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Business briefing: 1 Oct 2013

Lebanon donor conference planned, plus other news

by Executive Staff

Economics and Policy

Lebanon is expected to host a donor conference in November as the government seeks to secure additional aid to weather the increasing economic burden resulting from the influx of Syrian refugees to the country.

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Syria’s pound has recovered about 40 percent against the dollar in the past month, gains that Central Bank Governor Adib Mayaleh said were due to the waning risk of a US strike and government intervention.

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Wealthy Gulf states are likely to see their oil and gas revenues drop next year but heavy government spending and increasingly energetic private sectors will keep economic growth robust.

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Lebanon's finance ministry promised Monday to pay the state’s outstanding debts to contractors in four installments before the end of this year.

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More than $100m of deals have been generated at the 5 Franchise UAE Expo.

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The Qatar World Cup 2022 could be held in November, according to the new president of the International Olympic Committee.

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