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Inflation and the economic treadmill

Thursday, 4 May 2023, 07:58 Last update: about 4 years ago Michael Briguglio

Latest Eurostat data, covering up till April 2023, show that Malta’s annual inflation rate, at 6.5%, was slightly lower than the 7% for the Euro area.   Furthermore, the latest...

The working class

Monday, 1 May 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

As an item of discussion, the working class has completely disappeared. It so happened that Marxism which had been the vehicle that most established it as a political term fell out of fashion. This...

Pilatus: A Laundromat Bank in Europe

Sunday, 30 April 2023, 09:28 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

The grave allegations of dereliction of duties made by Robert Aquilina, president of civil society organization Repubblika, in his recent book entitled Pilatus: A Laundromat Bank in Europe (Midsea...

Revisiting energy, water and fuel subsidies

Sunday, 30 April 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

There is definitely a case to make in favour of subsidised energy and water use in this particular time of crisis. This should be aimed at mitigating the social impacts of an increase in energy and...

Byron’s suspicious secrecy

Sunday, 30 April 2023, 07:29 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Cassar

“That person has been moved from the Correctional services agency and will be stationed in another unit within the Home Affairs Ministry,” Minister Byron Camilleri stated on 18 May 2022....

A window of opportunity

Sunday, 30 April 2023, 07:23 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

These past weeks and months we have seeing signs of fissures developing in the Labour Party massive body, the one that had triumphed so massively in two successive general elections. Maybe what...

Shoulders of giants

Friday, 28 April 2023, 08:55 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

The International Workers’ Day is not like any other day. It is a special day, a day of celebration. We celebrate what we have achieved together, we celebrate the talents and fortitude...

Dogmas

Thursday, 27 April 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

It is claimed that all religions are built around dogmas that lay down beliefs. Though these cannot be verified or endorsed “scientifically” they must still be accepted without...

Construction

Monday, 24 April 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

Calculations that relate only to outturn and the number of employees in construction give an erroneous overview of why this industry plays a central role in the island’s economy and finances....

Malta at the Security Council: More of the same?

Sunday, 23 April 2023, 09:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

For the second time in its history, Malta is serving as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Well done! This means that Malta, with the other 5 permanent and 9...

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