ECONOMIC VISION 2019: Business. Finance. Economy.
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BLOCKCHAIN LEADING THE WAY IN 2019
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REACHING FOR NEW HEIGHTS
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JOANNA DEMARCO speaks to industry leaders about the ways in which the DLT sector will continue to evolve throughout 2019.
With year on year growth, Malta’s iGaming industry is still operating at full steam. MARTINA SAID chats to industry players to find out how business fared in 2018, and what to expect in 2019.
THE BANKING AND FINANCE SECTOR: FACING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD It’s been an eventful 2018 for Malta’s banking and finance sector. REBECCA ANASTASI talks to the major players about this past year and asks what’s next for 2019.
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EDITOR Kevin J. Borg
EDITORIAL COORDINATORS Edward Bonello Rebecca Anastasi
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THE PROPERTY MARKET: WILL IT CRASH OR FLOURISH?
The property market is said to be booming, but what lies in store for 2019? JILLIAN MALLIA speaks to the industry’s leading professionals to find out.
CORPORATE SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Bernard Schranz
DIRECTIOR OF OPERATIONS & SALES Lindsey Napier
CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND DESIGN Nicholas Cutajar
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FORGING THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING IN MALTA
With the manufacturing sector set to expand into 2019, JO CARUANA asks the experts what we should expect from this challenging industry.
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR 2019
LEWIS PITCHER speaks with five leading figures from across the tourism industry about the momentum, the challenges and the risks of handling what for a long time has been the lifeblood of a nation.
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