Over the years I’ve come to the conclusion that the ad industry has endured a lot of finger-pointing but not enough autopsy; a tendency for mudslinging instead of progress through …
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Nabih Maroun is a partner, Jihad Azour a senior executive advisor and Mazen Ramsay Najjar a principal at Booz & Company The global financial crisis may be in the rearview …
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Samir Homsi, president of the Automobile Importers Association, the industry representative of car dealerships in Lebanon, recently sat down with Executive to discuss possible alternatives to conventional gas-fueled vehicles. What …
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Congestion in Beirut has reached the point of crisis. Traffic levels have become intolerable, with jams and “road rage” a part of everyday life. There is little public transport and, …
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World’s worst Internet There is no country in the world with a slower download speed than Lebanon, according to the website Speedtest.net, which carries out global broadband speed analysis. Of …
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Emaar’s mixed pie Emaar Chairman Mohamed Alabbar said in a February 10 statement, “We see 2011 to be a signature year for Emaar with significant revenue streams from international operations …
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In search of the stronger credit ratings brought by more stable markets, Lebanese banks have long been conquering new territories and Egypt is no exception. While only Bank Audi and …
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LCB in US crosshairs Lebanese Canadian Bank was accused by the United States Treasury Department of money laundering in connection with a drug operation with ties to Hezbollah, on February …
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DDB Worldwide CommunicationsPresident and Chief Executive Officer Chuck Brymer sat down with Executive to give his perspective on the Middle East’s advertising industry. DDB Worldwide was one of the initial …
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Lebanon may be the birth-place of the Middle East’s advertising empires but a host of issues hold it back from being a big regional player in terms of what matters …