Inter, FC Red Bull Salzburg and Gzira United to play friendly matches in Malta

Nov 25 2022

Addressing a press conference, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo revealed how, between the 4th and 9th of December, Malta will be hosting a series of friendly matches for some big names in the football domain.

World-renowned club Inter will be playing the Austrian champions FC Red Bull Salzburg as well as local Gzira United Football Club to further promote sport and tourism on the island.

‘This is yet another opportunity to strengthen the sector of sports tourism’ said the Minister. This comes after Bartolo anticipated the arrival of Inter to the islands to play friendly matches.

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300 business owners attend SME 2022 Conference

Nov 25 2022

The Malta Chamber of SMEs organised a successful edition of the SME Conference 2022 in collaboration with Business first and Malta Enterprise on Thursday.

With the theme of SMEs Maximising resources, 300 participants attended the conference which focused on the main challenges and business are currently facing.

From boosting productivity to employee retention or surging foreign quality workers to sustainable achievements being tackled, Malta Chamber of SMEs President Mr Paul Abela said that a new forward looking perspective can be taken as COVID-19 is a thing of the past.

Enterprise Minister Miriam Dalli reiterated the government’s commitment to support companies in their twin transition towards a sustainable and digital business model whilst becoming more competitive.

On his part, Minister for the Economy Silvio Schembri highlighted the governmental assistance to business and how it is helping to operate smoothly and further scale up operations.

Among these were recovery plans wherein businesses can apply for funds to improve operations in terms of digital and energy efficient terms.

The SME Conference is well renowned for its organised networking sessions and participants had the opportunity to network with fellow business people from different sectors.

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Pro-choice activists call out PN leader’s position as opposite of pro-life

Nov 25 2022

Following a video statement by Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech opposing the new bill which opens up abortion in cases of endangerment to the life of the woman, pro-choice activists called out the leader’s position on the matter.

Describing the Nationalist Party as the only political force in favour of life on the island, the statement did not go down well with Doctors for Choice Malta.

‘No, this is not “pro-life” the statement by the NGO read. ‘It’s the opposite because you will be voting against a law that will protect the lives and health of pregnant women.’

‘Opposing this law is not “pro-life” at all, unless the lives of pregnant women don’t matter’ the statement ended. The bill was announced by Health Minister Chris Fearne following the Andrea Prudente Case.

This saw an American woman on a holiday in Malta being denied access to abortion when her pregnancy was deemed unfeasible. The case made international headlines due to Malta’s blanket abortion ban.

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SME Chamber kicks off platform to promote local Black Friday deals

Nov 25 2022

The Black Friday Malta website launched earlier this month to attract more interest from shoppers and businesses alike.

For this year’s edition, the SME Chamber launch a new website, www.blackfridaymalta.eu, a website to promote businesses black Friday offers but also provides an easy tool for customers to search for offers.

The initiative was launched during a press conference earlier this month by Minister for Economy, European Funds and Lands Silvio Schembri

Speaking to BusinesNow.mt, Abigail Agius Mamo, the Chamber of SMEs CEO, explained that the platform is open to all forms of business.

Shoppers are able tor register with the site and thus put themselves in the running daily draw of vouchers from the businesses participating in promotion.

The aim is to create momentum for local businesses during Black Friday to incentivise shopping local. Visitors not only learn about the offers available from Maltese outlets, but create more visibility for local businesses.

“Every year, Black Friday marks a very important period for shopping, an important milestone for businesses. Given that this will be the first proper one after COVID, it is a very important one,” concluded Ms Agius Mamo.

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