December 2005-January 2006
Editorial
looking back
Economy
Time is ripe for tough reform
Time id ripe for tough reformSyria's military withdrawal and the country's first free elections in decades were viewed as te harbingers of economic recovery in Lebanon.Now the economic future is in our own hands
Banking
Finance
Insurance
The hopes of insurers go up in smoke
Expectations for growth in the insurance sector are dashed in 2005
Tourism
Industry
Real estate
BCD property prices stay on the rise
Downtown remains a hot location in 2005,as prices stabilize
Retail
Reeling in customers in good times and bad
The retail sector weathered the storm of 2005 through a mid-year pick-up in tourism and by launching promotional campaigns.While retail growth depends on sustained calm,Beirut could yet be a regional retail hub
Telecom
Telecom reforms get jammed in the system
A year on,telecom services remain as dismal as ever
Capitalist culure
