Politics and economics have always had an abusive relationship in Lebanon, with the latter habitually falling victim to the former’s unpredictable behavior. Like any odd couple, there are times when …
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IMF cautions against complacency On October 8 the International Monetary Fund issued the final report of its annual consultation with Lebanon. The report sounds out the resilient position of Lebanon …
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Mounib Hammoud is the chief operating officer at Solidere International (SI). With SI partnering with Egypt’s Six of October Development and Investment company (SODIC) for megaprojects in Cairo’s new Eastown …
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Cairo is hot, dusty, crowded, corrupt and dilapidated. The city’s resources have simply reached breaking point. Get stuck in one of the many traffic jams and it can take well …
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Syrian megaprojects boom Syria currently has a total of $10.36 billion worth of public and private funds invested, much of it in the country’s real estate sector, which saw a …
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Beirut SE Current year high: 1,200.49 Current year low: 939.02 > Review period: Closed Oct 22 at 956.75 Points Period Change: -0.8% The MSCI Lebanon index close on Oct …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Turkey offers infrastructure loan to Syria Turkey extended a $247 million credit line to Syria in mid-October, to be spent on infrastructure projects …
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Capital makes a venture Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), one of Lebanon’s few venture capital (VC) firms, made its first investments last month. As Executive reported in September MEVP has …
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Projections indicate that over the next 30 years, the outlook for the water situation in the Mediterranean zone — including the Levant — is dire. Over the past century or …
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For the past four months, former workers have been staging a sit- in at the gates of the Future Pipe Industries (FPI) factory in Akkar, Lebanon’s underdeveloped northernmost region. FPI, …