E: What is the core requirement for a financial company to be successful in Beirut? In general, for a financial company to be successful, it has to be focused on its lines of business and on its friends. When you are in Beirut, you need to compete with local competition but also with foreign competition. You have to stress your advantages and the most obvious advantage that you can have is that we are closer to our clients, so it’s easier for them to reach us. But this does not mean that you don’t have to be competitive with other aspects – competitive in terms of prices. You need to have good execution and a team of professionals with a good knowledge of financial markets and high ethical standards. It is also very important to have up-to-date technology. E: By your own scale, how successful are you at this point,
