When the American and French presidents visited the Gulf last month, both leaders received the same red-carpet treatment. Both met with their regional counterparts, both talked about politics and security, …
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In a country where East meets West and modernism mixes with tradition, a permanent dialogue between cultures has been established, increasingly blurring legal boundaries for business owners. Today, the United …
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There were no celebrations, media coverage was minimal, and border crossings weren’t noticeably busier than any other New Year’s Day. But there is a flag, there are plans for a …
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A study of rated Gulf banks by Standard and Poor’s analysts Emmanuel Volland and Mohammed Damak shows that the region’s banking sector has had a limited exposure to US subprime …
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The US subprime crisis is having little impact on the Middle East financial sector; in fact the crisis turned out to be quite an opportunity for the region’s financial institutions. …
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Part-time employment as a % of total employment In 2006 countries showed a mixed percent of their workforce employed as part-time employees. OECD data refers to part-time employment as persons …
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The Middle East is a well-established routine milk run for international managers of funds and sophisticated financial vehicles. Investable wealth and a regional community of high net worth individuals made …
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Companies based in the Middle East and North Africa raised close to $15 billion in 2007 through initial public offerings (IPO), according to statistics from Zawya Investor. This equals almost …
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A new winery is taking shape in the Bekaa valley. Owners of Wild Discovery travel agency, Karim and Sandro Saadé have engaged in this new venture, after launching “Domaine de …
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Beirut SE: Blom (1 month) Current Year High: 1,526.31 Current Year Low: 1,168.36 The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) weakened on local conditions in January, as Blom Bank’s BSI closed at …