Finance

For the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE), crises at home and abroad made 2011 a predictably rough year. A five-month government deadlock in Lebanon left the country in a bind, and …

Lebanese banks had to prove their resilience once again in 2011, though instead of dodging a global financial crisis, this time around they had to navigate a five-month government stalemate, …

The insurance industry in Lebanon is priding itself on a good year in 2011, with measurable partial results documented faster than ever before. Issues that inhibit the sector’s growth, however, …

Insurance customers rely on impartial authority to ensure that their insurance policy will be honored when they have to file a claim. For insurance companies, the supervision by a trusted …

The lure of an easy buck is tempting for many, and as online trading becomes ever more accessible in Lebanon there are many who are ready to put their savings …

Lebanon’s insurance sector is approaching, ever so slowly, a time where global and regional macroeconomic enablers could provide the scale of economics that the industry has been chasing unsuccessfully for …

The Great Recession of 2008 led to a meltdown in both credit and equity markets and the collapse of massive financial institutions, chief among them being Lehman Brothers. Governments had to …

Revolutions, rogue traders and roller coaster markets have one thing in common: They make risk professionals fashionable. While the fourth quarter of 2011 will see bloodletting in the front offices …

Insurance companies in Lebanon may have a future filled with potential but their presence is also stacked with risk. Although sector growth in 2011 to date has not been bad …