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Changes are afoot in the country tothe east. A serious debate is underwayin Syria – one of the last bastions ofSoviet-style central planning – about economicliberalization, opening up borders andmaking …

Few Lebanese were worried aboutrepairing their cars back in 1990, letalone restoring a vintage automobile.That’s the year that Mondial, a repair shopthat has been restoring classics since 1948,almost went bankrupt. …

Courier company or restaurant?They’re not as different as youmight think. The owners of Casper &Gambini’s (C&G’s) have proven that point.In 1996, they figured there was good moneyto be made in …

“I had a dream of making this companythe biggest industrial entityin Lebanon, but I’ve realized thatI can’t and the government doesn’t care tohelp,” says Izzat Kaddoura, chairman ofSoliver (Société Libanaise …

One look at 45-year-old Raji ElMawla, regional manager of theMaytag Group, and you wouldprobably think that life is pretty easy for thisbusinessman. He speaks with a calm voiceand rarely wears …

What’s big and yellow, rips up the ground, flattens the earth and breathes fire? Caterpillar, the world’s leading brand in construction equipment. Okay, it might not breathe fire, but it …

So Lebanese industry has a checkered past; that doesn’t mean there are not some truly decent operations out there. Bassile Freres is one of them. From a tiny outlet in …

The last few years haven’t been easy for local industry. And the Lebanese Ceramic Industries Co., which is owned by the Garghour Group and Finland’s Sanitec, is no exception. A …

By Avo Tavoukjian There are companies that can andcompanies that do. Unity Group, anew outfit offering general constructionservices and high-rise windowcleaning and renovation, tries hard to be thelatter. Despite starting …

Imagine being a factory owner who needs to purchase theright tool or spare part for a critical machine that has just brokendown. Then imagine having to go to Burj Hammoud …