If you hear anyone cry wolf about demand in the Lebanese real estate market in 2013, rest assured that this is not the time to panic. The market is not …
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Italian food is one of the most common foreign cuisines in Lebanon — so much so that at first glance one wonders what the added value of Villaggio, the latest …
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Investors in gold have to be on alert today. After a secular bull market with more than 10 years of new highs, the gold price has been in correction since …
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A recent homegrown option for rich Lebanese to invest in a fund with global reach is being pushed into the market by Banque Libano-Francaise (BLF) — in fact, it is …
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They are not actually new-new. They give banks smaller margins than they did in their previous incarnation. They are tightly controlled with very little to no wiggle room on interest …
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The Lebanese do not have a good record when it comes to the environment. There are few facilities for disposing of your waste in an environmentally-friendly manner, and those that …
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Endless queues at ATMs, protests in front of Parliament, banks closed for 12 consecutive days and businesses under increasing pressure to continue operating: the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, just …
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Randomly pick any Lebanese citizen and they’ll be able to list many negative things about their home country: power cuts, traffic jams, excruciatingly slow Internet. But Lebanon is also home …
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As the yen continues to weaken and the rally of Japan’s stock index, the Nikkei, persists, it is time to start adding exposure to its stock market. With the country’s …
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Executive is in New York. As we embark on our 2013 mission to engage the successful and influential Lebanese diaspora in order to relay their stories, inspire hope and propose solutions …
