The country’s engine is still running. Despite all the pressures that the Lebanese banking sector faced last year, they still managed to grow their deposit and asset base and extend …
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Outside of Lebanon’s second largest city lie the foundations for what soon could be Tripoli’s newest suburb and a new way for banks to cash in on development opportunities. Zeitoun …
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On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s richest man, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, publicly complained that he had been done a disservice by the global wealth magazine Forbes. Apparently disgusted that his fortune …
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Driving down a narrow road off Monot Street in Ashrafieh, you find a French style, 1920s building with a purple neon sign displaying the word ‘Noa’ from a first floor …
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In the past five years, Lebanon has attracted an average of $4.5 billion per year in foreign direct investments (FDI). But as the uncertain political environment causes FDI levels to …
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Butter soaked popcorn, dark packed theaters and noisy teenagers kicking the back of your seat are the thoughts on many people’s minds when it comes to the cinema experience. It’s …
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Global markets that began to rally in mid-November in anticipation of a resolution to the United States’ “fiscal cliff” are now making investors edgy, with major economies still shaky. This …
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The twin exchanges of the United Arab Emirates — Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX) — have had a positive start to 2013, particularly when compared to …
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By the third page of Jonathan Marshall’s new book, “The Lebanese Connection: Corruption, Civil War and the International Drug Traffic”, anyone who knows Lebanon can see why the book may …
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We live in a region where it is safe to say that the majority of well-established companies and family businesses tend to be resistant to change. Yet, as businesses wake …