Malta: International Law

FinXP and Buckzy Payments have formed a strategic partnership to enhance cross-border payment capabilities for internationally-active businesses. The collaboration combines FinXP's regulated European infrastructure with Buckzy's real-time international payment network and stablecoin technology. This integration aims to streamline European account management, SEPA payments, and global payment operations while reducing operational complexity for clients of both platforms.

Malta has formally brought into force amendments to its double taxation agreement with the Republic of San Marino, marking another step in the country’s ongoing efforts to strengthen international tax cooperation...

Philip Mifsud and Chris Grech from Ganado Advocates have authored the Malta chapter of the Foreign Direct Investment Guide published by Concurrences. The chapter provides comprehensive analysis of Malta's FDI screening regime, covering legal frameworks, notification requirements, review processes, timelines, and enforcement mechanisms for qualifying investments.

Boards face a new reality where volatility is the baseline, not the exception. Trade measures, regulatory shifts, cyber threats and geopolitical instability now shape markets continuously, exposing weaknesses in traditional governance models that treat external risk as periodic review items rather than standing strategic inputs. High-performing boards are moving from reactive crisis response to disciplined, repeatable resilience governance that protects enterprise value and preserves strategic choice.

Resident agents must collect certain documents from international owners, particularly those outside the EU and UK who own or intend to own non-commercial or pleasure vessels of 24 meters or more. Similar requirements apply to owners based in jurisdictions listed on the EU Sanctions Map, unless the owner is a bank, financial institution, or publicly listed company.

On the 14th November 2025, a substantially-revised National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act (‘NIA'. ‘the Act'), overhauling and modernising Malta's domestic sanctions regime in conformity with recently-enacted EU laws.