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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 MAY 2017 Events 53 HSBC Malta has installed its newest ATM at the popular PAMA Shopping Village in Mosta, to better suit the needs of the visitors and businesses in this new life- style destination. The ATM at PAMA brings the total number of HSBC Malta ATMs to 82 and fol- lows the SmartCity location inaugurated by the Bank last year (2016). The walk-up ATM offers a range of automated services, including cash withdrawals as well as cheque and cash deposits. The new ATM is part of HSBC Malta's re- cently completed Talking ATM facility, and as such is accessible for custom- ers with special needs or anyone looking to use larger fonts or voice technology. "PAMA Shopping Village has quickly become a great location on a busy thor- oughfare, and HSBC Malta's presence here adds to the overall visitor experience," said Charles Borg, CEO of PAMA Shopping Village. With the installation of the PAMA ATM, HSBC Malta now boasts of 39 offsite ATMs and 43 in branches. Vodafone Malta is in- troducing Roam Like at Home for its pay-month- ly customers travelling within the EU as from June 1 – two weeks before the EU regulation comes into effect. Customers on top-up plans or who top-up as they go will benefit from Roam Like at Home as from 15 June. Simply put, the concept of Roam Like at Home means that customers travelling abroad in any of the EU countries will be able to use their mobile phones without incurring any additional roaming surcharges. Vodafone Malta had pre-empted the EU regu- lation back in January 2016, having recognised the importance of giving its customers a worry- free experience when travelling abroad. In a first for Malta, Vodafone had moved to eliminate roaming charges through its new RED plans in- troduced last year. The changes in June will therefore mainly impact customers on top-up and older pay-monthly plans. Roam Like at Home changes to individual tar- iff plans will be commu- nicated to customers in the coming weeks. St Catherine's High School in Pembroke this week made it to the Guinness World Records, with the largest number of peo- ple dressed as sunf lowers at a single venue, with over 938 counted. The event marked the commemoration of the first anniversary of the demise of former school principal Marie Midolo. At the same time and in support of St Cath- erines, the children and students of ZŠ Mládí Orlová, a primary school in Orlova in the Czech Republic came out in support with all students wearing yellow. Last month, Exante's Patrick J O Brien visited the Czech Republic and delivered a letter of gratitude from the President of Malta to the students of ZS Mladi who will soon form educational partnerships with the Island. "Malta may be going through some polit- ical upheaval right down, but it great to see that it's the kids who are bringing positive and welcoming news to the international stage" stated Mr O Brien. Malta to host 2017 Grant Thornton European regional meeting Grant Thornton senior partners from across all of Europe will be meeting in Malta later this month to review the global firm's per- formance in 2016 and to discuss strategy. The event will be spread over two days and will cover an array of macro topics including Brexit, its effect on cross-border business transactions and pass- porting, as well as blockchain and new emerging technologies. On a local perspective, the meeting will discuss prospects for family businesses and SMEs, with a focus on business succes- sion planning and access to fi- nance. With more than 90 participants from Grant Thornton's European and CIS regions, this will be the biggest European Regional Meet- ing organised by Grant Thorn- ton to date and will also see the participation of Grant Thornton Global CEO Ed Nusbaum, and Grant Thornton Leader for Tax Services Francesca Lagerberg. Maltese speakers include Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Gover- nor of the Central Bank of Malta Mario Vella, and Grant Thornton Managing Partner Mark Bugeja. As a €4.41bn global organi- sation of member firms with 47,000 people in more than 130 countries, the Grant Thornton brand is respected universally as one of the major global account- ing organisations recognised by capital markets, regulators and international standards setting bodies. Set up in 1975, Malta's of- fices have been part of the Grant Thornton network since 1990. "It is a great honour for Malta to be hosting such a prestigious event." Bugeja said. "We appreci- ate the trust that Grant Thornton International has put in us and the value and potential that the firm sees in Malta, not only in terms of fielding the European Regional Meeting on the island, but also for reaffirming Malta as a European hub for advisory and financial services." He said that, over the last three years, Grant Thornton Interna- tional had been the fastest grow- ing accounting organisation and was constantly evolving and de- veloping alongside its clients. "Hosting and participation in this meeting will allow the Malta team not only to showcase the local firm's capabilities, but also to understand the direction and principles of strategic develop- ment of the GTI corporate net- work, whilst establishing useful business contacts with repre- sentatives of the firms from East- ern Europe and the CIS," Bugeja said. HSBC Malta expands its ATM network with PAMA shopping village Vodafone to start Roam Like at Home for pay-monthly on 1 June Ed Nausbaum, Grant Thornton Global CEO Kids of ZS Mladi With more than 90 participants from Grant Thornton's European and CIS regions, this will be the biggest European Regional Meeting organised by Grant Thornton to date HSBC Malta ATM at PAMA Shopping Village Czech this Out!