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AUGUST 2010

by reeda

AUGUST 2010

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT







Sanctions stalk Iran’s free market
Crippled private investment causes state-owned stock ownership to soar






Shifty as a desert fox
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp buys into the Middle East, with a little help from Rotana






The rial’s slow starve of Yemen
A devaluing rial steals food and stability from a failing state






American imports of influence
US trade deals bring Jordan and Egypt further into Israel’s fold




FEATURE



Can Lebanon leave the dark ages?
New reform plan could see 24-hour electricity by 2015, if it survives the country’s political minefield






In the shadows of power
Splitting the country’s grid could deal a stronger hand for sectarianism






Gebran Bassil
The light is burning bright for an energy supply overhaul






Selling the sun
Europe plugs into Africa for its renewable energy fix






Fadi Abboud
Cash-strapped ministry still brings in the bucks




BANKING







Life saver Lang
New owner brings NECB back to life








REAL ESTATE







Hilton on ice
Business wrangling leaves luxury hotel standing empty




ECONOMICS & FINANCE







Frozen in the past
The Akkar governate struggles to shake itself free from a chronic economic mire






Executive Insight Booz and Co
Powering progress with public private partnerships






Chasing the dragon
MENA investors look to the far East for their IPO adventures






Regional equity markets
An overview of July’s stock market trends




CONSUMER SOCIETY



“War Games”
Aid organizations’ dirty laundry receives an unwelcome airing






Carving a slice
McLaren's first solo project looks set to trump the F1






Q&A – Stefano Macaluso
Girard-Perregaux hails the time of the monobrand boutique






Crisis-proof style
Fashion giant Louis Vuitton finally makes it to Beirut






“Those who tell the stories rule society”
From Hollywood to the news, mass media controls our opinions of the world




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





CAPITALIST CULTURE



A perversion of principles
The West acquiesces to oppressive autocracies amid fears of ascendant Islam