FIMBank - September 2013
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INAUGURATION - 6th September 2013
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The ExecutiveIssue No. 54 - 2013
Company Highlight: FIMBank
Prime Minister Inaugurates FIMBank’s
New Head Office Building
Mercury Tower, the building which hosts the new Malta head office of
global trade finance specialist FIMBank plc, was inaugurated on Friday
6th September by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat during a ceremony held
to mark the occasion. This state-of-the-art and environmentally-friendly
building forms part of The Exchange, the financial and business centre in
the heart of St. Julian’s.
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Addressing the guests attending the
inauguration ceremony, Dr Muscat said,
“It is with great pleasure that today I
inaugurate FIMBank’s head office in
Malta. With its strong international
banking network, the bank is today a
global player on the world stage, thus
I am delighted that such an institution
chose our country to service its large
network of international offices across
the globe. Malta, which has a millennial
tradition for trading is a perfect location
for a bank which specialises in trade
finance. Our banking system stands on
solid ground given the sound financial
services regulations. My government is
committed to ensure the best setting for
foreign investors who chose our country
as we want Malta to be a key global player
in areas such as the financial services
sector. The time is right to expand beyond
European shores, thus FIMBank’s Group
strategy falls within my government’s
vision for this country”.
Speaking on the occasion, FIMBank
Group President Margrith Lutschg-
Emmenegger said that: “This new global
head office is another landmark in
FIMBank’s success story. Being firmly
rooted in Malta, our ambition is to see
the island become a centre of excellence
in trade finance. As we have always done
in the past, we will continue to promote
Malta as a strategic location at the centre
of the Mediterranean, one which offers
a stable environment, a pool of highly
educated bankers, a strong regulator and
a financial services model that has bi-
partisan backing.”
The Mercury Tower development consists
of over 8,000 square metres of modern
office space and includes sophisticated
installations, including superior external
thermal insulation, high performance
glazing, building management system,
intelligent lighting, reverse osmosis and
airconditioning heat recovery units. The
Bank also constructed a reservoir for
the harvesting of half a million litres of
rain water. Whilst describing the various
environmentally friendly installations
within the building, Ms Lutschg-
Emmenegger stated that; “FIMBank
has been very proactive in designing
an energy efficient office to reduce its
environmental impact, and the Bank is
committed to review its performance and
implement more eco-friendly business
practices in future.”
For more information about FIMBank
visit www.fimbank.com.
Mercury Tower, the building which hosts the new global head office
of trade finance specialist FIMBank plc, was inaugurated on Friday
6th September by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat during a ceremony
held to mark the occasion.
By Jason Zammt
TEU
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat with FIMBank’s Chairman, President and members of the Board
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