Malta - Market Opportunities Malta - Market Opportunities
• Malta is working toward maximizing its potential as a center for international business in the Euro-Med region. A number of companies increasingly use Malta as a base for operations in North Africa—particularly those from Tunisia and Libya.
• Since 2014, the government has promoted public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the healthcare sector to establish Malta as a Mediterranean health hub for medical tourism and to expand capacity for the domestic market. The government is interested in pursuing new PPP opportunities.
• Major market sectors include: information communications technology (ICT), oil and gas, infrastructure, construction, information handling, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, automotive components, light engineering, alternative and renewable energy, research & development, franchising, security, environmental waste technology, and agriculture technology including medical marijuana production.
• Services represent the largest and fastest-growing sector of the Maltese economy. Banking, investment, blockchain and cryptocurrency, insurance, communications, software development and online gaming, education, tourism, ship-repair/aircraft servicing, registration of ships and aircrafts, health care services, aviation, logistics, film industry, professional services, and back office operations are the largest service sub-sectors.
• Among agricultural products, the best U.S. potential export produce appears to be in grain, particularly red winter and soft wheat. Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.