Beirut SE (1 month) Current Year High: 3,470.63 Current Year Low: 1,761.53 The Beirut Stock Exchange felt the influence of international markets just like anyone else. Liquidity and share volumes …
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Egypt is now in its second economic renaissance, which started in 2004. This follows a first renaissance that was shallow and short lived, lasting from 1992 to 1999, and based …
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It is easy to be pessimistic. Especially when the president of the United States, the supposed beacon of prosperity in the world, concedes that “this sucker could go down.” The …
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The GCC is set to experience delays in initial public offerings especially during the last quarter of 2008 as governments have taken measures to stabilize market conditions around the region. …
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Olvia Haggipavlu stopped to take in the huge concrete vats at Etko, the Cypriot winery her family founded in 1844. “These tanks used to fill ships that would carry bulk …
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The largest food company in the United States and the second largest worldwide, Kraft Foods, has become not only a common household name, but also synonymous with success in the …
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Al Taameer, the Kuwaiti company boasting assets in excess of $150 million in 11 countries, is positioning itself in the lucrative hospitality and leisure markets. On a visit to Lebanon …
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This October, emerging market equities sank to an all time low. Dominated by few firms and largely composed of infrastructure-related companies, capital markets in the Middle East and elsewhere could …
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Inflation: GDP deflator Average annual growth in percentage During the period 1993-2006, inflation in the OECD area fell to a record low of 1.2% in 1999. It then gradually increased to …
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Beirut SE (1 month) Current Year High: 3,470.63 Current Year Low: 1,761.53 The weakness of global stock markets transpired on the Beirut Stock Exchange mostly as a drop in trading …