[WATCH] The cost of living is too high for our state of development | Marisa Xuereb On Reno Bugeja Jistaqsi, Chamber of Commerce president Marisa Xuereb gives a sobering breakdown of Malta’s economic prospects, as the country gears up to an uncertain post-pandemic era 14 June 2021, 7:15am by Staff Reporter A new way of looking at the economy: Marisa Xuereb Allow me to start this interview by asking for a quick opinion: what are your own personal expectations, when it comes to economic recovery after the pandemic? ‘After the pandemic’ is a term I am not really comfortable using, myself: in the sense that the pandemic itself is likely to stay with us for a while longer; even if, perhaps, not with the same intensity as the past year.