The Lebanese agricultural sector has been crippled by the lack of funds available to farmers and the scant attention given to training and education as urbanization increases. Neglect of this …
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At a time when oil prices are half of what they were a year ago, the retail price of gasoline in Lebanon has been stagnant or climbing. For example, in …
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As April begins, so does the countdown for Abu Dhabi Cityscape 2009. Just a few weeks separate Abu Dhabi’s real estate developers, investors and market players from the capital’s most …
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Big or small, PE firms in the Middle East are faring much better than most other financial institutions in the region, despite the amount of “dry powder” — i.e. capital …
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With the financial crisis at hand the question is: what are businesses going to do about it? The response many businesses in the region have is to look inwards and …
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Last year food was big news as prices soared globally by 54.9 percent and associated riots erupted in 60 countries. In the Arab world alone the shortage in food sufficiency …
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The UAE automobile sector saw sales plunge by up to 45 percent in the first two months of the year compared to 2008, a remarkable downturn from the years of …
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Appointed chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) of Lebanon in September 2008, Pik Yee Foong is the only female CEO in the country’s entire banking sector. She is …
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With years of banking experience under his belt, Tom Aaker — chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Qatar and North Africa — has an expansive resume. Aaker joined …
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Watching their regional counterparts struggle to stay afloat, banks in Qatar are making very calculated and prudent moves this year. While the global financial turmoil has not hit the Qatari …