Malta joined the European Union on 1 May 2004 and adopted the
Euro as its national currency in 2008. Malta's political,
economic, cultural and historical links to Europe can be traced
back for many centuries, due to its geographically strategic
location at the cross-roads between East and West.
Malta is a fast developing financial and business centre right
at the heart of the Mediterranean, an island which boasts an
advanced communications set up and a business environment which
gives every incentive to companies operating here, to invest, grow,
innovate and compete in the global marketplace. Boasting a highly
educated and English speaking workforce, a European time zone, a
Mediterranean lifestyle as well as excellent air and sea
connections to continental Europe and beyond, Malta is now
recognized internationally as a low risk jurisdiction benefitting
from economic and political stability which makes the Island a safe
and secure place to do business. It also has
