Comments on: But it’s all about Julius Caesar on his roundabout, isn’t it?

By: silvio

silvio — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:19:08 +0000

In reply to George. Well said, George.

By: Angus Black

Angus Black — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:27:08 +0000

This is good news for those who can recognise its significance.

Unfortunately, the majority will not understand it and much less be influenced how they would vote in the up and coming election.

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:40:13 +0000

This was the third most read article on Bloomberg that day.

People in the world of finance have only just come around to the idea that Malta is a decent place to do business, and still there remains some scepticism.

The last thing the country needs, especially now with all that’s going on in Europe, is political instability.

There’s no doubt in my mind that a change of government at this point in time will be hugely detrimental to the Maltese economy. Franco Debono needs to take a hike, and preferably a long one.

By: J Abela

J Abela — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:33:36 +0000

It’s true that this is a very good thing and the country should continue in this path.

However we shouldn’t forget other sectors of the economy.

At the moment the financial sector is performing really well, as the article points out, and is providing the country with a lot of growth but other sectors are performing really badly. The retail and construction sectors, just to name two sectors, are firmly in recession.

I don’t think it’s healthy to have such imbalances in an economy.

By: Ganni

Ganni — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:41:08 +0000

@Harry Purdie
Hedge funds did not “lose their ass in 2011” and Congress has been for a long time looking into their activities but they are very diverse and decisions are not easy to reach. A great book which is abfantastic read and provides a good insight in their development over the years is “More Money than God”

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:56:40 +0000

In reply to Harry Purdie.

Thought I should amplify my comment. Hedge funds lost their ass in 2011. The US Congress is investigating them as the instigaters of the 2007/2008 recession. Let the rock be wary. The worst is yet to come.

Happy you raised the conversation above the local ‘uproar’. Hope the ‘little old ladies’ kept their Lira in their matresses.

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:45:59 +0000

In reply to Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Oh Daphne. You’ve done it again. So great. Such a sleuth.

Can’t wait to see who scurries for cover.

Heard rumblings about this from some buddies in NYC, but missed the Bloomburg story. Great stuff.

By: ben

ben — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:07:18 +0000

I’m sure that tomorrow we will see this report on Malta Today’s front page.

By: Mercury Rising

Mercury Rising — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:56:01 +0000

Daphne, would you also like us to scan our dictation copybooks with all the pretty stars and email them to you?

By: A.Attard

A.Attard — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:52:39 +0000

Franco Debono is live on Bla Agenda on One right now