Malta’s Competitive Edge in Maritime Services

  • EU / Schengen Area State
  • A modern & efficient infrastructure.
  • Excellent educational facilities.
  • English (Official language) and Italian are widely spoken with a good understanding of French, German, Arabic and other languages.
  • High professionalism in business support services.
  • Support from Malta Enterprise – the one-stop-shop for all investors.
  • Economic, political and social stability.
  • Strong national commitment to attracting foreign investment.
  • Malta is an excellent jurisdiction to establish international trading companies and treaty-protected international holding companies.
  • Malta also has an important shipping register and is one of the world’s preferred jurisdictions for tax-free yacht registrations.
  • Long-standing experience in foreign direct investment and business activities
  • High levels of productivity and profitability of investment.
  • High product quality.
  • Qualified, flexible and multilingual workforce.
  • International cost competitiveness.
  • Availability of industrial premises at competitive costs.
  • Incentive packages.
  • Valued close economic and cultural ties with neighbouring countries north and south of the island.
  • Healthy and safe environment.
  • Good Standard of Living
  • 7,000 hears of history & local culture (3 Unesco World Heritage Sites & more)