Not many consumer product segments have steady year-on-year growth regardless of the economic environment. Nor are there many products that are the same price as they were a decade ago.…
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The sun is rising over the Anti-Lebanon mountain range that borders Syria. Kowsa Ibrahim, a 12 year old refugee from Aleppo, is already at work pruning grape vines. She will…
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Executive sat with Antoine Boukather, president of the Automobile Importers Association (AIA) of Lebanon, to discuss the industry and regulatory issues in the transport sector. E Has it been…
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Motorbike and scooter sales have been on a gradual upward trend for the past five years. In 2015 these sales were set to increase marginally, reaching 1,500 to 1,600 units,…
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By all forecasts and estimates, 2015 was slated to have been a disastrous year for the automotive sector. Not just because of regional instability and sluggish economic growth, but more…
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Earlier in the year the American journal Environmental Research ran an article on ‘Total lead concentration in new decorative enamel paints in Lebanon, Paraguay and Russia. It claimed that five…
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Executive met with Monisha Abraham, general manager at Brasserie Almaza, to discuss the business of beer in the country, market share, exports and plans for a new brewery. You recently…
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Two wheelers have never been an overly popular mode of transport in Lebanon. There are, at one end of the spectrum, the cheap runaround bikes favored for day to day…
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Every month the Automobile Importers Association of Lebanon (AIA) sends out its Registration Report, showing the year-to-date breakdown of new car sales per brand. Over the course of 2014, the…
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