Key differences between Manx and Jersey economies
A leading Island economist says a major newspaper article, casting gloom on Jersey’s financial prospects, underlines key differences between the Manx and Jersey economies.
The three page report in the Guardian this week is entitled ‘On the rocks, the fall of Jersey’.
John Webster of Manx Business Connections says there are similarities but also key differences between the two jurisdictions:
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