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 POSTSOPINION – 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...
