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Executive Issue 125
December, 2009

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Sounding the alarm
Dubai's Debt freeze leaves global markets howling

The Middle East's automotive industry adjusts itself to meet another difficult year in 2010 Read full story

Automotive - Downshifting an industry
Slower sales seen as Lebanon's automotive industry cools Read full story

Automotive - Exiting the fast lane
New models give way to a fleet of used cars in Lebanon Read full story

Automotive - Fashion driven
Lebanon's top dealers say style is tantamount to practicality Read full story

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April Headlines
Top news items from the month of April 2009

August Headlines
Top news items from the month of August 2009

BLOMINVEST Bank
BLOMINVEST Bank's selection of financial transactions in November 2009

February 2009
Top news items from the month of February 2009

January Headlines
Top news items from the month of January 2009

July Headlines
Top news items from the month of July 2009

June Headlines
Top Top Top news items from the month of June 2009

Lending an ear
The stewards of Lebanon's banking sector weigh in

Lessons on the crisis: New regulatory measures are needed
Strategies for the GCC to take its place in the global economy

March Headlines
Top news items from the month of March 2009

May Headlines
Top Top news items from the month of May 2009

New Year's resolutions
Looking forward to 2010, Lebanon's banks take stock of their priorities

November Headlines
Top news items from the month of November 2009

October Headlines
Top news items from the month of October 2009

Our cup runneth over
Depositors run back to the Lebanese Lira

Riad Salameh speaks to Executive
A chat with the master and commander of Lebanese banking

September Headlines
Top Top Top news items from the month of September 2009

Sounding the alarm
Dubai's Debt freeze leaves global markets howling

The GCC monetary union and the path to a common market
Future effects of a GCC common market and shared currency

The sum that never sets
Lebanon's banks continue to gain momentum during a tumultuous financial year

Jordan's journeymen
Jordan attempts to organize migrant labor

Lebanon’s elephant in the corner
As the public debt looms many prefer to look away

New Turks with “Zero Problems”
Ankara plays to the Middle between East and West

No honest broker in sight
Karzai 'forges' election farce and vows to fight corruption

North Africa’s offside
Soccer thugs take Egypt/Algeria rift to new low

Politics - Arab Perestroika
Is the region able to make radical moves toward democracy?

The bubble’s jagged edge
The darker side of the UAE's new press law

Triggers on safety
Isreal makes the strategic decision to up the stakes

Consumer costs to fall as markets open for multinationals
The dynamics of changing distribution models in the GCC will prove to be a boon for multinationals

Required: A private sector with greater public conscience
The need for the private sector to take its place in the world of Middle East's policy making is nigh

April Headlines
Top news items from the month of April 2009

August Headlines
Top news items from the month of August 2009

Changing track on the debt debate
Lebanon's debt is a burden that growth can overcome

Egocentric economics
Tunisia banks on industry and infrastructure to foster growth

Expat largesse
The river of Lebanon's remittances shrinks slightly but keeps on flowing

February Headlines
Top news items from the month of February 2009

Financial Indicators (Issue #125)
December stock market performance and analysis from around the MENA region

Grinding out a profit
Industrialists in Lebanon advise on ways to make a profit in an ailing industry

Growth capital: is this the right private equity model for MENA?
Slow steady and together is the model for the future

In need of a tune-up
The wear and tare of industrial manufacturing in Lebanon

Industry slips a gear
Lebanon's factories struggle to keep assembly lines moving

IPO annual review - Awaiting the thaw
Public stock offerings on ice until 2010 revival

January Headlines
Top news items from the month of January 2009

July Headlines
Top news items from the month of July 2009

June Headlines
Top news items from the month of June 2009

March Headlines
Top news items from the month of March 2009

May Headlines
Top news items from the month of May 2009

November Headlines
Top news items from the month of November 2009

October Headlines
Top news items from the month of October 2009

Our daily bread
The bigger picture of the Lebanese economy

September Headlines
Top news items from the month of September 2009

The fairer share
Grand plans afoot as Casablanca Stock Exchange shines through

Some rise, some set
As 2009 draws to a close, two centers...

Eco-economy
Lebanon profit from going green, but a choice has to be made to do so

Natural, not neutral
Activists and industries advocate a new way forward for Lebanon's environment

Waste not want not
Pollution can only go on so long in Lebanon before it comes full circle

Abu Dhabi - A distinctive formula
Abu Dhabi hosts its first F1 Grand Prix

Athletic ascendancy
Qatar sets its sights on the 2022 World Cup

Desert rays pay
Morocco is set to lead the Maghreb in Saharan solar energy

Reading the leaves
Inclement weather and a poor economy leave Dubai's tea trade in a stew

Call for mercy
Major figures in Lebanon's healthcare industry bemoan the lack of reforms

Sick from within
Lebanon's NSSF continues to stifle the growth of healthcare in the country

A word of caution
Insurance industry leaders call for government reform of the sector in Lebanon

The forgotten industry
A look at the Lebanese insurance sector's attempts to raise the bar in 2009

Boutique's new boom
Exclusive luxury floods Beirut fueling a frenzy of new chains

Faces of fashion
A word from the major players of high end retail in Lebanon

Ritz blitz
Lebanon's flair for fashion has the region's shoppers hooked

April Headlines
Top news items from the month of April 2009

August Headlines
Top news items from the month of August 2009

Beirut's towers top-out
Rising prices level with falling demand as the high-end market takes a hit

Debt dominoes
Dubai World crisis pulls the rug from beneath the real estate market

February Headlines
Top news items from the month of February 2009

January Headlines
Top news items from the month of January 2009

July Headlines
Top news items from the month of July 2009

June Headlines
Top news items from the month of June 2009

Like a house on fire
Real estate industry leaders discuss the Lebanese markert

March Headlines
Top news items from the month of March 2009

May Headlines
Top news items from the month of May 2009

November Headlines
Top news items from the month of November 2009

October Headlines
Top news items from the month of October 2009

September Headlines
Top news items from the month of September 2009

Stalled in the sky
Lebanon's soaring property market comes back into orbit in 2009

Automotive - Buckle up for the downturn
The Middle East's automotive industry adjusts itself to meet another difficult year in 2010

Automotive - Downshifting an industry
Slower sales seen as Lebanon's automotive industry cools

Automotive - Exiting the fast lane
New models give way to a fleet of used cars in Lebanon

Automotive - Fashion driven
Lebanon's top dealers say style is tantamount to practicality

Politics vs privatization
The battle for control over Lebanese telecom contnues into 2010

Closing the distance
Tourism needs a plan that Lebanon still does not have

Holiday Hustle
Lebanese tourism sees its best year ever in 2009

Ministry of tourism - Elie Marouni
A one-on-one with the former minister

Ready to run
Tourism leaders in Lebanon hone their approach

Assem O. Kabesh
CEO and board member of YAL and board member of the Dubai International Financial Center

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