FinanceMalta and Malta Enterprise recently travelled to Hong Kong to establish closer links with players in the finance sector and industry at a number of important conferences and events.

This was FinanceMalta’s third visit to Hong Kong this year. It held a number of meetings with potential investors as part of the organisation’s drive to persuade overseas finance industry players to invest in Malta based on its credentials as a European finance centre with a fast-growing reputation.

“Hong Kong is widely recognised as the third most important financial centre in the world, both in terms of assets under management and the diversity of its value proposition. International investors continue to use Hong Kong as a vehicle for investing in China and vice versa, as a vehicle for investing in other economies such as Europe.

“In this respect, Malta is well positioned to service these potential investors. Our visit has been extremely positive, the interest shown towards Malta has been overwhelming and our private event attracted 50 participants, particularly in the funds and insurance sector. We are now planning a return visit in Q1 of 2011,” a FinanceMalta spokesman said.