Odeh Shehadeh Zaghmouri is the Chief Executive Officer of the Palestinian Company for Distribution and Logistics Services (Wassel Group), a service company which was established in 2005 as a member …
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Arabic language content makes up only one percent of the total data on the Internet, but after Yahoo Inc.’s purchase of Maktoob.com, the language spoken by 320 million worldwide may …
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Banking the unbanked has proved to be an uphill battle for the Middle East and North African (MENA) region with only 15 to 20 percent of eligible clients having at …
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With the United Nations reporting that almost a third of the Lebanese population is living in poverty, and many more are classified as low-income workers, one thing is certain: Lebanon …
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Since 2004, the World Bank and International Finance Corporation have issued an annual report on regulatory reforms aimed at facilitating business. Issued on September 9, 2009, the latest Doing Business …
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Limited FDI in Lebanon for 2009 Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lebanon remains relatively low despite a successful summer season and increasing bank deposits, according to the Investment Development Authority …
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The great nuclear rat race The nuclear energy option largely disappeared from the public eye following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, yet today it is firmly back on the negotiating table. …
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Despite a global decline in alcohol sales, the Middle East is still supporting a healthy appetite for Scotch whiskey, according to the 2009 preliminary sales results of Diageo, the global …
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A mid a global recession and a decline in wine consumption worldwide, Lebanese are raising their glasses as the country’s $25 million wine sector continues to grow at a steady …
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Ghassan Youssef is the managing director of Rakeen, the real estate arm of RAKIA (Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority) in the United Arab Emirates. Rakeen recently launched its new ultra …