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47 Events maltatoday, SUNDAY, 20 MARCH 2016 Digital marketing agency turns office into nightclub CLIENTS, industry influencers, employees, friends and family rubbed shoulders and enjoyed a night out at the recent Anchovy launch party. This fast rising digi- tal marketing agency threw a par- ty earlier this month to celebrate its successes so far and to thank all those who have support the business during its first few years. The tagline for the night was 'to get ahead you have to hustle'. This concept drove the night and guests were left with a sense of excitement about what the agency has and will continue to achieve. The event was sponsored by New York Best, Cisk and Bottega. Emirates advance industry standards with IATA CargoiQ membership EMIRATES SkyCargo, the world's largest international air cargo carrier, is taking a leading role to foster quality standards in the worldwide air cargo in- dustry. It announced its mem- bership in CargoiQ, an IATA group of over 80 key global air cargo players whose mission is to collaboratively create in- dustry standards that would result in reliable and timely de- livery of shipments throughout the entire air transport supply chain. "We are delighted to become a member of CargoiQ as its mission aligns with Emirates SkyCargo's long-established commitment of "Delivered as Promised" to our customers. We have been following Car- goiQ's development over the years and are impressed with the solid initiatives it has de- veloped, including the Master Operating Plan, which was conceptualized to support the implementation of qual- ity management processes and metrics. "With the rebranding of Car- goiQ and the launch of their strategic transformation pro- gramme, we felt that the time was right to become a member. We look forward to making meaningful contributions to the group as well as learning from fellow members to further improve our own quality assur- ance programme," said Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo. Emirates SkyCargo will pro- vide representation and leader- ship on the Board of CargoiQ with the appointment of Mr Henrik Ambak, Senior Vice President for Emirates' Cargo Operations Worldwide, as a board member. As a start, the company will adopt the Mas- ter Operating Plan into its shipment cycle management. The Master Operating Plan has been endorsed by IATA as a recommended practice and therefore accepted as the air cargo industry standard description of the end-to-end transportation process from shipper to consignee. "Emirates SkyCargo has al- ways driven industry develop- ment and it's exciting to see them recognizing our value in setting industry standards and innovating air cargo quality. With Emirates SkyCargo on board, serving over 150 des- tinations in over 80 countries on 6 continents, we see our impact on the industry grow significantly. CargoiQ will be stronger than ever in showing the value of transparent per- formance," said Ariaen Zim- merman, Executive Director, CargoiQ. Operating from its hub in Dubai, Emirates SkyCargo is the world's largest internation- al air cargo carrier. Renowned for the highest standards of product quality in supporting business logistics, Emirates SkyCargo uses cargo hold ca- pacity in Emirates' fleet of 249 aircraft, including 15 freight- ers – 13 Boeing 777-Fs and two B747-400ERFs. Emirates operates daily scheduled flights between Malta and Dubai. Emirates flies twice weekly to Malta, on Mondays and Wednesdays, via Larnaca in Cyprus, and on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays the air- line operates the Dubai - Malta route on a circular routing via Tunis in Tunisia. The return flight flies direct from Malta to Dubai. Emirates SkyCargo is located on the First Floor at MIA De- partures and can be contacted on tel. no 25577255 ext 4, or at skycargomla@emirates.com. European Money Week 2016 promotes financial literacy FOLLOWING last year's suc- cess, the Malta Bankers' As- sociation will be participating in the European Money Week, which is a Europe-wide initia- tive organised by the European Banking Federation and aimed at promoting financial litera- cy and financial education, in particular amongst youths and school children. The launch of this year's Mon- ey Week was held on Monday- 14th March at the St Thomas More College, Girls' Secondary School in Santa Lucija. This launch event was or- ganised by the Home Economics Seminar Centre [HESC] within the De- partment of C u r r i c u - lum Man- a g e m e n t [DCM], Di- r e c t o r a t e for Quality and Stand- ards in Ed- ucation to- gether with the Malta Bankers' As- sociation and presided by Minister for Edu- cation and Employ- ment, Evarist Bartolo (pictured). During the launch teachers from the Home Economics Seminar Centre chaired a students' pan- el, whereby students were given the opportunity to voice their opinion through, ref lecting, debating, analysing and evalu- ating video clips which portray important features in effecting standards and electronic bank- ing transactions. Speaking during the inaugu- ration Bartolo said that, "the education process of our chil- dren should have a wider scope, over and above the academic requirements. Financial literacy is a crucial aspect of a person's well-being and in today's world, it is a valuable necessity." In his address the Secretary of the Malta Bankers' Associa- tion, James Bonello said that, "Educating consumers about financial matters has always been considered by the bank- ing sector as being of crucial importance. Consumers need to understand how to manage their finances and how to avoid unnecessary risks which could lead to excessive debts and, pos- sibly, financial exclusion. In this respect the banking community is committed to provide finan- cial education on an ongoing basis." Bonello added that, "A new initiative which will be taking place during this year's Money Week is the organization of daily sessions entitled 'BE WISE PAY SMART'. These sessions are open to fifteen and sixteen year old students who are un- dergoing the Core Curriculum Programme (CCP) and the Al- ternative Learning Programme (ALP). During these sessions, the students will experience hands-on use of ATMs and EPOS terminals. Students will be visiting a bank throughout the week for a ninety minute practical session. This visit will entail discussions on the use of ATMs and EPOS terminals, the different types of bank accounts which can be opened, and the use of debit cards and credit cards. This will be followed by hands-on training, car- rying out ATM and card transactions. Sessions will be facilitated by teachers from the Home Economics Seminar Centre and bank person- nel. " Other activi- ties forming part of the European Money Week 2016 include Form 4 (Year 10) students' visits to the Central Bank of Malta, post-sec- ondary students' visit to the Malta Stock Ex- change and the facilita- tion of a financial literacy programme titled 'Money Matters' at HESC, DCM. This interactive programme tar- gets Year 6 students and adopts an active learning framework and methodology which focuses on learning by doing where pupils can engage themselves in games, debates, drama workshops and case studies. Bonello thanked the Department of Curriculum Management, the Malta Financial Services Author- ity, the Central Bank of Malta, the Malta Stock Exchange and the Institute of Financial Services for their valued support and coopera- tion in organizing these events.