Ammar Yacoub failed to see the point of insurance — why regularly spend cash on something you might never use? So when money got tight in early 2008, he needed…
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Lebanon’s debt closes in on $50 billion Lebanon’s official gross public debt inched closer to $50 billion, reaching $49.9 billion at the end of October 2009, according to the latest…
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Kuwait’s rebuilding of Lebanon The Kuwait Fund for the Arab Economic Development (KFAED) is planning to build the ‘Beirut Historical Museum’ in the Central District of the Lebanese capital, according…
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December was a month of oscillating emotions for the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, and for all those who followed the events of the fifteenth Conference of Parties (COP15) on climate…
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As world leaders assemble in Copenhagen to tackle the gradually encroaching threat of climate change, Lebanon itself stands at the crossroads of two very different futures. In one, appropriate and…
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Lebanon’s banks weak but safe, says Fitch According to Fitch Ratings, Lebanon’s banks have a paradoxically low level of strength and low level of vulnerability. In their newest ratings release,…
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Bilateral relations between the UAE and Tunisia are set to expand with leaders from both countries being keen on promoting joint-investment projects to enhance social and economic relations. On his…
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The construction of an undersea tunnel linking Morocco and Spain has been on both countries’ agenda for over 25 years now. Today, the idea is closer to materializing than it…
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The part-privatization of Algeria’s ports to major operator Dubai Ports World (DPW) has been hit by a series of rolling strikes by trade unions. The potential unrest stems from talks…
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Algeria, the world’s fifth largest gas producer, is supplying around a quarter of the EU’s gas imports, and is hoping to expand further into that market. Its valuable position is…
