José I. Duarte

Opinion

- 482 POSTS

OPINION – Know thy customer

The debate about the impact of mass tourism is going on in several places around...

OPINION – On visitor quotas

As the economy recovers, one hears renewed complaints about tourism overcrowding. Nobody indeed longs for...

OPINION – Recto and verso

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently (at the end of 2023) published a...

OPINION – D-word redux

Few words were possibly more often uttered about the Macau economy in the last four...

OPINION – Fast forward

Current plans for developing Hengqin Island include the expectation of significant population inflows from Macau....

OPINION – Questions, old and new

The first GDP data of the year confirms what we might expect. Removing the COVID-related...

OPINION – Matters of scale

In the first quarter, Macau left an extended period of what one might call extraordinarily...

OPINION – Year 2022, 5 frames

National accounting figures for 2022 have recently been released, providing a complete set of data...

OPINION – Light and shadow

We are living in a time of significant changes and changeable expectations. A new policy...

【時事評論】兔躍新程

步入兔年,我們謹慎地加入了樂觀主義者的隊伍,終於不再顯得異常脫離現實。每當提到復甦,各種關於地區發展進程的猜測、預測都成了當下的幻想或一廂情願。誠然,我們迎來了一個全新的時代。

OPINION – Rabbit steps

As the Rabbit steps in, it is at last possible to be a (guardedly) optimist...

OPINION – Reality back

Two great unknowns hung over Macau for the last couple of years. The first one...

OPINION – Anniversary

The world over, varying opinions have been expressed about the different possible Covid approaches and...

OPINION – Budget signals

For a long time, Macau’s financial reserve mirrored the confidence and achievements of the local...

OPINION – Two masters 

About one and half centuries ago, a French economist wrote a piece that should be...

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...
José I. Duarte

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- 498 POSTS

OPINION – Know thy customer

The debate about the impact of mass tourism is going on in several places around...

OPINION – On visitor quotas

As the economy recovers, one hears renewed complaints about tourism overcrowding. Nobody indeed longs for...

OPINION – Recto and verso

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently (at the end of 2023) published a...

OPINION – D-word redux

Few words were possibly more often uttered about the Macau economy in the last four...

OPINION – Fast forward

Current plans for developing Hengqin Island include the expectation of significant population inflows from Macau....

OPINION – Questions, old and new

The first GDP data of the year confirms what we might expect. Removing the COVID-related...

OPINION – Matters of scale

In the first quarter, Macau left an extended period of what one might call extraordinarily...

OPINION – Year 2022, 5 frames

National accounting figures for 2022 have recently been released, providing a complete set of data...

OPINION – Light and shadow

We are living in a time of significant changes and changeable expectations. A new policy...

【時事評論】兔躍新程

步入兔年,我們謹慎地加入了樂觀主義者的隊伍,終於不再顯得異常脫離現實。每當提到復甦,各種關於地區發展進程的猜測、預測都成了當下的幻想或一廂情願。誠然,我們迎來了一個全新的時代。

OPINION – Rabbit steps

As the Rabbit steps in, it is at last possible to be a (guardedly) optimist...

OPINION – Reality back

Two great unknowns hung over Macau for the last couple of years. The first one...

OPINION – Anniversary

The world over, varying opinions have been expressed about the different possible Covid approaches and...

OPINION – Budget signals

For a long time, Macau’s financial reserve mirrored the confidence and achievements of the local...

OPINION – Two masters 

About one and half centuries ago, a French economist wrote a piece that should be...

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...