The current Egyptian government led by Prime Minister Hesham Kandil — as well as the other transitional governments in Cairo following the 25th of January revolution — have been heavily …
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Help for first-time job seekers The government launched a $2.2 million program to improve the employment prospects of first-time job seekers in the country. The New Entrants to Work (NEW) …
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Social buying is collective bargaining in the Internet age. The advantage that group formation brought workers in the industrial age was greater power to represent and achieve their demands vis-à-vis …
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Lebanon’s productive sectors are often short-changed in favor of tourism, real estate and banking. What’s more, Minister of Industry Vrej Sbounjian commands a paltry budget of LL7.71 billion ($5.14 million). …
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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 …