{"id":4395359,"date":"2023-05-05T07:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T07:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retouch-nexus.eu\/?page_id=4395359"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:03:40","slug":"case-studies-malta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/retouch-nexus.eu\/es\/case-studies-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Case studies Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.26.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/retouch-nexus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/RETOUCH-NEXUS-Maltese-case-study-cover.png&#8221; background_enable_mask_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_mask_style=&#8221;chevrons&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display:grid;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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