International banks have been leaving the Lebanese market or selling off some of their operations. Last year, HSBC reported that they were to discontinue any sale of their investment and …
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Typically, when a customer buys a product online through a payment gateway, the cardholder’s information goes through a long chain of servers and processors that link the cardholder, the merchant …
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Lebanon’s hospitality and tourism industry is in crisis management mode when it comes to dealing with its finances. As the number of tourists visiting the country has steadily declined, down …
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Executive’s On topic column is a series covering startup concepts; bringing the field’s buzzwords to a broader audience and getting into the nitty gritty for those already familiar with the terms. …
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In January, co-founders Louay Kadri and Walid Singer of Lebanese online crowd ticketing platform Presella went to Silicon Valley as the first batch of startups that took part in the …
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One would have expected insurance companies to jump for joy when the parliament passed the 2012 Traffic Law, extending the current third party liability (TPL) for bodily injury to also …
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“We were really amazed by how fast things can move,” says co-founder of Band Industries Hassane Slaibi. Their first product, Roadie Tuner, a device that tunes guitars automatically by placing it on …
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The Middle East is the most terrorist-afflicted region in the world, according to leading global insurance and reinsurance firm Aon’s 2014 Terrorism and Political Violence Map, with 28 percent of …
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Finally proving that it is possible to start up, scale and sell in the country, Lebanon saw its first major acquisition in the tech and digital sector a few weeks …
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The Lebanese parliament passed a draft law on Tuesday on the Protection of Women and Family Members Against Domestic Violence Abuse. This would appear on the surface as a victory …