Malta continues to receive glowing reviews internationally as a
stable financial services centre of repute within the
European Union. Over the past fifteen years, Malta has moved
seamlessly from being an offshore to an onshore jurisdiction,
through the implementation of several legal, tax and regulatory
rules intended to stimulate domestic and international economic
activity. In this respect, Malta has experienced extraordinary
growth and resilience, especially in the midst of the prevailing
financial crisis.
The financial services sector has grown
exponentially during this period, attributable primarily to the
fact that Malta's regulatory approach has created the right
environment to maintain stringent EU standards without imposing
bureaucratic burdens on operators. Several entrepreneurs have
selected Malta as the right jurisdiction for the establishment and
regulation of their financial business – be it asset
management, online forex brokering, investment fund
