The news of the national airline registering a profit of €1.2 million after so many years, was very warmly welcomed by the business community, no less by the Chamber, who always considered Air Malta as a vital partner to the country’s continued economic growth.

EY Malta's Country Managing Partner said that Malta was the perfect place to test and pilot disruptive technologies which would attract even more FDI and turn Malta into an attractive hub for tech start-ups.

A charity talk aims to explain what’s behind this emerging technology.

Bortex Director Sam Borg said that further extending the leave entitlements is already putting more pressure on businesses, jeopardising their growth and potentially increasing reliance on automation.

“The performance across the Group in 2018 is underpinned by growth in the forfaiting, factoring, local real estate financing, and shipping businesses," said FIMBank Group CEO Murali Subramanian.