Opinion

Too big for our size?

I make no apologies to anyone for returning to the topics of the real economy and the financial economy which I dealt with some ...

Tuesday, 07 May 2013, 23:45

On the Euro's Worth

There was an interesting opinion expressed by fellow economist Karm Farrugia at the end of my recent feature here about Poland’s ...

Friday, 03 May 2013, 09:56

The Loupe

An anecdote doing the rounds inside the Finance Ministry concerns a loupe that Edward Scicluna is supposed to have found hidden ...

Thursday, 02 May 2013, 03:34

Cayman Islands , here I come

Exiting the MFSA’s building recently, I found myself subconsciously humming “California, here I come : that’s ...

Wednesday, 01 May 2013, 11:52

No tax impact on inflation rate

The European Central Bank’s Annual Report, just released, described 2012 as another challenging year for the conduct of ...

Monday, 29 Apr 2013, 23:57

De Marco's fifty shades of negativity

I used to think otherwise. I thought De Marco was at least be an adequate contender for PN's leadership post. However, after ...

Sunday, 28 Apr 2013, 22:24

Real economy vs Financial economy

One of the more important faculties and institrutes in our University is the Islands and Small States Institutes. Over the years ...

Sunday, 28 Apr 2013, 02:10

How the PN let finances go to the dogs

A review of fiscal trends published by Eurostat the other day shows how, whilst EU and Eurozone governments were in general keeping ...

Saturday, 27 Apr 2013, 17:21

Smiles from Nobility, MFSA and Maltapost

This has been a week when smiles were in abundance on my face. Even my dog noticed : I could tell by the unusual way he was at ...

Friday, 26 Apr 2013, 05:55

The Power of Science Teaching (Part 2)

Unfortunately, many still do not make it but post-secondary education does provide them with another chance. MCAST has introduced ...

Thursday, 25 Apr 2013, 05:51

The Power of Science Teaching (Part 1)

How the Earth form? Why is there life on Earth? Do extraterrestials exist? What are stars? Why did the dinosaurs disappear? What ...

Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013, 05:53

Would be a real pity if ... but ...

One cannot cram all of an idea into a headline...but what I want to say is that it would be both a disaster for the EU, and of ...

Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013, 05:44

Enraged PN hypocrites vent their spleen

The target is now the President of the Republic! The PN’s acolytes have always been in love with boycotts. In 1981 they ...

Monday, 22 Apr 2013, 05:43

A clean sweep is badly needed!

In the first week after the elections, when Mario Cutajar was chosen to head the civil service and the permanent secretaries ...

Friday, 19 Apr 2013, 05:16

Think Olli, .... think ... think

How time flies! We’re already in the fourth month of the year, and soon some people will be thinking of summer holidays. ...

Thursday, 18 Apr 2013, 05:53
Local news

Plenty to smile about as Malta places 8th ...

After a long absence, Malta is now back ...

Focus on consumer education and empowerment

While addressing a conference on consumer ...

Today is World Family Doctors Day

World Family Doctors Day is a chance to ...

A European Maritime Day on sustainable maritime ...

Coastal development and sustainable maritime ...

Europe

France is the ninth EU country to legalize ...

The president of France, Francois Hollande, ...

Discrimination based on homosexuality must ...

The European Students Union (ESU) calls ...

Dalligate: Barroso told to attend EP hearing

German MEP Inge Gräßle has called ...

Ministers agree on EU fisheries policy overhaul

European fisheries ministers have agreed ...

World news

Many hurt in train crash near NYC

About sixty people were transported to hospitals ...

Cannes film festival suffers $1m jewellery ...

More than $1m (777,000 euros) worth of jewels ...

Cardinal O'Brien leaving Scotland for 'renewal' ...

Disgraced Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien, ...

Hong Kong – Transgender woman allowed ...

Hong Kong's top court has granted a ...

Earlier Opinion

More of the Same PN

There is a good chance that if Simon ...

Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013, 04:59

Guess who is right?

Impossible in the case of Margaret ...

Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013, 05:47

Tonio Just Doesn 't Get It

I am writing in reaction to Tonio Fenech's ...

Monday, 15 Apr 2013, 05:48

Combatting global warming: Local mitigation ...

There are a number of actions that ...

Friday, 12 Apr 2013, 05:39

Combatting global warming: Climate change ...

Recent reports have shown that Climate ...

Thursday, 11 Apr 2013, 05:34

On deficit or fiscal perceptions

Far too often I get students answering ...

Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013, 05:43

The Global Citizen Concept

Embracing the responsibilities as a ...

Tuesday, 09 Apr 2013, 05:23

Cyprus in a Maltese context

Contextualising Cyprus’s financial ...

Sunday, 07 Apr 2013, 11:08

Let the Finance Minister take care of BoV

The state’s holding in BoV could ...

Friday, 05 Apr 2013, 05:56

Where next? Seems to be Africa

A decade ago or thereabouts, when economic ...

Wednesday, 03 Apr 2013, 05:40

The first weeks and the way ahead

In his usual sanguine and pragmatic ...

Monday, 01 Apr 2013, 05:53

National Anthem chimes with election battle-cry

Amidst the welter of confusing signals ...

Saturday, 30 Mar 2013, 05:59

The Denial Syndrome and the Right to Govern

There are other instances that prove ...

Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013, 05:52

From too little to too many

The PN leadership election, or shall ...

Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013, 15:38

The Denial Syndrome

The many “analysis” that ...

Monday, 25 Mar 2013, 05:44