Access to Finance for SMEs Conference

Participation is open to business owners and other interested parties.
Application forms can be obtained from GRTU Offices, Republic Street, Valletta
or through GRTU’s Website: www.grtu.org.mt.

The Malta Conference is
organised by GRTU, Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises – as Malta’s
representative and as member of UEAPME in collaboration with the Bank of
Valletta plc as a member of the ESBG, and with the support of Malta Financial
Services Authority.

The Malta conference is organised under the
patronage of the Hon. Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minster of Malta. The Conference
will be addressed also by Prof. Joe Bannister, Chairman of MFSA and the keynote
speakers include Mr Joseph FX Zahra, Chairman of Bank of Valletta and Mr Karol
Gabaretta, Director Banking Unit of MFSA.

Keynote speakers in the
Conference will be:

Mr. Ian Jakeways British specialist on SMEs
financing needs and in assistance to financial institutions on a better
understanding of their customers project management, policy co-ordinations and
social partners negotiations.

Mr. Christian Marlier is currently Director
in charge of Institutional Risk Services at Fortis Bank.

Mr Gerhard
Huemer, UEAPME expert on solutions to SMEs financing problems.

Mr.
Vincent Farrugia Director General of GRTU will present the findings of GRTU’s
Study Project on Financing Requirements for Maltese SMEs.

Mr Karol
Gabaretta and Ms Catherine Galea from MFSA.

Mr Joseph FX Zahra, Chairman
Bank of Valletta.

Owners and managers of SMEs participating in this
Conference will have an opportunity to learn what development is taking place in
the field of access to finance and how the financial world is gearing up to
provide access to finance which is more friendly to SME’s.

The
Director General of GRTU, Vincent Farrugia will present the results of a Survey
conducted among Maltese SME’s and highlights the issues that Maltese SME’s wish
to see resolved thus enabling SME’s to meet their financing requirements of
their expansion programmes.