Tunisia was ranked the most competitive business environment in Africa in a report released during the World Economic Forum summit in Cape Town. The 2009 Africa Competitiveness Report, produced by …
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The most significant step toward creating an ambitious, $500 billion solar project in the North African desert occurred on July 13. Executives representing one Algerian and 11 European companies gathered …
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Regional power grid Representatives from the six Gulf Cooperation Council states inked an agreement in July which facilitates the sharing of electricity by linking each country’s power grid to form …
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In the wake of the financial crisis, governments have been considering ways to bolster foreign investment and shore up the financial system. Turkey hit on the idea of an ‘asset …
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Abdullatif Kalafani, an 81- year-old Palestinian exile living in Lebanon, is the owner of house number 15 on al Burj Street, now renamed Liberation street, in Haifa. Kalafani is one …
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Firas Yazbeck and Naomi Arends arrived to the municipality building in Larnaca, Cyprus on a Monday morning. In just a few minutes, the Lebanese-Dutch couple had filled out their marriage …
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Undervalued real estate According to a Bank Audi real estate report published in July, property prices in Lebanon posted a moderate decline of 10 to 15 percent since the global …
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GCC private equity and M&As The United Arab Emirates have taken the top spot in terms of private equity (PE) deals in the Middle East during the first half of …
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Sheikh Sultan al-Qassemi, chairman of the Young Arab Leaders – United Arab Emirates office, is a successful businessman, professor and financial columnist. He spoke with Executive about how his country, …
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Beirut SE (one month) Current Year High: 1,550.53 Current Year Low: 705.56 The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) was highly correlated to global and regional trends in the month of July, …