APS Bank in collaboration with Kummissjoni Djocesana Zghazagh (KDZ) has launched the APS Bank ‘World Youth Day’ Account. This special account provides an incentive for all youth between the age of 18 and 30 to save enough money in order to enable themselves to meet Pope Benedict XVI and the thousands of youth from all around the globe in July 2008 in Sydney, Australia.

WYD is a pilgrimage of young people and a festival of encounter and solidarity. The Pope’s invitation is directed to young people from all over the world to join him in a specified city for this celebration of faith. Following WYD in 2005 in Cologne Germany where some 600 Maltese youths were present amongst the hundreds of thousands of participants. KD¯ is seeking to encourage youth to take up this opportunity and travel to Australia in 2008.

Therefore, the overall purpose of this account is to help youth put aside funds to participate in ‘World Youth Day’. Amongst other benefits, any youth opening the APS Bank ‘World Youth Day’ Account will benefit from higher savings rates and a mean rate of exchange when converting money into Australia Dollars.

Alfred Triganza, senior manager, marketing unit, during the launch said, “APS Bank is delighted to be amongst the first organisations in making it possible for youth to participate in World Youth Day 2008 and meeting Pope Benedict XVI”. Fr Savio Vella, Director, KDZ, said “We would like to thank APS Bank for their solidarity and cooperation for designing such a product.”

Further details on the APS Bank ‘World Youth Day’ Account are available from the Bank’s website www.apsbank.com.mt or by calling at any the Bank’s branches. For more information on World Youth Day please visit KDZ’s website www.kdz.org.mt/wyd/wyd.htm.