“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…
-
-
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…
-
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,…
-
Several countries at the heart of the 2011 Arab uprisings have held parliamentary or presidential elections. While it seems more than fair that it should now be the Arab world’s…
-
As headlines are dominated by the Syrian political crisis, new exhibitions in Damascus have drawn to a halt. But the city’s art gallery doors are still open. The conflict seems…
-
It is now an accepted fact that global warming is one of the most pressing threats facing the world today. The unusual weather patterns that result not only cause natural…
-
In an article earlier this year for Foreign Affairs magazine, the British historian Niall Ferguson discussed how quickly empires collapse. He noted that while many observers have tended to assume…
-
The road to transparency is seldom traveled by Gulf financial institutions, but the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s (ADIA) publication last month of its first financial disclosure since its inception in…
-
Egypt is riding high. Economic growth in the last fiscal year that ended on June 30 reached 7.1%, the highest level in more than two decades. This pace has prompted…
-
Jordan may be situated in a precarious environment, having borders with countries such as war-ravaged Iraq and unstable Israel and the Palestinian territories, yet it has managed in this decade…
