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Malta.
A Quick and Easy Guide to Malta's
Startup Eco-system.
The 'Start in Malta' initiative
Start in Malta is a governmental initiative aimed to supercharge the Maltese startup ecosystem
for it to be the birthplace of many more startup success stories in the future.
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EU27 Country
EU 27 country and commonwealth
Malta became a member of the European Union in 2004 and joined the Eurozone in 2008. Furthermore, Malta is part of the Commonwealth and plays an active role in this fora.
Currency
Malta has been using the Euro since 2008.
Languages
Maltese and English are the two official languages with English being the business language. The majority of the Maltese are bi-lingual while many also speak another language.
EU27 Country
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Days of Sun, Entertainment, History, Arts and Culture
Days of sun and entertainment
Malta has over 300 days of a sun in a year with a mild winter and hot dry summers. One can enjoy a day at the beach to walks in the country side. Malta has a number of well renowned entertainment areas where night life is buzzing all week round.
History, Arts and Culture
The Maltese islands offer a great spectrum of history reflecting the diversity of all civilisations who occupied Malta throughout history. Malta has 3 UNESCO World heritage including the oldest free standing temples in the World (3600 B.C.).
90% stated that they are very satisfied or fairly satisfied with the life they lead, which is higher than the average for the 27 Member States which was 84%. – (Eurobarometer Autumn report – 2023)
Days of Sun, Entertainment, History, Arts and Culture
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Economic Indicators
All the major credit ratings agencies (Fitch, Moody's, Standard and Poors, DBRS and Scope) currently rate Malta with an A rating or higher.
On average real GDP in Malta during the last 5 years grew at the rate of +6.4% (second highest in the EU27).
56% of respondents stated that they judge the current economic & employment situation of Malta as very good or rather good, compared to 40% for all the 27 Member States. - (Eurobarometer Autumn report - 2023)
Economic Indicators
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A diversified economy
Malta’s well diversified economy, together with sound economic policy have enabled such a small and open economy to be extremely resilient to exogenous shocks suffered, and to top the league continuously being one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
Total GVA 2022 – €16B – highest GDP growth in EU in 2023 of 4%
A Diversified Economy
Welcome to your new home!
A few words from Minister Miriam Dalli
Finance Schemes
UPTO
€10K
SEED FUNDING
UPTO
€1 Million
Repayable Advance
UPTO
€300K
Scale Up Grant
MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
WASTE
DIGITALISATION
ARTISANAL WORK
AVIATION (MRO)
SUSTAINABILITY
R&D
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Toti Beck
Anthony Demanuele
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James Camilleri
"We are here to build a powerhouse, to push the envelope and shift paradigms. And Malta has proven to be just the right base for the task. Malta possesses a range of qualities very well suited for an internet-based video game companies like ours: robust and modern technical infrastructure, liberal regulatory framework, affordable housing and relatively low cost of living – and a fair tax system. A huge factor in our choosing Malta was the reception we got from the Maltese Government – from our very first scouting mission, until this day, we have received invaluable advice and assistance, especially from Malta Enterprise and Gaming Malta. The entire games industry has been incredibly welcoming; we have found no competitors in Malta, only friends and allies. We are grateful and we are here to stay".
“Flying Squirrel Games is a fully fledged game development studio based in Malta. We strive to build high quality entertainment games for kids and the young at heart. The BStart seed fund helped us reach our next goal, that is building a high quality game for an ever bigger audience. We've also increased our head count to ten people and through this we managed to complete this project in the second quarter of 2017. We thank Malta Enterprise and their staff for their commitment and availability to support our business.”