Executive Magazine spoke with Dr. François S. Bassil, general manager at Byblos Bank and president of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, for his views on the Lebanese banking sector …
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The underwriting division of the regional insurance industry is expected to expand substantially over the next year, as companies reeling from the effects of the global financial crisis concentrate more …
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The automotive industry is feeling the full force of the global financial crisis. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are on the brink of collapse after their failed bid to get …
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Kuwait accounts for about 10% of the world’s oil reserves and has benefitted from recent high oil prices, as well as political stability and economic growth. Yet the country plans …
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One might think that the region that invented insurance would lead the world in mitigating risk and act as a model for others to follow. But almost 4,000 years after …
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Seven hundred billion dollars is a lot of money, no matter who you are. Just to put things into perspective, besides $700 billion being the amount that the US government …
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If one thinks about how political unrest might damage the real estate sector in a country and then looks at the demand and price figures in Lebanon, there is a …
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The introduction of mandatory insurance legislation by regional governments is seen by many in the industry as the major driver of the regional insurance industry, especially in the GCC. “When …
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As Middle Eastern and African economies witness a period of unprecedented economic development that is fuelling governmental and consumer spending, the telecom industry presents investors with a unique opportunity to …
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While the global economic uncertainty is increasingly trimming down investors’ confidence and consequently, leading to panic selling and the pulling out of millions of dollars worth of foreign investments, the …