“BNF Bank holds a moral obligation towards the social progress of the community and embraces ethical considerations, that meet the expectations of our team, our clients and the public, to make a difference to people’s lives,” said George Debono, Chief Commercial Officer at BNF Bank.

“We are impressed by RMHC Malta’s commitment to contribute towards sections of society that are lacking in education, opportunity and inclusion. This initiative is particularly in line with our core value of Empathy,” the BNF CCO added.

However, the press statement issued by the bank has not detailed the means and ways of BNF support toward the charity.

“Globally, RMHC promises to Keep Families Close”, said Martin Xuereb, Chairperson of RMHC Malta. “We deliver on this promise in Malta by ensuring that support provided to children also benefits their families and guardians by extension. This is why the centre’s facilities and resources are made available to other voluntary organisations, even the smallest, so that they can provide their own services in the area. Once again, we would like to thank BNF Bank for supporting RMHC Malta for the second year running,” Mr Xuereb added.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RHMC) Malta opened a Learning Center in Qawra, San Pawl il-Bahar, offering a range of services and programmes for children and teens with learning or social challenges.

RMHC Malta is part of the Ronald McDonald House Charities global network. They deliver programmes and services in 64 countries and regions, helping over 5.5 million children and their families every year. McDonald’s has supported the Ronald McDonald House Charities since it was established in 1974. RMHC Malta’s leading benefactor is Premier Restaurants Malta, the operator of nine McDonald’s restaurants in the Maltese Islands.

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In his new role, Mr Debono will be responsible for the management of BNF’s commercial banking department, business development department, treasury and international banking unit.

Before this appointment, he held senior management roles within HSBC’s personal banking, risk, and commercial banking areas. Mr Debono has 20 years of experience in banking experience, having occupied various senior roles within the financial services industry.  

In addition, Mr Debono was entrusted in 2010 with the establishment and management of HSBC Malta’s first premier centre and he also headed the international banking unit, mid-market enterprises and corporate real estate and hotels. 

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The European’s annual awards acknowledge the achievement, innovation and excellence of those corporate organisations who demonstrate the business decision making, good governance and expertise that enable them to reach these goals.

“We do not have a bias towards larger and more dominant firms. We recognise smaller participants, growth companies, and niche startups, and we asses companies purely on what sets them apart from the rest, regardless of the size of their practice,” said a representative of The European.

Targeting decision makers around the world, the publication says it covers a “broad spectrum” of global business affairs. The publication also gathers its news and opinion pieces from “leading sources” and seeks contributing authors to share their experience in providing cutting-edge thought leadership and commentary at the most senior level, according to the press release, the press statement says.

“We are elated to receive this award because it is a clear acknowledgement of BNF’s strategic and operational direction that has reaped great results in business consolidation,” said Michael Collis, Chief Executive Officer of BNF Bank. “Over the past year, we have worked to strengthen even further our relationships with personal customers and business clients, to deliver products that are focused and relevant as well as streamlined services that are superior. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank the BNF team, without whose motivation, dedication and on-the-job expertise, we would not have been able to register such success,” he added. 

“Our BNF Business Accelerate, which we manage with the collaboration of the European Investment Fund, has attracted many takers, proving popular among SMEs in different stages of their business cycle, from startups to those in a phase of growth and expansion, and onto more established and mature SMEs,” said Melvin Pellicano, BNF’s Head of Business Development. “The product facilitates access to finance to Maltese SMEs at lower interest rates and reduced guarantee and collateral requirements,” said Melvin Pellicano, BNF’s Head of Business Development.

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