The G-20’s New thinking for the global economy
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
In two crucial areas, macroeconomics and global economic development, the emerging economies’ view prevailed....
Comebacks Are for Gordon Gekko
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
His behaviour is completely unacceptable, but he knows that the only person who can rap him for it is the prime minister, and Lawrence Gonzi is not going to do that. So John Dalli keeps right on pushing that envelope...
China’s Choice in North Korea
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
If the most dangerous moment for any dictatorship is when it starts to reform, North Korea looks ready to turn that truism on its head. Its recent shelling of South Korea ...
On Bonding, holism and trust
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
When listening to the radio programme ‘Newsdesk’ on Radio 101, travelling to my clinic I happened to hear PN parliamentarian Peter Micallef, a former class mate from university years...
Rogue Diplomacy
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As a new round of negotiations with Iran begins – with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton the first into the breach – finding a way to move Iran-US relations beyond their freighted past is an urgent matter....
The Malta-US Double taxation treaty
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I am in total agreement that the signing of the agreement was indeed the last step in the long and winding journey that has taken many years until brought to its summary conclusion....
A Future for industry and FDI
Monday, 29 November 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Unfortunately the current administration does not believe, as we do, in this sector and seems that it is in the periphery of their policies, if they do have policies at all....
Promoting A pro-business agenda
Monday, 29 November 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Self-praise can never be a substitute for the clinical analysis that is needed to assess our economic performance and determine whether our people are better off today than they were just a few years ago....
Ignorance Is a plague
Sunday, 28 November 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
There are several meanings of the word ‘ignorance’. The first is being unaware or uninformed about something. Just to give an example, we ...
Life On the brink
Sunday, 28 November 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Try to imagine what it means to be an Air Malta employee right now. Or what it means to be an Irish person. Or Greek, or perhaps Portuguese or Spanish....