Malta Chamber of SMEs President Mr Paul Abela. among other meetings at the EXPO 2020 Dubai, met Mr Edin Forto, Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton at a networking event organised at the EXPO Dubai 2020 during the Bosnia and Herzegovina day celebrations.
Mr Abela and Mr Forto discussed possible future collaborations and the current relations between both countries.
Mr Abela accompanied by Ms Josephine Farrugia, Events cooridinator at the Expo 200 Dubai, met the Dubai chamber and visited several interesting pavillions at the EXPO, such as Saudi Arabia, Slovakia and Hungary among others.
Meeting the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Hon Byron Camilleri to address concerns in the engagement of TCN workers.
The Malta Chamber of SMEs top officials, President Paul Abela and CEO Abigail Agius Mamo were pleased to note the Minister’s positive approach to work constructively alongside the SME Chamber and his commitment to aid bona-fide businesses.
Malta Chamber of SMEs Vice-President, International Relations Mr Chris Vassallo met Dr.Peter Krenn, Hon Consul for Liechtenstein to potential new avenues of cooperation between Malta and Liechtenstein.
Mr Vassallo stated that like Malta, Liechtenstein is a small country and therefore both countries may benefit from each other.
The wage supplement was introduced in March 2020 followinga proposal by the Malta Chamber of SMEs
Minister Miriam Dalli announced that the COVID-19 wage supplement has been extended to March.
Minister Dalli said that “the government has and continues to support businesses and entrepreneurs, as despite the COVID-19 situation, we want them to grow and strengthen their operations”.
During discussions with Government officials throughout the past weeks, the Malta Chamber of SMEs had emphasised on the importance to extend the wage supplement until end of March.
Minister Dalli said the extension was approved by cabinet and that the government would be monitoring the country’s economic situation.
“Several sectors were impacted by the pandemic in January and February, especially tourism. We now expect March to be a time for recovery, which is why we decided that this aid needs to remain” she said.
Trust Payments are partners of the Malta Chamber of SMEs
Merchant acquiring services are provided to merchants, such as retail establishments, to enable them to accept credit or debit card payments
Malta chamber of SMEs partners, Trust Payments and APS Bank on Thursday announced a new partnership.
APS bank business customers will now be able to accept card payments through a POS terminal and other forms of electronic payments, with the funds being deposited into their APS Bank account.
APS bank customers can also benefit from Trust Payments’ innovative eCommerce platform which equips merchants with easy-to-use tools to build, scale and sell online.
Mr Steve Grech, CEO of Trust Payments Malta, said: “This is a great opportunity for us to work together with APS Bank, a reputable long-established and fast-growing local bank, to help their business customers to access acquiring and eCommerce services and solutions quickly and easily.”
Mr Anthony Buttigieg, Chief Banking Officer at APS Bank, added: “We are constantly working to continue improving our service for business customers. We have decided to partner up with Trust Payments as our merchant services provider, because of their trusted, well established and easy to use service, account management and around the clock technical support.”
Malta Chamber of SME and Trust Payments partnered over a year ago and through this partnership, Trust Payments offer a competitive card payments charges for the SME Chamber members.
Businesses are encouraged to check this out to see how much their business will save as from day one. If you wish further details kindly send an email on or call +356 21232881.
QFZ is dedicated to providing companies in the free zones—or considering opening operations in Qatar’s free zones
Malta’s Ambassador in Qatar have recently met with H.E. Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, Minister of State, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Free Zone. In this meeting it was agreed to strengthen the cordial relations between our two countries, especially enhancing bilateral ties in trade in addition to possibly attracting Maltese investment to the Free Zones in Qatar.
The Qatar Free Zone (QFZ) is run within the structure of a business-friendly regulatory environment, with a legal system based on common law and backed by strong IP and data protection regulation. The government has recently set new laws and regulations to continue liberalizing the economy and encouraging investment, while strong institutions ensure investors are able to take best advantage of this environment. Additionally, the government has taken major reforms to support attraction of FDI to the country and recently established the Investment Promotions Agency (IPAQ) to promote Qatar as a preferred destination location for foreign direct investment.
QFZ is dedicated to providing companies in the free zones—or considering opening operations in Qatar’s free zones—with top-of-the-line services and opportunities, including brand-new infrastructure, tax exemptions, partnership opportunities with Qatari entities, access to investment funds for eligible companies and a wide range of land plots including different building options in both zones to meet all needs.
Unlike many free zone developers, QFZA oversees Qatar’s free zones as an independent regulatory body, providing a one-stop shop for the entire set-up and management process.
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Malta Chamber of SMEs CEO Ms Abigail agius Mamo participated during one of JCI Malta Change Politics online event, entitle “I’m not your party favour”
During this virtual event, the panellists discussed political favours and clientelism.
CEO Abigail Agius Mamo emphasised that the Chamber of SMEs is against and works against favouritism. The laws and opportunities must be equal and accessible to all in the same manner. One favour means everyone else is left at a disadvantage. This creates unfair competition and an unjust economy and society.
Transport Malta announced that the international carriage of goods by road using Light Commercial Vehicles with a maximum permissible mass exceeding 2,500kgs but not exceeding 3,500kgs within the European Union will start to be regulated as from the 21st of May 2022.
This change was introduced by Regulation (EU) No. 2020/1055 which forms part of a set of changes to the Road Transport market referred to as Mobility Package I.
As from 21st May 2022, any undertaking that uses LCVs to carry goods for hire or reward between Member States of the EU need to hold a Road Haulage Operator Licence. This is the same type of licence which currently applies to the carriage of goods by road using heavy goods vehicles. More information about this licence can be found here.
Transport Malta invites undertakings – sole traders, companies or other businesses – who use LCVs to carry goods between Malta and any other EU Member State, or between other EU Member States, to apply for such licence.
Undertakings who fail to obtain such a licence will not be able to continue their operations beyond the above-mentioned date.
In order to do so, you are invited to contact the Road Transport Licensing Unit by:
Visiting at Transport Malta’s offices, from Monday to Friday between 07:30 and 14:00 (kindly call before for an appointment), at:
Level 0, A3 Towers, Triq l-Arkata, Paola.
Phone on: Freephone: 80072393 (from landline only); Direct: 25555190
Malta Enterprise offers 3 schemes related to sustainability
The Malta Chamber of SMEs and Malta Enterprise organised a webinar about the available grants for cost saving investments.Malta Enterprise CEO Mr Kurt Farrugia welcomed all participants during his opening speech, while Ms Nadia Grech, Head, SME Regeneration and Sustainability at Malta Enterprise explained further about the following schemes:
-Change to Grow
-Smart and Sustainable Investment Grant,
-Investment Aid for Energy Efficiency Projects
Although all schemes qualify for cost saving investments, the assistance covered varies. The Change to Grow Grant covers up to Euro 10,000 which is split between advisory and implementation. Businesses requiring a large investment, can opt for the Smart and Sustainable Investment Grant which covers up to Euro 50,000 grant with an additional Euro 20,000 in tax credits if the projects meets certain criteria. One may opt to benefit from the advisory services covered under the change to grow and the grant under the smart and sustainable grant scheme for the implementation phase.
Finally larger investments requiring more resources such as the Investment in substitution or upgrading of equipment and installations to reduce energy consumption or the Renovation or upgrading of equipment of existing installation for heating (or cooling) systems can fall under the Investment Aid for Energy Efficient Projects which covers grants up to 15 million and covering up to 50% of the investment cost.
During the Webinar, members where provided with case studies, in order to understand better how the above schemes can be successfully applied, thus ensuring more cost saving initiatives for the benefit of their business.
Members requiring further guidance and assistance are encouraged to get in touch by sending an email to Andrew Aquilina on
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