Economics and Policy The World Bank has slashed its projection for Lebanon’s GDP growth in 2013 to 2 percent from 2.8 percent. More from The Daily Star Lebanon’s investor risk surged to the highest level in 10 months amid concern that sectarian violence may escalate after Hezbollah openly joined the war in neighboring Syria. More from Bloomberg A planned leadership change that could see Qatar's US-allied Emir eventually ceding power to his son is unlikely to change the Gulf state's taste for bold investments overseas, analysts predict. More from Reuters Egypt’s central bank said it had suspended its Tuesday deposit auction and would hold a repurchase agreement (repo) auction in its place, a move bankers said was designed to give some banks access to more liquidity. More from Reuters The IMF has warned Dubai's companies over increased borrowing. More from The National Companies and Business Unatrac Holding,
