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In the USA, 61% be- lieve protectionism is on the rise, while in Europe, half (50%) are seeing a rise in protectionist tendencies. The majority of firms are looking to re- gional partners to develop trade oppor- tunities, with almost three quarters of overseas trade in Europe and Asia-Pacific being conducted within their 'home' re- gion. This trend is set to continue with regional ties being prioritised in firms' expansion plans for the next three to five years. "In line with the findings of this re- search, Maltese firms are well positioned to capitalise on the rise of regionalism and as well as the optimistic business sen- timent with geographical linkage into im- portant global trade corridors," explained Gaetano Sammut, HSBC Malta Country Head for Trade and Supply Chain. He added that Malta is well linked into global trade flows, especially those pass- ing through the European continent. In fact, according to the National Statistics Office of Malta, the country's exports to neighbouring European countries in 2017 topped all other regions of the world - with exports towards the Euro- pean Union totaling €1,263 million out of the global exports of €3,207 million. Markets in Asia and Africa trailed the EU with €594 million and €557 million respectively. Malta's highest exports were towards Germany at €398 million, Italy at €257 million and France at €231 million. In 2017, Malta's imports totalled €5,931 million with the majority, €3,174 million, coming from the European Union. This was followed by Asia at €932.9 million and North and Central America at €504.2 million. Malta's main European imports were from Italy at €1,174 million, fol- lowed by Germany at €418 million, and the UK at €395 million. The HSBC survey further showed that firms are focused on growth, with more than three in four businesses optimistic about their international business pros- pects, and expect the volume of trade to increase over the next 12 months. Rea- sons behind this confidence include an increase in demand for their products from consumers and businesses, favour- able economic conditions and the greater use of technology in driving growth. HSBC Malta Head of Commercial Banking Michel Cordina said: "Overall, companies across the globe are show- ing remarkable agility in navigating the changing trade policy landscape. They are getting on with adapting business plans, and relationships, to participate in shifting supply chains. Strategies in- clude increasing regional trade, establish- ing joint ventures or local subsidiaries in more markets, and capitalising on trends in consumer demands and digital tech- nologies." Over 40,000 people visited Picasso and Miró exhibition at GrandMaster's Palace in Valletta THE exhibition of Picasso & Miro has been a huge success in Malta with over 40,000 visitors in just over a month. Picasso and Miró. The Flesh and the Spir- it offers the first inter- national presentation of 144 works by these two great 20th-century artists. Organised by Fundación MAPFRE in collaboration with the Office of the President of Malta and Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, the exhibition contributes to the image of Valletta as European Cultural Capital 2018 from a scientific, educa- tional and recreational perspective. The Flesh and the Spirit is part of the cultural event "Picasso-Mediterrane- an", led by the Musée national Picasso- Paris. Around 60 cultural institutions from across Europe have joined forces for this initiative, notably the Museu Picasso in Barcelona, the Museo Na- cional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Fondation Van Gogh in Arles, the Mu- sées de Marseilles, the Paris Opéra, the Museo Capodimonte in Naples, the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Contem- poranea in Roma and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. Together they will be aiming to pay tribute to Pablo Picasso, exploring his creations and the places that inspired him in order to offer a unique cultural experience that will strengthen ties between all sides of the Mediterranean. While Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) co-founded Cubism, the precursor of all the other avant-garde movements, Joan Miró (1893-1983) was involved in the creation of Surrealism. Aside from the major artistic trends and avant- garde movements, the two artists cre- ated their own universes which gave them unique places within the his- tory of art, located at the centre of the avant-garde as independent creative figures. It was this independence and artistic uniqueness that made both art- ists a reference point for other creators as well as key figures in the renewal of art: Picasso through line and drawing and Miró with his use of colour and its intensity. These two aspects are the most no- table in the works selected for this encounter. In the Suite Vollard prints Picasso decided not to use colour and the contrasts between black and white allowed him to consolidate his return to a more classical manner of drawing and a more reflexive world, making the Suite a key work within his extensive oeuvre. For its part, the collection of paintings by Miró, which focuses on his output in the years from 1960 to 1970, not only shows him at the peak of his artistic maturity, in full posses- sion of all the resources of his profes- sion, but above all reveals his passion for colour as an expressive element and as the true basis and material of painting.