In mid-September, Arab media reported that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries were in talks with the World Bank about raising their capital contributions. This was confirmed by Senior Vice President …
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With deposits flowing in unabated, banks in Lebanon find themselves in an almost singular global position — they have an overabundance of liquidity. “We definitely have an excess,” said Marwan …
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Ghassan Moukheiber is a member of the Lebanese Parliament and president of the Lebanese chapter of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption. Moukheiber headed the legal drafting committee for …
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Lebanon 2009 GDP to increase 6 percent Both Barclay’s Capital and Merrill Lynch released reports last month predicting Lebanon will see approximately 6 percent GDP growth in 2009. The reports …
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Joseph Ghossoub is chairman and CEO of the MENACOM group and a pioneer in the advertising and communications industry. The former chairman and world president of the International Advertising Association, …
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Louis Hakim is the Chief Executive Officer of Philips Middle East. Since joining Philips Electronics Middle East & Africa in 1998, Louis has held a number of management, marketing and …
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Soraya Narfeldt is the top executive and founder of the logistics firm RA International. When her business cards came back from the printer with the title “Chairman” instead of “Chairwoman,” …
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Good news for middle income house seekers searching for affordable apartments: Sayfco Holding, the Lebanon-based high-end real estate developer is going back to its roots, said Chahe Yerevanian, Sayfco’s chairman. …
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Beirut SE (one month) Current Year High: 1,158.30 Current Year Low: 705.56 The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) closed the Oct. 23 session at 1,572.28 points, as measured by BLOM Bank’s …
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A drizzle of three initial public offerings on the Saudi Stock Exchange in October added some $52 million — small change in the world of IPOs — to this year’s …