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the Economy, Technology and Strategic Projects, leading economic policy, investment attraction, and technology, and announcing Malta's largest foreign direct investment.", "snippet": "Silvio Schembri is a Maltese politician serving as Minister for the Economy, Technology and Strategic Projects, leading economic policy, investment attraction, and technology, and announcing Malta's largest foreign direct investment.", "node": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.western-european-politicians.politicians-since-1945.ministers.alpha-n-to-s", "markdown": "# Silvio Schembri\n\nSilvio Schembri is a Maltese politician who serves as Minister for the Economy, Technology and Strategic Projects.[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa) In that role he has been the government's lead figure for economic policy, investment attraction, and technology.[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Current office | Minister for the Economy, Technology and Strategic Projects[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa) |\n\n## Career\n\nAs Minister for the Economy, Schembri announced what he described as the largest foreign direct investment Malta has ever received. Speaking from Chicago in the United States, where he was with a delegation from Malta Enterprise, the state's investment arm, and Indis, the government agency responsible for managing industrial estates, he said the incoming investment would come from a company specializing in medical technology, and that it would be the \"akbar investiment dirett barrani\" (Edgepedia translation: \"largest foreign direct investment\") in the country's history.[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa) He described the development as \"aħbar tajba għal Malta\" (Edgepedia translation: \"good news for Malta\").[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa)\n\nSchembri gave no details beyond saying that the company specializes in medical technology and that discussions had been under way for two years. He said the investment aligns with Vision 2050, the long-term strategic plan the government launched in February 2026, which aims to attract investment that creates added value and jobs without placing pressure on the country's resources. He added that the agreement would help diversify the [Maltese economy](https://www.edgepedia.org/economy-of-malta) and ensure \"opportunitajiet ġodda għall-ħaddiema żgħażagħ Maltin\" (Edgepedia translation: \"new opportunities for young Maltese workers\").[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa)\n\n## Issues specific to Schembri\n\nThe foreign direct investment announcement was made in a video Schembri posted on his social media while in Chicago, a center of medical technology companies in the United States that hosts some of the largest firms in the sector.[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa) The announcement was made in a video Schembri posted on his social media while in Chicago.[1](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Silvio Schembri jħabbar l-akbar investiment dirett barrani s'issa](https://www.illum.com.mt/ahbarijiet/socjali/73847/silvio_schembri_jabbar_lakbar_investiment_dirett_barrani_sissa)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › Western European politicians › Politicians since 1945 › Ministers and government officials › Surnames N to S*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/silvio-schembri", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/silvio-schembri.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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