Capital inflows to MENA to slump Net capital inflows to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are forecast to drop 28 percent in 2011, from $80.6 billion in …
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The failure of a government to actually govern can be overlooked, and even ignored, when a country’s economy somehow manages to independently cook up growth, as Lebanon’s has, churning out …
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Money talks Figures published last month by the Kuwaiti-owned Zain Group, which operates Lebanon’s mobile phone network MTC, indicated that it generated a net profit of $27.1 million in 2010 …
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Though Lebanese real estate has always carried its weight as a prime investment tool and a win-win sector for both suppliers and end-users — even during the uncertainty of the …
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Hold on Latakia Mass protests and domestic unrest in Syria have caused investment company Qatari Diar, the real estate arm of the Qatari Investment Authority sovereign wealth fund, to temporarily …
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Beirut SE Current year high: 1,100.84 Current year low: 912.12 > Review period: Closed May 24 at 912.47 points Period Change: -0.77% Political developments in May took listed stocks on …
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It’s not often that Executive speaks with Lebanon’s Beta Banks, but their unique operating conditions can give them varied insight into Lebanon’s banking future. This month we spoke with Tarek …
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United Arab Emirates banks are nearing a new paradigm where a quality customer is king and a strong cash position is a necessary burden. The first few months of 2011 …
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Akl el-Helou’s farm has grown beyond his wildest expectations. Just outside of Jbeil in Hosrayel, it is a far cry from how it looked in 1989 when it was ravaged …
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Out of the 14 private banks doing business in Syria, Lebanese banks comprise a third, with five helping to spearhead the establishment of this sector over the past decade. Those …