Julia Farrugia Portelli

European Investment Bank is a long term lending bank representing the interest of the European Union members. It raises substantial volumes of funds on the capital markets and provides finance and expertise for investment projects towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion among members. Its services include lending, blending and advising. The Lending service offers loans, guarantees, microfinance as well as equity investment. The Blending service includes unlock financing from other sources and blended together to form full financing package. The Advising service covers administrative and project management assistance with facilities investment implementation. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Malta Freeport Terminals Ltd. operates a maritime transshipment logistic centre in the Mediterranean region. It focuses on the hub concept and cargo is discharged from large mother vessels and relayed to a network of regional ports by feeder vessels. It offers container handling and industrial storage services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Kalafrana, Malta.