On July 17, 2026, H.E. Ambassador Zhang Zuo met with Mr. Kenneth Farrugia, CEO of the Bank of Valletta, and Mr. Kenneth Micallef, Head of Business Development.

H.E. Ambassador Zhang stated that deepening cooperation between financial institutions will undoubtedly contribute to shared development and prosperity. As economic and trade ties between China and Malta continue to grow, the demand for financial services is also steadily increasing. China is willing to work with Malta to explore the potential for cooperation in the financial sector, build a broader platform for the future development of the financial systems in both countries, and further advance exchanges and cooperation between their financial institutions.

Farrugia noted that the Bank of Valletta in Malta is actively promoting the coordinated development of in-person services and digital banking. Malta hopes to strengthen comprehensive cooperation with more Chinese financial institutions in areas such as international business and digital banking, jointly build a more mature, stable, and mutually trusting win-win cooperation mechanism, and provide more convenient and efficient financial services to support the economic and trade development between China and Malta.