Banking and Finances in Malta
This photo is from the website www.moneymatterstome.co.uk
So far I'm impressed. I emailed the HSBC Bank in Valletta with a few questions, and I actually heard back from the manager of international banking three times--very quickly.
Well, now it's two weeks later. I don't know about the HSBC Bank in Valletta, but I'm not so impressed with the HSBC in America. I talked to a guy on the phone, we set up my account and I was supposed to receive a packet within five business days. It's two weeks later, no one in customer service has heard of this guy (although they do have my account information on file) and they said that because of the July 4th holiday, everything is taking longer. July 4th? That's one day. What's taking so long? What is a business day, anyway?
Does a Sunday count? Because it does when the US government is bailing out Bear Stearns or Fannie Mae. But I guess it doesn't count for us peons.
While I'm waiting for my bank account to open, check out the currency counter below.
This is one of the best currency converters I've found. Try it out. This will come in handy when comparing the lousy USD (sorry, but it's true) to the Euro (which has been used in Malta since the beginning of this year). Please note: that if you want to get back to the blog after you see your conversion, press the back arrow at the top of your browser.
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