Finance

In the Lebanese banking sector’s cherished game of claiming the deposit throne, month-on-month drops of private sector deposits are usually reserved for the January statistics, in what has become known …

Private equity investment in the GCC appears to be experiencing a “rebirth”. This is a very positive development as it may be paving the way for less oil dependency and …

In today’s strong business environment, almost everyone is familiar with some business fundamentals such as accounting or marketing, or at the very least understands some basic information technology (IT) skills. …

Entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large companies can either raise funds through debt or equity, the latter consisting of the entrepreneur foregoing some ownership of the company and …

When investors look for an exit they don’t want to be shown the door. They want to see the cash consideration that rewards them for their risk – and they …

Whilst the Lebanese insurance sector is quietly perched on the edge of new opportunities, such as insuring a yet-to-be-established oil industry, it currently faces a severe destabilization risk. The lack …

At a time when the observation of global banking remains as interesting as ever, the first quarter of 2015 has seen Lebanese banks stay their course, at least as far …

It has never been easier to be branded a financial pariah. You wake up one morning and when you check your correspondence you find that you have been given the …

Their corporate narrative is what Wikipedia might call “a stub”, or an article in need of expansion. But when Middle East and Africa Bank (MEAB) implement an interactive timeline in …