Beirut SE Current year high: 1,200.49 Current year low: 977.55 > Review period: Closed Aug 24 at 984.24 Points Period Change: -2.6% After 18 weeks of rarely interrupted drops, …
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Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Middle Eastern markets has opened windows for economic and financial activity this year, while doors have been shutting on listed equity and new public …
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MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL Mutual funds on the market in Lebanon are on the rise in both number and value according the latest data from Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank. Over …
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No pause for new construction Construction permits issued during the first half of the year covered an area of 8.4 million square meters, according to Bank Audi’s August 1 report, …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates UAE developers suffer shabby second quarter Abu Dhabi’s largest developer by market value, Aldar Properties, blamed lower land sales and investment values as …
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Audi and BankMed empires expand Bank Audi has acquired a majority stake in Arabeya Online (AOLb), Egypt’s first online trading platform. In the agreement, Audi will own a 90 percent …
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With the hunt underway to replace the late head of the Association of Editors, Melhem Karam, and drafting set to begin on a new media law, Executive sat down with …
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Yemen’s problems are myriad: the World Food Program estimates that one in three Yemenis cannot afford sufficient food, a level of malnourishment unmatched even in sub-Saharan Africa. Unemployment cripples 40 …
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As the world’s largest wheat importer, Egypt has been hit hard by Russian’s export ban on grain [see A cruel, hot summer]. The North African nation relies heavily on Russia …
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Like the wise farmer who knows disaster can and does strike, no matter how carefully he cultivates his harvest, policy makers at the Kremlin must be shaking their heads at …