Lo pequeño es bello cuando se piensa en grande y global!

El 27 y 28 de Mayo del 2014 en Malta,  se llevó a cabo la reunión de   la Junta del Mediterráneo ( MED ) de Santa Fe Associates International ( SFAI , firma de consultoría en todo el mundo ), bajo la presidencia del Profesor Andrea Pitasi , inversor sistémico , analista y estratega.

Se desarrolló un análisis preciso de las empresas del Mediterraneo  y el poder de atracción de inversiones por SFAI -MED y surgieron algunas conclusiones importantes:

Crisis significa cambio que implica tanto amenazas como oportunidades: SFAI-Group MED ayuda a reducir el primero y a facilitar el segundo.

El petit és bell quan es pensa en gran i global !

El 27 i 28 de maig del 2014 al Malta , es va dur a terme la reunió de la Junta de la Mediterrània ( MED ) de Santa Fe Associates International ( SFAI , firma de consultoria arreu del món ) , sota la presidència del Professor Andrea Pitasi , inversor sistèmic , analista i estratega .
Es va desenvolupar una anàlisi precisa de les empreses del Mediterrani i el poder d’atracció d’inversions per SFAI – MED i van sorgir algunes conclusions importants :

Crisi significa canvi que implica tant amenaces com oportunitats : SFAI – Group MED ajuda a reduir els primers i a facilitar els segons.

Small is beautiful when it thinks big and global!

On May 27th ‐ 28th 2014 in Malta the Santa Fe Associates International (SFAI, worldwide consulting firm) Mediterranean Board (GROUP MED) Meeting took place under the chairpersonship of the Academic Board member Prof. Andrea Pitasi, systemic investor, analyst and strategist.

An accurate analysis of the Mediterranean business and investment attraction power was developed by SFAI ‐MED and some key ideas emerged:

  •  The making of wider and broader markets from the EU towards the TTIP requires high speed intellectual, financial and human capital circulation. That is why some small but geostrategic EU countries such as Cyprus, Malta and Slovenia are playing a key role as global players bridging different business world macro areas.
  • The Cyprus Law about intellectual Property (IP), for example, allows IP products and spin offs to be subject to a very smooth 2,5 % taxation fee.
  • Slovenia’s third wave of privatisation is a great chance for global investors to enter in strategic sectors like, real estate, tourism and energy.
  • Also Slovenia can serve as a logistics platform for importing to central and Eastern Europe, as Slovenia is a key maritime hub that is positioned on two trans‐European networks (TEN‐T : Mediterranean and Baltic Adriatic Corridor).
  • Malta’s jurisdiction provides a tax system which provides non‐resident shareholders with the lowest effective income tax rate in the EU region (5%). It has also developed into an international hub for the gaming industry.
  • Both Malta and Cyprus have developed schemes granting citizenship and other programmes for high net worth individuals.
  • The Cyprus Investments Funds (CIF) schemes and recent changes of the International Trust foundations have attracted many investors both within and outside the EU making Cyprus an excellent jurisdiction to work with.
  • What about bigger EU MED countries? Greece is gradually recovering and some good signs are emerging. It seems that there might be interesting opportunities for investors for example in tourism.
  • Spain is a very attractive scenario also due its cosmopolitan vision. Nevertheless, Spain means many different things and requires selective focusing on top areas  which represent the real engine of investment attraction (Catalunya, first of all which is also a strategic investment bridge among EU, Latin America and North Africa)
  • Italy has always been twofold at least: Northern Area and Southern Area nevertheless a too expensive labour force, the dramatic aging increase, rooted “familism” and a lack of wide horizon vision might damage Italy’s recovery in both areas. The convergence between the two moderate wings generated by the most recent EU Elections results is a positive sign towards stronger political stability which was a weakness from the fall of the Berlin Wall, at least.
  • Nevertheless it is very likely that Cyprus, Malta and Slovenia might win the jackpot of the escaping capitals from those areas were autarchy and extreme nationalism are sovereign.
  • With an expectation of full EU membership in the near future, Turkey benefits from the EU and EBRD grants for infrastructure, making it able to provide Corporate Tax and VAT exemptions which create opportunities for enterprises to act easily in Turkey.
  • As a growing economy in order to sustain economic growth and the increasing demand for energy, Turkey offers investing opportunities in wind, solar and hydro as well as nuclear energy, in order to support this investment Turkish government is guaranteeing to purchase energy produced by private investors.
  • In addition Turkey also offers various precious metal mining such as gold, silver and copper, which are also exempt from VAT.

Crisis means change which implies both threats and opportunities: SFAI‐GROUP MED helps to downsize the former and to empower the latter.