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For many years, the developed world had a near monopoly on technical innovation. European, US and Japanese companies conducted high-end R&D in their home markets and then sold the results …

  The private equity (PE) industry in the MENA region (i.e., the Middle East and North Africa) has witnessed significant change over the past five years, evolving from infancy stage …

  With financial markets becoming increasingly more volatile and correlated, investors have found the pursuit of positive returns and capital preservation difficult and are asking the question “Where do I …

Over the past 30 years, there has been a proliferation of special economic zones under a myriad of names: “free zone”, “free trade area”, “export-processing zones”, and “special economic zones”, …

July 2005. London. Applying for trade postings in British embassies in Damascus, Beirut and Amman, I am delighted to get my first choice — Beirut. Despite the instability sparked by …

If you walk down the streets of Beirut on any given day, chances are you will hear a passer-by cursing the sub-par quality of Lebanon’s mobile networks and services and …

It does not take much to rattle the commodity markets these days. Despite a dramatic slowdown in the United States and within Western Europe, there is certainly enough demand and …

A new winery is taking shape in the Bekaa valley. Owners of Wild Discovery travel agency, Karim and Sandro Saadé have engaged in this new venture, after launching “Domaine de …

The last month will likely go down in the financial record books as the one which redefined how the world looks at sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). It is also part …

CEOs today must work cooperatively with a variety of stakeholders, including proactive boards, involved investors and other vocal constituencies. There has been a dramatic shift over the past decade in …