MINISTER JOSEF BONNICI ADDRESSES INVESTMENT PROMOTION SEMINAR IN HANNOVER

Minister Josef Bonnici was the principal speaker during an investment promotion seminar held this morning (18^th October, 2000) in Hannover, Germany. The seminar was organised by the MDC and held within the Convention Centre on the site of EXPO 2000. Other speakers included Mr. Francis Vassallo MDC Chairman, and Mrs. Helga Ellul, Managing Director of Playmobil (Malta) Ltd. The seminar was introduced by Mr. Horst Schrage, Deputy Director – Hannover Chamber of Commerce.

The seminar sought to highlight the attractions of Malta as a location for manufacturing activities as witnessed by the success enjoyed by a significant number of German companies that have already been established in Malta for many years.

The seminar attracted an audience of over sixty entrepreneurs and managers from a cross section of German companies originating primarily from northern Germany. The seminar was followed by a reception held on the Malta Pavilion at the EXPO.

This seminar formed part of a series of activities organised by the MDC and METCO that included a workshop, held last Monday on the EXPO site, aimed at promoting industrial development in Malta with students from the faculties of economics and management from the universities of Hannover and Hamburg. Another investment promotion seminar will be held next Friday in Hamburg.

Meanwhile the Malta Pavilion at EXPO continued to attract a large number of visitors. It is estimated that so far over a million visitors have visited the pavilion, from where information about Malta continues to be distributed.