In the Lebanese economy, trade houses and regional distribution ventures have long resided at the nexus of business success. And while at first it may look unassuming, the import and …
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Solidere Listing date: September 30, 1996 Number of listed shares Class A 100,000,000 Class B 65,000,000 Opening price Solidere A (Ten to one stock split on 06/01/1997) $113.5 Solidere B …
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Insurance industry representatives in Lebanon recently acknowledged that they expect 2005 to end pretty much as a lost year for business, in line with the “no-growth” environment for GDP and …
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Levant Oil, incorporated in Lebanon, has been trading, importing and storing oil derivatives since it opened a storage terminal in Jiyeh in 2001. This year, the company is …
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E There has been a lot of reaction to the IPO. Many within the sector claim it was nothing more than a private placement disguised as an IPO, designed to …
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The UN investigation into the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri has impacted the financial scene. The work of German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis and his team to uncover suspects behind …
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The cliché of private banking is that it takes place in such rarefied locations such as the Bahnhofstrasse in Geneva and in shielded villas with simultaneous vistas of Lac Leman …
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On several days last month, airlines had no seats left to sell on flights from Saudi Arabia to the Sharjah and Dubai airports. The surprise shortage was caused neither by …
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If the creation of the Audi-Saradar Banking Group was the banking event of 2004, BLC Bank is the bank that has arguably made the most progress in 2005. In economic …
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It may have been an unreported milestone in the history of Middle Eastern printing: last year the Arab region’s first web offset printing press celebrated its 40th anniversary. A young …