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The China Bears’ feeble growl

Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

In recent months, bearish sentiment about the Chinese economy has surged, owing largely to three conjectures...

A Bad week for Gonzi by any yardstick

Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Regardless of whether any of Gonzi’s MPs were resorting to brinkmanship or not over the past months...

The Forgotten twentieth century

Monday, 5 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

It has been 20 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which for many historians marked the real end of the “short twentieth century” – a century that, beginning in 1914...

The Social importance of industry

Monday, 5 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

If one had to ask me to spell out one big difference between both major parties I would definitely mention industry. ...

Please Explain!

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

As soon as Joseph Muscat made an explicit promise that Labour would reduce utility rates if elected, two things became instantly obvious. He was going to be bombarded ...

A Tale of two islands

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, Agence France-Presse reported that debt-burdened Cyprus is desperate to enforce a new wave of austerity measures to avoid a European Union bailout, but it...

The Political overhang of the eurozone crisis

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The countdown for a comprehensive solution to the euro crisis has still not begun. However, the signs are clear regarding where we are heading....

Conviction And convenience

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The jump in six months has been remarkable.The Nationalist Party, so adamantly against divorce in the run-up to the referendum held last May,...

A Moment In Time - The credibility factor

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

There is no more important requisite when it comes to plying one’s trade in politics than credibility. While it is true that some people will believe anything if you simply whisper it to them...

The Day Of the Priest - Walking in the minefield of life

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I am only able to write this article today because of one particular priest. An English Jesuit, now resting with his Master, who was at St Aloysius College,...

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