INTERVIEW
Tripoli ‘the place to be’

As the Libyan government lays plans to redevelop Tripoli’s infrastructure and gear the Sahara for tourism, European firms became more interested in supplying products and services to the Jamahariya. Alfred Farrugia, North Africa Operations Director for freight forwarding agents World Express Logistics, talks to DAVID DARMANIN about how Libyan Airlines plan to reach out to the west >>

EDITORIAL
Saving Jobs
In today’s economic climate, discussion inevitably revolves around what concrete measures are being taken by world governments as also by our own to prop up the economy. In essence, the question being pondered is whether government should carry on pumping money into the economy and if so under what conditions and with what consequences.>>

OPINION
George M. Mangion
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This article talks about the ingrained bureaucracy that has flourished over the years as the civil service became more dominant. Now in a downturn you would expect that the resources available (about one third of GDP) in the government administration will be partially redirected to help resolve the pains suffered by private sector. >>