The thriving market for mobile services is intensely and relentlessly competitive, where mobile phones today outnumber inhabitants in 105 countries, according to the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations body …
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Neemat Frem is the president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists, chief executive officer at INDEVCO Group and founder of technology service provider Phoenix Machinery. He recently sat down with …
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To Lebanon’s older generation, Carosserie Abillama is a household name, with ‘Abillama’ stenciled on the back of nearly every truck, tipper, tanker or ambulance in the country. The company, which …
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Syrian industry has been seriously hit by the ongoing conflict, suffering from a lack of raw materials, workers, energy and capital amid heightened risk. Multinational companies such as Proctor & …
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If the Syrian crisis escalates further and the border with Syria closes, Lebanon would be cut off from the rest of the region with the only way in and out …
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Lebanese industry has been dealt many a bad card in its recent history. Yet when the sector went through a five-year boom, with exports nearly doubling in value from $2.17 …
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A dozen men stand in silence watching as others brick up the shattered storefront of an industrial hardware shop. A mortar strike blew apart its façade only hours ago in …
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Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday, 14 September 2012 for a three-day trip in which he was expected to call for peace across the Middle East. Executive gives …
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Protesters burning tires on the airport road and the tit-for-tat kidnappings gripping the nation’s attention may justly be blamed for diverting planes and visitors away from Lebanon. However, protectionism and …
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Trade with Syria flips on its head Lebanon’s trade dynamic with its neighbor has reversed since the start of the Syrian uprising in March 2011, according to research by international …