Ufficjali ta' Bank Tork gdid f'Malta jiltaqghu mal-Ministru tal-Finanzi / Senior officials of new Turkish Bank in Malta meet Finance Minister

Ufficjali ta' Bank Tork gdid f'Malta jiltaqghu mal-Ministru tal-Finanzi

Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi, l-Onor. John Dalli, illum ircieva zjara ta’ kortesija minn ufficjali gholja tal-EGS Bank (Ege Giyim Sanayicileri Bankasi AS) li ghadu kif inghata licenzja mill-Bank Centrali ta’ Malta, biex iwaqqaf fergha halli tmexxi kummerc bankarju minn Malta. L-ufficjali, is-Sur Ismail Canseven, General Manager u membru tal-Bord tad-Diretturi, u Dottor Sudi Apak, Assistant General Manager, spjegaw l-attivitajiet principali li bi hsiebhom joperaw mill-fergha lokali. Huma kienu fiducjuzi li din l-attivita’ minn Malta tikkontribwixxi biex l-EGS Bank ikompli jissahhah.

Il-Ministru Dalli esprima sodisfazzjoni illi bank iehor barrani kien qed juri fiducja f’Malta bhala bazi ghal attivitajiet internazzjonali. Dan jikkonferma li l-pakkett ta’ ligijiet u incentivi illi gie mniedi fl-1994 biex Malta tkun centru internazzjonali serju, qieghed kull ma jmur jaghti rizultati pozittivi. Huwa emfasizza li fit-tentattiv taghha ghal kummerc internazzjonali, Malta ma kinitx qed tfittex il-kwantita’ izda l-kwalita’. Din il-politika kienet essenzjali u tirrifletti d-determinazzjoni tal-Gvern illi jippromwovi lil Malta bhala centru msejjes fuq integrita’, professjonalizmu u efficjenza.

Il-Ministru awgura kull success lill-EGS Bank u awgura wkoll li l-prezenza tal-EGS Bank f’Malta tkun ta’ beneficcju reciproku, kemm ghall-bank, kif ukoll ghall-ekonomija Maltija.

Senior officials of new Turkish Bank in Malta meet Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, the Hon. John Dalli, today received a courtesy call from senior officials of EGS Bank ( Ege Giyim Sanayicileri Bankasi AS ) which has just been licensed by he Central Bank of Malta to establish a branch to undertake the business of banking from Malta. The officials, Mr. Ismail Canseven, General Manager and Board Member, and Dr. Sudi Apak, Assistant General Manager, outlined the main activities that will be carried out through the local branch. They expressed confidence that their operations from Malta will contribute to sustain the steady growth that EGS Bank has been experiencing since its inception.

Minister Dalli said that he was glad that yet another foreign bank had shown confidence in Malta as a base for its international operations. This confirmed that the package of legislative measures and other incentives that had been launched in 1994 to establish Malta as an international financial centre of repute, was steadily bearing fruit. He stressed that in its drive for international business, Malta was definitely not after quantity but quality. This was essential and reflected the Government’s commitment to promote Malta as a centre based on integrity, professionalism and efficiency.

The Minister augured EGS Bank every success in its endeavours and looked forward that EGS Bank’s presence in Malta will be a mutually rewarding experience for both the bank and the Maltese economy.