Mary came to work in Lebanon in July. She had held a decent job in her hometown of Manila, Philippines, making $86 a month as a quality controller at a …
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In malls around town, couples pushing baby strollers are a common sight. However, for many plagued by infertility, children are a luxury they can’t afford. According to Dr Joseph Aboud, …
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The days that one would see groups of Syrian workers sitting on every street corner, drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes while waiting for a job, are long gone by. Since …
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Dressed in white and blue shirts or in grey or black uniforms emblazoned with their company logos, valets scurry around the streets of Beirut, at the entrances of posh restaurants …
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The recent economic crisis that has shaken America to the core has only put forth the many underlying problems major US institutions are confronted with. Last month, prior to the …
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In order to meet clients’ demands to trade shares of companies anywhere, at a faster pace, across different asset classes and for less money, stock markets around the world are …
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Lehman Bros., Merrill Lynch, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Countrywide Financial and Bear Stearns. These are some of Wall Street’s oldest and largest financial firms. They all have one thing in …
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High oil and gas prices in recent years have brought windfall profits to companies and natural resource-rich states alike. With a large concentration of two extremely valuable commodities, the Middle …
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As the first major actuarial practice to establish itself in the Middle East, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) offers the region its unmatched expertise in Islamic insurance products and risk management programs. Executive …
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Employment in manufacturing and services in affiliates under foreign control As a percentage of total employment, 2005 or latest available year The shares of foreign affiliates in manufacturing employment show …