This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows a view of the Silema district from la Valletta in Malta. Malta's construction boom, with production up 330% since 2000, has transformed the island into a vast construction site. Cement and concrete blocks have largely replaced traditional limestone, leading to extensive land use and heated public debate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows a view of the Silema district from la Valletta in Malta. Malta's construction boom, with production up 330% since 2000, has transformed the island into a vast construction site. Cement and concrete blocks have largely replaced traditional limestone, leading to extensive land use and heated public debate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows aview of the Silema district from la Valletta in Malta. Malta's construction boom, with production up 330% since 2000, has transformed the island into a vast construction site. Cement and concrete blocks have largely replaced traditional limestone, leading to extensive land use and heated public debate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows a view of the Silema district from la Valletta in Malta. Malta's construction boom, with production up 330% since 2000, has transformed the island into a vast construction site. Cement and concrete blocks have largely replaced traditional limestone, leading to extensive land use and heated public debate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows a view of the Silema district from la Valletta in Malta. Malta's construction boom, with production up 330% since 2000, has transformed the island into a vast construction site. Cement and concrete blocks have largely replaced traditional limestone, leading to extensive land use and heated public debate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows a view of the Silema district from la Valletta in Malta. Malta's construction boom, with production up 330% since 2000, has transformed the island into a vast construction site. Cement and concrete blocks have largely replaced traditional limestone, leading to extensive land use and heated public debate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows a view of the Silema district from la Valletta in Malta. Malta's construction boom, with production up 330% since 2000, has transformed the island into a vast construction site. Cement and concrete blocks have largely replaced traditional limestone, leading to extensive land use and heated public debate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

Asia markets index of Japan, South Korea and Australia is seen on a screen at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)