European elections and Facebook’s IPO rattled the markets last month leaving investors skeptical and perturbed. Continuing with our initiative to seek investment advice from financial experts, Executive sat with Joe …
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“Compliance officers have a lot of powers now. The joke between bankers is that they are running the banks.” “After a streak of eight years of positive double-digit growth in …
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Real estate market “flat” The overall number of real estate transactions in Lebanon dropped 4.29 percent between January and February. But while the number of overall transactions was down — …
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“How can we grant bills of health from these [government run] labs when rats are running everywhere?” “The country will manage well, even if we don’t sell a single barrel …
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Black is still the dominant color on the market screens this year as equities continue their upward drift. In the midst of first-quarter corporate earnings season, which so far have …
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Banking secrecy exceptions Banking secrecy was lifted on 18 accounts in Lebanon last year according to the annual report of the Special Investigation Commission (SIC), an independent entity established 10 …
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Popped for pills The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), which represents most of the major pharmaceutical corporations in America, has petitioned the United States Trade Representative to put …
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“The problem is this [‘Arab Spring’] came in the wake of the remnants of financial struggle. The environment is not conducive to a high level of investments. Clients are maintaining …
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The deep, single boom announces a symphony of staccato gunfire, and the calm spring morning in Syria’s eastern mountains descends into chaos. Two rag-tag groups of Syrian Army defectors, part …
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Hello again, Mr. Moto After 2011’s less robust showing in terms of new car sales — a major economic indicator of consumer confidence — automobiles are again flying off the …