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Economics and Policy
Lebanon's March 8 political coalition has collapsed, Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri has said.
Saudi Arabia has approved $5 billion in aid to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates has offered $3 billion in desperately needed support for the economy after the army ousted the Islamist president last week.
While private equity firms saw a reduction in the level of new funds raised in 2012, the investment sector has shown strong signs of recovery, with the overall pool of funding available to SMEs, technology and media companies attracted significant interest throughout the region last year.