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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 13 SEPTEMBER 2020 12 COMMERCIAL BOV co-hosts free webinar for businesses BANK of Valletta is teaming up with The Malta Chamber and Saxo Bank in co-hosting anoth- er free webinar for businesses - 'Blue Sky or Eye of the Storm' on Thursday 17th September 2020 at noon. The last quarter of 2020 promises to be quite eventful and will provide an insight on how 2021 will kick off. Christopher Dembik, Group Head Macroeconomic Ana- lyst from Saxo Bank will join investment experts Matthew Farrugia from BOV Wealth Management and Steve Ellul from BOV Asset Management to discuss the opportunities and risks for local businesses moving forward during these challenging times. During this webinar various topics will be discussed, in- cluding trade wars and their potential impact on future sup- ply chains, the implications of a no deal Brexit, and the impacts of a second wave of the COV- ID-19 pandemic. The Malta Chamber Deputy President Marisa Xuereb will address the participants, who will be able to put forward their questions to the panel. Local business operators are invited to register today for this free webinar through https://www.bov.com/Events/ bov-blue-sky. This webinar is one of a series of free webinars that BOV has been organising or co-hosting during these past months, with the aim of bringing expert in- formation, insights and best practices to local businesses and consumers. Frank Salt Real Estate appoints new Manager for its Overseas Division FRANK Salt Real Estate Group welcomes Vanessa Bugeja to its management team, as the new manager for the Overseas Divi- sion. Ms Bugeja joins the compa- ny after a 30-year career in banking and following a short career break where Ms Bugeja obtained her Masters of Sci- ence in Financial Management from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. "I have always thought of the Frank Salt brand as synony- mous with professionalism and high standards and I am very happy to be part of the team. Apart from dealing with cli- ents' requests, I would like the division to take on a proactive approach for business develop- ment. My aim is to increase business opportunities for the company I am so proud to be a part of," said Ms Bugeja. "This new post offers me new challenges and I look forward to delivering all that is expected from this dy- namic and central role within the organisation." The Overseas Division is the company's first point of con- tact with foreign clients who may wish to relocate to Malta and also assists all foreign cli- ents who are looking to pur- chase or rent a property in Malta and Gozo. The division's aim is to build healthy client relationship and provide a one-stop-shop ap- proach in an effort to simplify the whole process as much as possible. "I have no doubt Vanessa has the necessary skills and exper- tise to successfully manage this division which continues to offer clients the best possible customer experience," stated Operations Director Darren De Domenico. "We are committed to keep up the highest stand- ards of service we are known to provide, both for locals and foreigners", he added. Vanessa inherits the role from Marcelle Bartoli, who has been employed with the company for more than 30 years and who spearheaded the Overseas Division for the last nine years, right up till her retirement a couple of weeks ago. Vanessa Bugeja APS Bank Executive Breakfast Series continues online THE APS Bank Executive Breakfast Series, an internal programme aimed at sharing the Bank's culture and internal knowledge, was hosted online for the first time, enabling staff to attend remotely. This series allows the Bank's senior leader- ship team to share their experi- ence of the Bank's transforma- tion with colleagues, in an open and informal setting, and makes up part of the Change Manage- ment Programme. This edition, the third in the series, was presented by Gio- vanni Bartolotta, APS Bank Chief Risk Officer, on the top- ic of Sustainability in Banking. The presentation focused on the constant evolution of risks and the importance of sustain- ability, with a focus placed on the impact of climate change. Mr Bartolotta elaborated deeply on ESG Factors - En- vironmental, Social, and Gov- ernance and how companies embracing these factors are more sustainable while tend- ing to have better ratings and improved reputation. Giovanni Bartolotta com- mented that, "This talk was a great opportunity to make staff aware of the ongoing efforts of the Bank to create the neces- sary framework to be a more sustainable bank in the long term. This belief is part and parcel of the Bank's mission, which states that we are '… inspired by a commitment to social, economic and environ- mental progress', reflecting the ESG dimension of our vision."