Talk turns to Halloween as the chairman glosses over the small matter of the dwarf and the female escorts
"Nice press trip?" asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBluePlanet as we sat down with two pints of Parasite's Lock Pils at Pinky & Perky's. "Very pleasant indeed, thank you very much," I replied. "Our hosts Aberdeen were extremely kind and we learnt a tremendous amount about Malta's finance industry." "Oh yes?" smiled the chairman raising an eyebrow. "Absolutely," I nodded. "We got to find out about the country's plans for pensions reform as well as its aspirations with regard to positioning itself as a key financial services provider. I must say, the ...
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