Private equity, the high-return-oriented asset class channeling third party capital to companies looking to grow or streamline operations, is a burgeoning business in many emerging markets, and the Middle East …
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Zurich-based Bank Sarasin has roughly $80 billion in assets and saw share prices rise almost 20% last year. With branches already in Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar, it will likely open …
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The first decade of the 21st century will be remembered for its soaring inflation, with TV images from around the globe of people queuing for bread or demonstrating violently against …
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Commodities have driven the early summer buzz in international markets, from heated debates over new potential oil price highs and China’s expansion in international mining to merger games at the …
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The resilience of the Lebanese has become legendary, and each war confirms that by the end of it people will sweep off the rubble and return to business as usual. …
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The world’s most popular internet applications, including Yahoo, Google, Facebook and YouTube, share several interesting characteristics. Nearly all were developed by students enrolled in American universities and nearly all were …
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Lebanon has long been a regional medical hub. Its doctors are famous beyond its borders and its hospitals sought after. However, in terms of medical insurance, the country is still …
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The Middle East has long evoked images of luxury travel — be it as a locale in Western dreams of Oriental palaces straight out of One Thousand And One Nights …
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In today’s world of luxury, gadgets provide the perfect form of personal expression. Pocket sized, practical gadgets are all the rage these days. Yet while most people can afford an …
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The Middle East is in the middle of a real estate frenzy as islands, golf courses, and branded skyscrapers emerge from the desert sands. Luxury real estate seems to be …