AUGUST 2009

Remember the past to make a better future

Resolved to no resolution
UNIFIL stuck between a mandate and Lebanon

Kurds and the oil curse
Iraq struggling to develop a solid oil extraction policy or partnership

Iran rifts in a dangerous time
Politics split the revolution

A divided Cyprus remembers
Thirty-five years on the status quo seems as embedded as ever

Lebanon‘s political hypochondria
Gad Elmaleh? Not so funny

Street smart in Gemmayze
Potential solutions to Lebanon

Iraq’s unfulfilled harvest
A country unable to feed itself

Beyond cost reduction
Companies need to look past cost cutting during times of crisis

How to lead the ‘King of Pop’
Leadership guru looks back on Michel Jackson

The efficiency of centralized network management
GM of 3Com outlines strategies more efficient network management

IPTV could be good enough to pay for
The case for IPTV in the region and its feasibiltiy on the market

Market matrimony
Communications consultants advocate the marriage between shareholders and corporations

The Lebanese banks‘ 2008 report card
Head of research and advisory services at FFA Private Bank examines the Lebanese banking sector

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Reconstruction – The Jewish revival
Rebuilding the Magen Avraham synagogue and Lebanon

Prostitution – The business of sex
The ins and outs of the world’s oldest trade

Nightlife – The party parade
Those nights on the town are big business

Real Estate – Demolishing heritage
Beirut’s few remaining historic buildings threatened by developers

Architecture – Lest we forget
Preserving the Barakat building as a reminder to the Lebanese civil war

Art – Creativity’s capital
New galleries open a window on Lebanon

Forestry – Firefighting reinforcements
Lebanon has a new strategy and helicopters to douse its burning forests

Telecom – Dialed with good intentions
Benefits of reform tangled between Lebanon

Rest & recreation – The beach life
Clubs and resorts offer the hottest spots to spend the summer

Come, marry and be civil
Couples flock to island for civil marriages unavailable in rest of region

Selling what is not theirs
Israel issuing tenders to auction off Palestinian refugees’ property

The money wash
Ankara’s asset amnesty brings home the dirty cash

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The Maghreb’s sunny profits
Desertec to harvest massive amounts of renewable energy

Banked with bells on
Industry well poised to rebound from the global financial crisis

A ripe economy
Tunis gains in global competitiveness

An apple a day…
Healthcare gets a check-up

Free trade docks hard
Open markets difficult for traditional industries, but beckon future ones

How the successful push further ahead
For those already on their way, proper business education can super-charge a career

Learning for the corporate world
Business schools tailor programs to meet executives’ needs and tight schedules

Fujitsu - Stéphane Réjasse (Q&A)
Managing director lays out the company’s strategy for regional expansion

Samsung – Sunny Hwang (Q&A)
President of the new Levant regional office on Samsung’s expansion strategy

Ogilvy Group – Edmond Moutran (Q&A)
A conversation with the Chairman and CEO of Memac Oglivy

Ogilvy Group – Ralph Clementson (Q&A)
General Manager of Oglivy and Mather on advertisers and new media strategies

Sheikh Sultan al-Qassemi (Q&A)
Chairman of the Young Arab Leaders in the United Arab Emirates

Company bulletin

IPO Watch – Still out to lunch
Market ‘rebound’ more hope than reality

Money Matters by BLOMINVEST Bank

Regional equity markets
A look at Arab world indices for July

Lebanon – A state of patronage
Only path to economic progress is to circumvent the system