The discreet automatic door on Rue Moutran creaks open. On the left is a tinkling, indoor waterfall and, at the top of the narrow flight of stairs, an immaculately groomed …
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There was a big ruckus in Selaata a few weeks ago when local Greenpeace representatives protested against the Lebanese Chemical Co. The environmental group accuses the phosphate fertilizer plant of …
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Governor of the Central Bank Riad Salameh has been widely credited with steering a prudent monetary course during his time in office. Now with Lebanon on the verge of a …
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Lebanon saw its global country risk ranking drop by two notches, reinforcing its low position among the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, according to Euromoney magazine’s twice-yearly survey. …
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Joint ventures with European companies are one method by which Lebanese manufacturers can enhance their position in Middle Eastern markets. Executive asked Roger Dib, director of Near East Consulting Group …
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For the last 10 years, Fadi Khoury, owner of the once-resplendent St. Georges Hotel on the Corniche, has been fighting what he calls a relentless hostile effort by Solidere to …
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The Lebanese Broadcast Corporation (LBCI & LBC-SAT) has unveiled plans to launch a pan-Arab version of NBC’s hit business TV show The Apprentice, with Dubai substituting New York as the …
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Economic recession, political instability and the advertising industry do not make for happy bedfellows. A $100 million industry during the war, the advertising business has steadily shrunk in subsequent years, …
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Owned by Lufthansa German airlines and a big German retail conglomerate, the Thomas Cook of today is a much changed company primarily extending travel and financial services to European consumers …
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Lahoud summed it up better than most. Speaking to the cabinet during a discussion on the EDL file, the exasperated president turned to the ministers and raised his arms. “What …