Andrew Tabler’s account of his time in Syria between 2001 and 2008 is refreshing — relative to the reams of Orientalist trite other Western authors have published about the Middle …
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Roger Dubuis (RD) is a Geneva-based horology manufacturer that specializes in luxury watches and was acquired in 2008 by the Richemont group. It sells its products through distributers in the …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The most significant innovation in the Lebanese insurance industry this year is transparency in on-time delivery. For the first time in roughly 60 years of collecting premiums and paying claims, …
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The Association of Insurance Companies in Lebanon (ACAL) is the leading voice representing insurance providers in the country. Executive sat down with ACAL president Assaad Merza to learn about the …
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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 …
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The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) could be considered among the sick children of Middle Eastern bourses. With a tiny market capitalization of $11 billion and an average daily volume of …