The failure of a government to actually govern can be overlooked, and even ignored, when a country’s economy somehow manages to independently cook up growth, as Lebanon’s has, churning out …
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Economics & Policy
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Money talks Figures published last month by the Kuwaiti-owned Zain Group, which operates Lebanon’s mobile phone network MTC, indicated that it generated a net profit of $27.1 million in 2010 …
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ULRICH KÖGLER is a partner and IVAN JAKOVLJEVIC a senior associate at Booz & Company In an age when email and digital social media dominate the present and future of …
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As the needle pierces Reza Etesamifard’s skin in central London, the heroin entering his blood stream is on the final stage of a journey that most likely originated in Afghanistan. …
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For the aficionados, dog fighting is more than a sport — it is a platform to play God with the violence of Darwin’s natural selection. “I have Hitler’s mentality,” says …
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The recent political unrest in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries has underscored the importance of boosting the region’s economic stability. Small and medium-sized companies have an important role …
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For the most part, a drive out of Beirut down Lebanon’s southern coastal highway offers a scenic respite from the city; to the right lies the sparkling waters of the …
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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