Since 9/11 the issue of combating money laundering and terrorist financing has taken on greater importance for the banking and financial sectors, forcing institutions to shake up their administrative divisions …
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Antoun Sehnaoui, who became Chairman and of leading Lebanese bank Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL), in October 2007, believes in organic growth over radical change. “It is about …
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At a small pharmacy tucked into the Beirut neighborhood of Tariq al-Jdideh, a pharmacist recently had to deal with a rather vexing problem: he was running out of drugs. …
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These days, while driving north of Beirut on the highway towards Jounieh and Byblos, one encounters a big, blue structure on the side of the road, on the exact spot …
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Sometime during the evening of Saturday, March 22, pipes from the Holcim cement factory in Chekka began leaking oil into the Mediterranean. Between one and two tons of oil …
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Going back a few years, Gemmayzeh was a quiet, residential area. As the brown tourist signs declare, it was and still is a “quartier a caractère traditionnel”, and back …
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Downtown Beirut has become so desolate and empty that one almost expects to find tumbleweeds rolling in between vacant restaurant tables. But a walk through the Central Business District can …
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The story of the summer doldrums in the IPO market in the MENA region has now become an old wives’ tale. Most analysts say the IPO market is set to …
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In recent years, Lebanon’s banking sector has played a pivotal role in supporting local economy. In spite of repetitive security crises and heightened tensions, the financial industry has been able …
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In recent years, the retail banking landscape has morphed dramatically with banks turning into one-stop shops. Insurance, car or house loans, and invoice domiciliation have all become staples in the …