The Maltese Government and the Malta Chamber of Commerce are
finalising plans in order to issue 90-day Visas for Libyan
businessmen to travel to Malta and conduct business with Maltese
entrepreneurs here. In a Parliamentary Committee for Economic and
Financial Affairs, Malta Chamber and SMEs' President Anton Borg
announced that the Government favours this initiative.
This will allow Maltese entrepreneurs to conduct commercial
activity with Libyan businessmen in Malta rather than having to
travel to Libya, facilitating the process for both parties,
particularly in view of the political instability that has
disrupted Libya.
Mario Vella, Chairman of Malta Enterprise, revealed the
importance of Maltese – Libyan business relations by
referring to significant figures from these last few years.
Exportation of Maltese products and services to Libya consistently
increased from €85 million in 2010 to €138 million in
2013. The figure stood at €123 million in 2014 and
