José I. Duarte
Opinion
- 467 POSTS
OPINION – Heads or tails
As nobody will ignore, we lived until recently our casino-driven golden years. Casinos were the...
OPINION – Overcast horizon
The horizon line remains blurred two and a half years into the pandemic crisis. The...
OPINION – Precarious path
In many parts of the world, tourism provides, directly and indirectly, a significant share of...
OPINION – GDP-ish mood
Gross Domestic Product figures for the first quarter give us reason to be kind of...
OPINION – The D-word
The diversification of the Macau economy has been on the public agenda for at least...
OPINION – For evil and good
Public policies are often hard to design, implement and evaluate. The broader the topic and...
OPINION – Domestic tasks
Few people will question that the Macau economy is one of a kind. Possibly almost...
OPINION – Tiger trials
The Legislative Assembly is currently discussing the changes to the gambling regulations. Once passed, a...
OPINION – Shine or rain?
In times of significant economic stress, the real estate sector is often one of the...
OPINION – Rising figures
The latest unemployment number, just released, breaks the three percent barrier for the first time...
OPINION – Price signals
The statistical department compiles two series of consumer price indices. One represents the...
OPINION – Facts of life
Data from last year's Census is coming out when most attention is focusing elsewhere. Undoubtedly,...
OPINION – Trade winds
These figures may not mean the sector renaissance but may point to a re-alignment of...
OPINION – Lagging
Several promised openings have been systematically derailed at the first sign of rising the number...
OPINION – Uneven breeze
As the new year approaches fast, we are naturally somewhat impatient to start ‘closing the...
OPINION – Re-structuring
he apparent economic re-structuring is mainly the outcome of general impoverishment at variable sectoral rates,...
OPINION – Labour data
The changes relating to the operation of VIP rooms in casinos have been prominent in...
OPINION – Shockwaves
By October or so of last year, news surfaced of an impending revision of China's...
OPINION – Reverse gear
There was a measure of heightened expectation about the publication of the Gross Domestic Product...
OPINION – Go West
Hengqin Island (or, in its Portuguese rendering, Ilha da Montanha) has long been a focus...
José I. Duarte
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- 483 POSTSOPINION – Heads or tails
As nobody will ignore, we lived until recently our casino-driven golden years. Casinos were the...
OPINION – Overcast horizon
The horizon line remains blurred two and a half years into the pandemic crisis. The...
OPINION – Precarious path
In many parts of the world, tourism provides, directly and indirectly, a significant share of...
OPINION – GDP-ish mood
Gross Domestic Product figures for the first quarter give us reason to be kind of...
OPINION – The D-word
The diversification of the Macau economy has been on the public agenda for at least...
OPINION – For evil and good
Public policies are often hard to design, implement and evaluate. The broader the topic and...
OPINION – Domestic tasks
Few people will question that the Macau economy is one of a kind. Possibly almost...
OPINION – Tiger trials
The Legislative Assembly is currently discussing the changes to the gambling regulations. Once passed, a...
OPINION – Shine or rain?
In times of significant economic stress, the real estate sector is often one of the...
OPINION – Rising figures
The latest unemployment number, just released, breaks the three percent barrier for the first time...
OPINION – Price signals
The statistical department compiles two series of consumer price indices. One represents the...
OPINION – Facts of life
Data from last year's Census is coming out when most attention is focusing elsewhere. Undoubtedly,...
OPINION – Trade winds
These figures may not mean the sector renaissance but may point to a re-alignment of...
OPINION – Lagging
Several promised openings have been systematically derailed at the first sign of rising the number...
OPINION – Uneven breeze
As the new year approaches fast, we are naturally somewhat impatient to start ‘closing the...
OPINION – Re-structuring
he apparent economic re-structuring is mainly the outcome of general impoverishment at variable sectoral rates,...
OPINION – Labour data
The changes relating to the operation of VIP rooms in casinos have been prominent in...
OPINION – Words unsaid
Remember this is the last Policy Address before the end of the current gambling concessions,...
OPINION – Shockwaves
By October or so of last year, news surfaced of an impending revision of China's...
OPINION – Staycation musings
The leading indicators for the Macau hotel industry include, obviously, the number of guests and...
