Along with the usual challenges of battery life and wireless range, Apple has so far argued that touchscreen laptops are unwieldy and isn't exactly in a rush to supplement booming iPad sales -- even if granted, the patent may just be a matter of covering the bases rather than any kind of roadmap for a two-piece MacBook Pro.
Now he is trying to rush through parliament a similar contract for those aged under 26, which would make it far easier to shed workers during their first two years.
So far, the central bank has not laid out a timetable for liberalisation, perhaps because it fears deposits will rush out of the state banks in search of higher returns.