François Bassil is the chairman and general manager of Byblos Bank and head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon. Bassil sits down with Executive to talk about the bank’s …
Category:
Banking & Finance
-
-
Hadi Naffi is the executive general manager of Banque Misr Liban (BML). Naffi sits with Executive to talk about strategies for a small bank to remain competitive in the Lebanese …
-
Despite the challenges of 2013 BLOM Bank has maintained significant growth thanks to its ability to react to developments in Lebanon and the region. Saad Azhari, the bank’s chairman and …
-
Lebanon may be a small country, but never let it be said that its dreamers don’t think big. Should it score the investment to become a reality, entrepreneur Ralph Debbas’ …
-
Up, up and away we go. Stocks continue their rally this month, but economic fundamentals are showing weakness across the board. France is sliding back into recession and China’s industrial …
-
Investments coming into Lebanon from abroad totaled just $1.1 billion in 2012, down almost 70 percent on 2011 and the second sharpest decline amongst emerging markets, according to a report …
-
Lebanon is now a fully operational resort, but it had to be sold at a 42 percent discount on the original land price — the island, that is, in the …
-
Loans provided to Lebanese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by Kafalat, the government-sponsored loan guarantee company, dropped by 16 percent in 2012 to $138 million, down from $165 million. No …
-
Banque du Liban (BDL), Lebanon’s central bank, is preparing an economic stimulus to help the struggling Lebanese economy, which is under pressure from the ongoing unrest in Syria, BDL Governor …
-
“Everything else being equal, I don’t foresee better economic conditions than the ones prevailing in Lebanon. If we can sustain the current levels it’s a positive thing. We need to …