Economics and policy Foreign Direct Investment in Lebanon fell by 68 percent in 2012, down to $1.1 billion from $3.5 billion in 2011. More from The Daily Star Syrian rebels have told Lebanese truck drivers that the Masnaa crossing to Syria would remain closed indefinitely, the head of Lebanon’s Farmers’ Association has said. More from The Daily Star Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, will start drilling for shale gas this year, the Gulf state’s Oil Minister has said. More from Arabian Business Arab banks operating in Cyprus may abandon the island if the government does not revoke a proposal to impose taxes on depositors, the head of the World Union of Arab Bankers warned Monday. More from The Daily Star Companies and Business Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) has launched a syndication of $2 billion conventional and Islamic financing facilities to refinance a $2
