Assessment on "Country Business Development Report"

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Malta Business Development Report

European Union (EU) is an organization that forms common market to improve the economy development of member countries. At present, the EU members consist of 27 countries. The member countries have partially transferred their sovereignties or law making authorities to the EU. To enhance the free flow of investment among the member countries, the EU launched the European Union's currency on the 1 January, 1999. In 2002, Euro became a legal tender in the 17 EU member countries. These 17 countries have formed the Euro zone and adopted the Euro as their currency and the sole legal tender in their respective countries. "The Eurozone (EA17) consists of Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland." (Find Facts, 2011). Of all the 17 Eurozone member, Malta is the new member. Malta became an EU member on the 1 May 2004, and in 2008, the country entered the Euro zone since it met all the strict entrance requirements. The research formulates the research objective to reveal what the paper attempts to investigate.

1.1: Research objective

The objective of this report is to investigate the Malta business development. Malta is one of the smallest countries in the world, and the significant success of Malta economy is its degree of its openness since the country largely depends on the foreign trade. Jane's (2009). Over the years, Malta has undergone rapid micro and macro economic developments. (Ibelieveindog (2010). To provide greater understanding on the analysis of Malta economic development, the report is structured as follows:

1.2: Structure of the report

First, the introduction reveals the objective of the report. The next section provides the review of the related literatures of Malta business development, and business development of the EU. The review of the literatures also provides the major advantages that Malta is enjoying since the country has become a member of the European Union. The paper also discusses the disadvantages that Malta is encountering since it has joined the EU.

Additionally, the report provides the methodology used to collect data. In the Malta economic analysis, data are collected through secondary research. Moreover, the paper analyzes the data. Data analysis is very important to enhance data integrity, reliability, and the research findings. The findings of the research will enhance the greater understanding of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and the independent investors on the investment potentiality in Malta.

2. Literatures Review

This section reviews the literatures that discuss the Malta business development. The review of the literatures also reveals the business development of EU, and the advantages and disadvantages that Maltese economy is experiencing since it has become an EU member.

2.1: Business Development of Malta

Malta is a small country and the economy depends on the foreign trade. Over the years, Malta annual grow rate is between 1% and 2%. With Malta economic freedom, the country is ranked 57th freest country in 2011. Malta economy also scores 25 out of the 43 countries in Europe. Since Malta has joined the EU in 2004, the country has experienced rapid economic development and has scored 17th position in the EU zone. Over the years, Malta has demonstrated strong economic development with the grow rate of 2.6% in 2008. Although, there was an economic decline in 2009, the reason was due to the global financial crisis that has affected the western world. In 2009, Malta recorded negative grow rate. To sustain stable economic growth, the government implemented several economic measures. The government initiated policies to protect properties of foreign investors through the introduction of property rights. In 2010, the country recovered with 3.7% growth rate. (Jane's, 2009, Economic Freedom, 2011). In the first and second quarter of 2011, Malta has already demonstrated economic success with 2.5% GDP grow rate. (The summary of Malta economic data is on Appendix 3). (Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, 2011, Economic Freedom, 2011).

To examine the disadvantages and the advantages of Malta economy since it has joined the EU in 2004, the report analyses the EU business development.

2.2: EU Business Development

EU is a single market formed by the 27 member countries. (Table 1 reveals the 27 EU member states). The unification of the EU market makes the EU market to become the largest

Table 1: The 27 EU Member States:

Belgium

(BE)

France

(FR)

Austria

Bulgaria

(BG)

Italy

(IT)

Poland

(PL)

Czech Republic

(CZ)

Cyprus

(CY)

Portugal

(PT)

Denmark

(DK)

Latvia

(LV)

Romania

(RO)

Germany

(DE)

Lithuania

(LT)

Slovenia

(SI)

Estonia

(EE)

Luxembourg

(LU)

Slovakia

(SK)

Ireland

(IE)

Hungary

(HU)

Finland

(FI)

Greece

(EL)

Malta

(MT)

Sweden

(SE)

Spain

(ES)

Netherlands

(NL)

United Kingdom

(UK)

Source: Eurostat 2011

market in the world with the GDP of $14.8 trillions. The formation of single market has enhanced the free flow of investment within the member states. One of the EU aims is to strive towards the convergence of living standard. (Posen nd). However, there is still wide disparity in the per capita income of the member countries with the per capita income range between $7, 000 to $78, 000. With the great difference in the GDP of the member countries, Malta GDP per capita in PPS is 83%, which is 17% below EU average. (Appendix 1 and 2 reveal the GDP per capital in PPS of EU member country). Based on the data in the appendix 2, the GDP per capital in PPS of the EU member ranges from 43% to 283%. While Luxembourg ranks the first with 283% in GDP per capital in PPS, Malta scores 83% in GDP per capital in PPS with 17% below the EU27 average. (Finfacts, 2011). The literatures are reviewed to examine the advantages and disadvantages of Maltese economic development since the country has joined the EU zone in 2007.

2.3: Advantages and Disadvantages of Maltese Economy since joined the EU Zone

Malta has undergone rapid economy development since it has joined the EU zone in 2007. In 2008, the GDP was approximately USD8.3 billion. In term of Maltese per capital income, the country is performing better in term of international comparison. In 2008, Malta nominal per capital was USD20, 113. However, Malta encountered major setback in 2009. The impact of financial economic crisis that has affected many Western countries also affected the economy of Malta in 2009. (Global Edge, 2009). The growth rate shrinked by 3.1%, and there was 3.1% in budget deficit in 2009. (Jane's 2011). In 2010, Malta economy recovered. Although, the economy grew at a slower rate, the growth rate in the first quarter of 2010 was 3.4%. Although, Malta has enjoyed rapid development since it has joined the EU zone in 2007. The impact of financial crisis that affected many Western Europe also affected Maltese economy in 2009. Typically, Malta suffered some economic setback between 2009 and 2010. (Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, 2011).

2.4: Five Articles Reviewed

There are five articles reviewed in the literature review. Posen (nd) investigates the success of the Euro. The author analyses the economic contribution of Euro to the EU members between 1992 and 2004. The author uses combination of primary and secondary research in his article. The results of the article reveals that Euro has contributed to the economic development of the member countries because Euro has eliminated volatility associated with currency of each member country.

Jane's (2009) investigates the overview of the economy of Malta. The author uses both primary and secondary research in his investigation. The result of the investigation reveals that the Malta maintains a solid economic growth.

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, (2011) investigates overall economic, social and political situation of Malta. The author uses secondary research in its investigation. The findings reveal that there is rapid economic growth in Malta.

The Global Edge, (2009) investigates the Malta economic in 2009. The author uses secondary research to collect data. The findings reveal that Malta suffered low down in the economic performance in 2009.

Economic Freedom, (2011) investigates overall economic, political and social performances of Malta. The author uses both primary and secondary research to collect data. The findings reveal that there is high grow rate in Malta. However, there is still high level of corruption in the country.

Methodology for the Research

The report chooses secondary research as a method of data collection. The justification for choosing secondary research is that data collection through secondary research demonstrates low cost, and there is wide range of available source in the electronic database. Moreover, secondary data could be collected without spending much time. Unlike primary research which takes longer time before collating data, data collection through secondary research is easy and data are readily available in many electronic journals. (Trochim, and Donnelly, 2007).

2.5: Data

The research has chosen secondary research as a method of data collection. Secondary research is one the most common method for conducting academic research. This form involves consulting previous studies such as press articles, report, and… READ MORE

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