Economy taking knocks The political upheavals in Lebanon and around the region, coupled with a natural cyclical downturn, may signal the end of Lebanon’s economic honeymoon of the past several …
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From the northern Syrian province of Idlib, a moment in the uprising
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The spectacular rebound of emerging markets after the recent recession was driven in no small part by China’s emergency stimulus package in late 2008, arguably the timeliest and the largest …
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Packed with humanitarian aid, food, weapons, ammunition and rebels soon to be on the front line, a small Libyan fishing vessel sailed away from the eastern port of Benghazi last …
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The ‘Arab Spring’ is yielding some unexpected and exotic political fruits. The proposal to accept Jordan and Morocco into the Gulf Cooperation Council is certainly among the most intriguing, and …
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More than one million barrels of rebel-controlled crude oilleft the Libyan city of Tobruk on a tanker headed to Asia in early April. Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC), the Libyan …
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In 2010, the travel and tourism sector represented 22 percent of Lebanon’s gross domestic product, according to tourism minister Fadi Abboud, with the country witnessing an increase in tourist …
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Economics & Policy
Renewable energy and climate change in the region
by Rend Stephanby Rend StephanRend Stephan is a partner and managing director of the Boston Consulting Group in Dubai. BCG’s Eduardo Neto, a project leader, and ChristianSchwaerzler, a consultant, contributed to this report …
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The path to petroleum As the formation of a new government run by the former opposition draws ever nearer, some of the next government’s priorities are starting to take shape. …
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The rectangular glass walls of Fathi Chatila’s office inHamra make visitors feel much like they are in an aquarium without water; perhaps that is appropriate for a hydro-geologist concerned with …