When Americans talk of “the war” these days, they mean the one being fought in Iraq, a war that has been percolating for three and a half years. But Americans …
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In a deal considered to be the largest divestment of Egyptian state assets to date, the government in Cairo last month completed the sale of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) – …
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Jordan’s investment banking scene is changing, with lively action on the stage of initial public offerings, privatization and private equity deals, but also interesting goings-on offstage with some investment banking …
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We have spoken at great length, and on several occasions, in these pages about the Gulf capital markets and equities in particular. Twice, in the last quarter of 2005, we …
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Pierre Achkar The Lebanese Hotel Owners Association Of course the situation is extremely bad for tourism. Tourism and warfare just do not go hand in hand. We were en route …
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Last month, Hewlett-Packard glided into Amman with its “Personal Again” roadshow. “The Computer is Personal Again” is not an obvious choice for a campaign slogan: it almost automatically prompts the …
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The term to best describe the approach of Lebanese Canadian Bank to its current development strategy is multitasking – but what the bank does in pursuit of its second five-year …
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Many Arab countries are realizing that the call for political, economic and social reform is getting louder, especially since the spontaneous democratic groundswell that shook the region in 2005. Participants …
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Lebanese Canadian Bank’s (LCB) rise over the last ten years has been quite impressive. The bank was able to accomplish close to a miracle by moving from the 21st place …