After years of planning, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) opened for trading on June 1 with its flagship Omani crude futures contract. It’s a collaborative effort bringing together Tatweer, a …
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On average, across the countries for which data are available, around 7.7% of teenagers were neither in school nor at work in 2004. Differences across countries are large: in Denmark, …
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Winners and Losers Aspecter is haunting the Middle East. A little more than a quarter century after the Shah’s fall, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s wildest dreams seem to be coming true …
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We are looking for a new managing editor to help steer our coverage in the coming years and at this critical moment for Lebanon. Role/Responsibilities: Oversee production of the monthly magazine from …
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Dear Executive readers, It is our honor to present to you our end-of-year issue. The year behind us has been tumultuous worldwide, and especially for Lebanon – a small country …
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Reversing the Trend of Emotional Lows: The Case of the Beirut Explosion
“The impact of a traumatic event of this intensity and scale goes well beyond what the eye can see. It is therefore important to acknowledge that victims of this traumatic …
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Executive Magazine is looking to hire a new sections editor. The new sections editor will take responsibility for researching and writing analytical pieces that satisfy the highest journalistic standards. She/he will contribute to special reports for our …
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This is the beginning of the end of Lebanon’s current financial model; the problem is that we refuse to accept it. There are clear signs that painful change is coming, …
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The torrent of “free” money that Banque du Liban (BDL) Circular 331 was expected to release is still but a trickle. Approved by Lebanon’s central bank in August 2013, the …
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After protests outside their Lebanon plant and activist allegations of corruption, the CEO of Averda gives his first ever interview to a media organization. Little known by name in Lebanon, …