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APRIL 2013

by reeda

APRIL 2013

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



Fueling the fitna
Lebanon’s Sunni-Shia divide growing






Seizing a Golan chance
Israel both worried and tantalized by Syria’s disintegration






Syria can’t afford to break apart
Economic realities make sectarian statelets improbable






Lessons of hindsight
Learning from failed Iran negotiations can improve chance of agreement






Sponsoring slavery
The need for major reform of the GCC’s kafala system




FEATURE



Student voices vital to education reform
Survey shows importance of listening to youth to improve schools


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SPECIAL REPORT: LEBANESE IN NY



Making us proud in New York
Boys from back home who ascended to the throne










Q&A-Nawaf Salam
Lebanon’s ambassador to the United Nations






Ilili
Massoud brothers infuse home cuisine into NY






Capelli
George Altirs’ global fashion firm






Rony Zeidan
A self-made advertising aficionado






The Lebanese Rocket Society
NY gallery hosts memoir of Lebanon’s space dreams




ECONOMICS & POLICY







Buses bought to die
Why Lebanon’s 250 new buses will not solve traffic crisis






Public policy missed the train
Beirut’s transportation has potential, but currently drains the economy




BANKING & FINANCE







Local fund invests abroad
Why B.L.F. caters to top-tiered lebanese






‘Lebanon remains a growth market’
HSBC’s new country chief confident of profits






Why its time to invest in gold
Ignore the temporary dip and buy gold equities




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT







Lending homeowners a hand
BDL subsidies favor those who can afford the down payment






Lebanon’s renaissance man
Real estate magnate Georges Zard Abou Jaoude on healthy communities






A buyer’s market
Three trends keeping housing afloat




COMPANIES & STARTEGIES



A scanning success
BMB Marking Systems putting Lebanese intelligence into international markets






Moroccan insurance spreads east
Lebanon is the stepping-stone for regional conquest




CONSUMER SOCIETY



Not just another Italian…
Villaggio restaurant brings something new and exciting to Beirut




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



Lebanon without a government, again
Mikati’s departure nothing but familiar