Managing Director, G. P. Wild
113 MH Bland - Welcoming Tourists and Ships:
A long history operating in Gibraltar’s ports of entry
Interview with George Gaggero, Deputy Chairman, MH Bland
114 Caleta Hotel - The Caleta Hotel: A Gibraltar Landmark
Interview with Franco Ostuni, General Manager, The Caleta Hotel
118 Event-led Tourism - Hosting the World of Chess:
A global tournament with a high - and rising - rank
by Alice Mascarenhas, Features Editor, The Gibraltar Chronicle
120 Tourism Offerings - Gibraltar’s Tourism Highlights: Lots to discover
by Karen Lawson, Gibraltar Tourism Enthusiast & Author
124 BMI - Building on Rock-solid Foundations: Agents on the ground, and higher
Interview with Louis Montegriffo, Director, BMI Group
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
128 Hassans - At the Centre of Gibraltar’s Legal Evolution:
Growing in and beyond Gibraltar
Interview with James Levy QC, Senior Partner, Hassans International Law Firm
130 Baker Tilly - Upholding International Standards:
A well-regulated European jurisdiction for serious investors
Interview with Joe Pisharello, Chairman, Baker Tilly Gibraltar
132 PwC - Serving Businesses On and Off the Rock:
Local knowledge, international network
Interview with Colin Vaughan, Territory Senior Partner, PwC Gibraltar
Global Investor’s Guide – Gibraltar 2012
Milestone GRP
Editor: Tim Penketh
Country Director & Analyst: Florent Thevenin
Project Manager: Amaliya Abbas
Design & Production: Caspar Macke
Contributing Sub-editor: Darin Bielecki
Web Editor: Juanjo Dominguez
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We would like to thank all those who assisted us throughout
our project and with the production of this publication.
Statistics sources are abbreviated as follows:
GOG: Government of Gibraltar
GRA: Gibraltar Regulatory Authority
GSO: Gibraltar Statistics Offi ce
FSC: Gibraltar Financial Services Commission