The Minister
for the Economy, Investment and Small Business, Dr Chris Cardona had a formal
discussion on Female Entrepreneurship with Ms Zita Gurmai PES Women President
and Former MEP.
Minister Cardona said that the
story in Malta is a similar one to many countries; the position of women has
advanced in recent years but there is still a lot to do.
"The active
participation of women in the world of work and entrepreneurship is an
essential ingredient to meet our objective of creating economic growth that reaches
everyone. If we don't harness the skills of women we, as a society, as an
economy, are under performing" said
Minister Cardona.
Dr Chris Cardona said that the
Government is now designing a national platform to promote female
entrepreneurship. He stressed that this needs to be a continuous strategy,
consistent and coordinated, not just sporadic initiatives taken once in a
while.
Minister Cardona stated that
initiatives encouraging women to enter the work force have also been
acknowledged by Standard & Poor's as one of the elements helping the
Maltese economy to continue growing: "A recent report by Standard & Poor's
affirmed that the Maltese economy is stable and expected to continue growing in
the coming years and this is in part due to the reforms the current government
has been implementing such as initiatives aimed at encouraging women to enter
the work force."
A Mission for
Growth to Turkey (Ankara and Istanbul) will be led by Commissioner Fernando
Nelli Feroci, which will take place in the second half of October 2014
The Missions for Growth is an initiative to
stimulate growth and competitiveness of European industry. The objectives of
this visit are the following:
the setting up of an EU-Turkey business roundtable which will, in
the future, advise governments on both sides on enterprise and industry
policies;
the signing of an agreement to integrate Turkey in the programme
for Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
(COSME)
If you
are interested kindly send an email at by 10 September
2014.
This week Philip Fenech, GRTU Deputy President and President
of the Tourism and Hospitality Section met MTA's new CEO Mr Paul Bugeja in a
very cordial and informal meeting. Mr Fenech discussed the theme of the next
World Tourism Day that will next September focus on Community Tourism.
He
emphasized that host families should play an important role as they offer a
genuine community experience to our tourists. Mr Fenech said that the concept
of the Host Family must be expanded so that they no longer just cater for
students but start catering also for adults that are drawn to this experience.
Students also tend to concentrate during the peak months while adults tend to
be more distributed over most of the year. In line with this GRTU would like to
work on a Code of Ethics for the sector and ameliorate and update the minimum
standards. Some regulatory and fiscal changes would need to be done to make the
host family operation viable. The income host families get from their activity
is very minimal and should not be over-burdened with taxes and complicated
rules. A follow up meeting will be held to continue discussions on the topic.
GRTU President, Deputy President and CEO have this week met
Dr Alfred Sant, who was recently elected as a Maltese MEP. Dr Sant gave an
overview of what Committees and working groups he is involved in and stated
that he wants to represent Malta's interest on the EP.
He in fact specified
that the most important item he is seeing on the Agenda is the Banking Union
where he expressed his concern on the very bureaucratic procedures the banks
will be required to go through in line with the EU planned intensive
surveillance. Dr Sant said that this would result in a significant cost for the
banks which they will pass on to their clients. GRTU President Paul Abela also
expressed his concerns in this regard saying that SMEs cannot sustain any more
costs from the banks and that acquiring funds is already amongst the costliest
in the EU.
GRTU also argued that the Maltese banks say that
Malta's banking system is very particular and therefore the banks should have
carried out an independent assessment of how it will affect their model.
GRTU has today
met Mr Ronald Mizzi, Energy Permanent Secretary and Enemalta CEO, Ing Fredrick
Azzopardi and discussed the way forward following GRTU's call for compensation
to business for the electricity outage. Following the last week's meeting with
the Minister is was evident that compensation for business was off the table
but more discussions to make up for the issue would be held.
Today
GRTU requested that a Charter would be introduced, similar to the situation in
the UK whereby the Energy supplier would be automatically required to pay an
established compensation and or take other measures to compensate for the power
outage specifically for businesses and consumers. GRTU argued that the time has
passed where businesses where no longer able to seek redress for lost business.
If through its action an Authority/Agency causes loss in businesses that
Authority/Agency should be liable for damages. The Ministry has committed
itself publicly that it will be working on these lines.
The
Ministry and Enemalta also confirmed that they are handling customers that have
dues better and GRTU's request of having a section at arms dealing solely with
business clients was not ruled out. Both the Ministry and Enemalta said they
would welcome an opportunity to deal directly with enterprises experiencing
problems related to water and electricity. GRTU will be calling a meeting for
members who have such concern and open discussions with the Authorities.
In the upcoming days GRTU
Deputy Vice President Philip Fenech will be attending numerous tourism zone
meeting.
For this reason any member that would like to bring to our attention
any problems that are being faced in their tourism zones should contact us to
express their feedback. Therefore kindly contact GRTU on 99493534 or
The Technical
Regulations Division at the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority
(MCCAA) would like to inform you that it
is now in the phase of amending L.N. 28 of 2003:
Two or Three-Wheel Motor
Vehicle (EC Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 by transposing
Directive 2013/60/EU of 27 November 2013 amending for the purposes of adapting
to technical progress, Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council on certain components and characteristics of two or
three-wheel motor vehicles, Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council relating to the type-approval of
two or three-wheel motor
vehicles and Directive 2009/67/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council on the installation of
lighting and light-signalling devices on two- or three-wheel motor vehicles.
You are
encouraged to send your comments/feedback/queries to by the 28th August 2014
Last week the
Ministry for Education and Employment has launched the 2014/15 schedule of the
adult learning courses. Last year, over 13,000 individuals attended a huge
variety of classes ranging from learning a language to piano lessons.
The
Ministry would like to encourage those who never attended these courses to take
up a class, and for those who have attended one in the past to take up the
subject at a higher level.
The
continuous development of the individual on a personal basis is of huge
importance for society, and that education and the skills-building are indeed a
lifelong ambition and not just for the young.
During
this scholastic year, around 110 subjects are available at different levels
across seven Adult Learning Centres, 40 Local Council and 17 NGO and
Community Centres.
These
courses include subjects in the following course areas:
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products that combine medicinal herbs and minerals from the Dead Sea.
Company Name:
ALONA SHECHTER LTD.
Contact
Person: Ms. Alona Shechter, General
Manger
Address:
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Summary
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These products
are unique in their particularly-high concentration of active ingredients and
are made especially for men and women with extremely delicate and sensitive
skin.
Company Name:
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Contact
Person: Ms. Debby Vazana
Address:
37 Haashlagan St., Kiryat Gat, Israel
Telephone
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972-50-2333355/6
Fax No: 972-8-6811487
E-Mail:
Website:
www.bidudim.com
Year of
Establishment: 1998
Summary of offer: Looking for projects and tenders in thermal system insulation, floor and
walls coverings, shading, metal and fire proofing
Summary of offer: Looking to Import Dietary Supplements
Description of
offer:
TTA is Israel's leading dietary
supplements company and part of the Ma'abarot group – a group of seven
companies all of which deal with different aspects of nutrition and lifestyle.
TTA imports, markets and distributes
innovative health a range of some 1,500 products (food supplements, vitamins
and minerals, homeopathy, medical cosmetics, natural and organic foods).
The products marketed and promoted
directly to the consumer as well as through the dissemination of medical
information among physicians, dieticians, chemists and other retailers.
Distribution channels include
pharmacies, drugstore chains and private chemists, HMOs and nature stores.
Ta'am Teva Altman markets its products
under two umbrella brands, Altman and Nutrelife.
The major segments dealt in are
Pro-biotics and digestive aids, joint health, immune enhancement, Omega 3 and
Cardio-vascular health.
TTA hold 25% share of the dietary
supplement market.
The company has medical representatives
to promote the products through doctors and it has strong connection with
gastroenterologists, gynecologists, family physicians, orthopedist,
rheumatologist and other therapists.
Description of offer: Our
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for our needs, housing offices and a work hall to contain all machinery
necessary for works.
The company
specializes in thermal system insulation, floor and walls coverings, shading
and metal and fire proofing.
Hereunder are
our specializations:
1. Insulation
2. Covering and
Shading
3. General
Metal Works
4. Fire Sealing
and Proofing
The company is
known for working under pressure, meeting deadlines, for its quality and
reliability and its customers' satisfaction.
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