There are few markets more obstinate to penetration than the automotive industry. To compete with the giants of East and West — Korea and Japan on one side, Europe and …
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Girard-Perregaux is one of the first of a number of high-end watchmakers to open monobrand outlets in the Beirut Souks. Executive sat down with Girard-Perregaux Vice President Stefano Macaluso recently …
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Before 2006, Near East Commercial Bank (NECB) was going nowhere. “There was no increase in revenues, no increase in assets — no increase at all,” said Dominique Lang, the Swiss …
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The above quote from Plato has never rung more true. At a time when perception is stronger than reality, the people who can tell the stories and influence public opinion …
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Aid is big business. The wealthy donor governments that belong to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development together give around $120 billion annually. In addition to the United Nations, …
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Our message over the previous years has been growth, new projects, new demand, but this year it is very much construction and delivery,” says Niall McLoughlin, senior vice president of …
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Beirut SE Current year high: 1,200.49 Current year low: 991.49 > Review period: Closed – June 22 at 1079.28 Points Period Change: -1.5% The MSCI Lebanon index trended lower …
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Lebanon’s banking sector has been called many things: the unofficial government, the country’s financial savior, a nepotistic mafia, and that ‘other economy,’ which continuously shines while the ‘real economy’ limps …
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Passing through the bustling Gouraud or Pasteur Street in the Gemmayze neighborhood of East Beirut, one cannot help but notice the hive of activity in what was formerly one of …
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As regional head of commercial banking at HSBC, Simon Vaughan Johnson has a front row seat to the resuscitation of the Middle East’s biggest corporate players. He recently sat down …