US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was among the finance chiefs who hailed the announcement of a minimum tax on big US companies as an unprecedented move.  This could see their profits taxed...

In recent years, we might have been feeling a Malta more crowded than it used to. Indeed, there is a valid and well founded reason for this, supported by reliable statistics. By the end of 2018,...

Since the launch of its Economic Vision 2020-2025, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has a vision for "a smart, sustainable island". As part of this initiative, a number of...

At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has altered drastically the way we live and communicate, it falls to each individual society to discover the way forward. Malta has always been one of the most...

Life is a series of pathways which we take, sometimes purposely with destinations in mind, sometimes on the spur of moments that occur as we search for new directions, new beginnings and new...

What is a green economy? According to the UN Environment Programme, this refers to an economic model that "results in improved human well-being and social equality, while significantly reducing...

There is no valid reason why a woman should not participate in her health decisions when a pregnancy is affecting her. Whether this translates into a right for an abortion depends, or ought to depend,...

In these past four years our country underwent an intense process of modernisation. Important developments can be felt in governance and in our social and physical infrastructure. Integrated in a...

Following last year’s incident involving a person having sex with an animal, MP Mario Galea was the latest voice calling for the criminalisation (or should one say recriminalisation?) of...

Asbestos has been banned in Europe since 2005 and yet it still causes between 30,000 and 90,000 deaths per year in the European Union. Studies show that we should expect to continue seeing a rise in...