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Business briefing: 28 June 2013

by Executive Staff

Economics and Policy

Corruption in Lebanon has increased over the last year, a survey says, with 66 percent of Lebanese believing confirming that the level of exploitation and bribery in the country is the highest it has ever been.

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Syria has nearly doubled the price of diesel fuel to cut back on the cost of maintaining generous subsidies to the population after more than two years of war that crippled its economy.

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More measured spending has helped to bring down the Abu Dhabi Government's fiscal oil break-even price to $95 per barrel this year, estimates Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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Companies and Strategies
 

Real estate giant Solidere's shares could rebound by up to 20 percent despite declining profits in 2012 if Lebanese parties reach a deal over the Cabinet formation.

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Growing turmoil in Egypt is threatening to disrupt shipments through the Suez Canal and increase the costs for shipping lines.

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