Economics & Policy

As the American people prepare to go to the polls to select their new president, incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are on a desperate last minute race for …

Four years ago, new US President Barack Obama promised better relations with the Middle East after years of strained relations under George W. Bush. But, as Obama plans his second …

Many entrepreneurs have had their chance at launching a business thanks to loans supported by Kafalat, the government-sponsored loan guarantee company. In fact, of the 20 entrepreneurs featured in this …

Bit by bit, the Lebanese entrepreneurial puzzle is coming into place. A startup in Lebanon now can have access to incubators, accelerators and associations supporting entrepreneurship as well as financial …

Lebanese with entrepreneurial spirit and a business idea are no longer left to their own devices. Locally, they can find an incubator willing to provide a place to work from …

  In March this year the government drafted a law for the importation and use of cars that run on ultralow-sulfur diesel, also known as “green” diesel, in compliance with …

If you go by the headlines in financial reports, the car market is doing surprisingly well given the staid economic climate;  growth of 7.6 percent was registered in the first …

  United States currency policy concerns almost everyone: the Chinese, who hold some $876 billion in US treasury bills; the Middle East and North Africa, where nearly every nation’s currency …

Following the recent gas discoveries off shore from Israel and Cyprus, Lebanon is keen to kick off exploration activities in its waters. Like many other prospective oil and gas producers …

While there is a general consensus that the uprising gripping Syria since March 2011 is part of the broader regional movement for better governance and more freedoms, there has been …