AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEES Travel Crunch: The EU’s Entry and Exit System (EES) is already triggering fresh warnings of up to six-hour airport queues as biometric checks slow passport processing, with airlines and Malta Air’s CEO David O’Brien warning of major disruption during peak summer travel. Malta Tourism Boost: Valletta is set to host the WTTC Global Summit (7–9 Oct 2026), with WTTC projecting Travel & Tourism will contribute US$4.9bn to Malta’s economy in 2026 (16.9% of GDP) and support 72,200 jobs. AI in Healthcare: HeartSciences secured a European Patent Office grant for ECG-based assessment of diastolic function, expanding its AI-ECG intellectual property portfolio. Local Economy Watch: Malta’s fiscal watchdog says growth is leaning too hard on population growth, migrant labour and public spending, while productivity barely moves. Secure AI Payments: Visa and OpenAI plan to use Visa’s tokenisation and risk tools to enable secure payments for AI-driven commerce. Tech & Startups: OneHazel won The NEXT Pitch for NEXT Summit Valletta 2027, pitching AI agents that speed up operator integrations.
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